महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-11, verse-12

अति चन्द्रं च सूर्यं च शिखिनं च स्वयंप्रभा ।
दीप्यते नाकपृष्ठस्था भासयन्तीव भास्करम् ॥१२॥

12. ati candraṁ ca sūryaṁ ca śikhinaṁ ca svayaṁprabhā ,
dīpyate nākapṛṣṭhasthā bhāsayantīva bhāskaram.

12. ati candram ca sūryam ca śikhinam ca svayamprabhā
dīpyate nākapṛṣṭhasthā bhāsayantī iva bhāskaram

12. Self-luminous (svayamprabhā), it shines beyond the moon, the sun, and fire. Situated in the celestial sphere, it illuminates even the sun (bhāskara), as it were.

12. הוא מאיר מעצמו ועולה בזוהרו על הירח, על השמש ועל האש. הוא ניצב ברום השמיים וכאילו מאיר אף את השמש עצמה.

Words meanings summery:

• अति (ati) - beyond, exceeding, greatly

• चन्द्रम् (candram) - moon

• च (ca) - and

• सूर्यम् (sūryam) - sun

• च (ca) - and

• शिखिनम् (śikhinam) - fire (as a source of light) (fire, one having a crest/flame)

• च (ca) - and

• स्वयम्प्रभा (svayamprabhā) - self-luminous, self-resplendent

• दीप्यते (dīpyate) - shines, burns brightly, is brilliant

• नाकपृष्ठस्था (nākapṛṣṭhasthā) - situated in the celestial sphere, standing on the back of heaven

• भासयन्ती (bhāsayantī) - illuminating, causing to shine

• इव (iva) - as if, like, as it were

• भास्करम् (bhāskaram) - sun, light-maker

Words meanings and morphology

अति (ati) - beyond, exceeding, greatly

(indeclinable)

चन्द्रम् (candram) - moon

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of candra

candra - moon, luminous, shining

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

सूर्यम् (sūryam) - sun

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sūrya

sūrya - sun, sun god

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

शिखिनम् (śikhinam) - fire (as a source of light) (fire, one having a crest/flame)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śikhin

śikhin - crested, feathered, peacock, fire, one having a flame

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

स्वयम्प्रभा (svayamprabhā) - self-luminous, self-resplendent

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of svayamprabha

svayamprabha - self-luminous, self-shining, naturally brilliant

Compound type : bahuvrihi (svayam+prabhā)

• svayam – self, oneself, by oneself
  indeclinable
• prabhā – light, splendor, radiance
  noun (feminine)

दीप्यते (dīpyate) - shines, burns brightly, is brilliant

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of dīp

Root: dīp (class 4)

नाकपृष्ठस्था (nākapṛṣṭhasthā) - situated in the celestial sphere, standing on the back of heaven

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of nākapṛṣṭhastha

nākapṛṣṭhastha - situated in the celestial sphere, dwelling in heaven

Compound type : upapada tatpurusha (nākapṛṣṭha+stha)

• nākapṛṣṭha – celestial sphere, surface of heaven
  noun (neuter)
• stha – standing, situated, being in
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun/Adjective from root 'sthā'
  Derived from root 'sthā' (to stand)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

भासयन्ती (bhāsayantī) - illuminating, causing to shine

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhāsayant

bhāsayant - illuminating, making to shine, causing light

Present Active Participle (Causative)

From causative of root 'bhās' (to shine)

Root: bhās (class 1)

इव (iva) - as if, like, as it were

(indeclinable)

भास्करम् (bhāskaram) - sun, light-maker

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhāskara

bhāskara - sun, light-maker, creator of light

Compound type : upapada tatpurusha (bhās+kara)

• bhās – light, splendor, ray
  noun (feminine)
  Root: bhās (class 1)
• kara – maker, doing, causing
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun/Adjective from root 'kṛ'
  Derived from root 'kṛ' (to do, make)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

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