महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-3, verse-20

यथा वह्नेर्यथार्कस्य सोमस्य च यथैव सा ।
भ्राजमाना तथा दिव्या बभार परमं वपुः ॥२०॥

20. yathā vahneryathārkasya somasya ca yathaiva sā ,
bhrājamānā tathā divyā babhāra paramaṁ vapuḥ.

20. yathā vahneḥ yathā arkasya somasya ca yathā eva
sā bhrājamānā tathā divyā babhāra paramam vapuḥ

20. Just as fire, the sun, and indeed the moon shine, so too that divine assembly hall, resplendent, possessed a supreme beauty.

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, according to

• वह्नेः (vahneḥ) - of fire

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, according to

• अर्कस्य (arkasya) - of the sun

• सोमस्य (somasya) - of the moon

• च (ca) - and

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, according to

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

• सा (sā) - that (feminine)

• भ्राजमाना (bhrājamānā) - shining, glistening, resplendent

• तथा (tathā) - so, thus, similarly

• दिव्या (divyā) - divine, celestial, splendid

• बभार (babhāra) - bore, held, supported, possessed

• परमम् (paramam) - supreme, highest, excellent

• वपुः (vapuḥ) - form, body, beauty, appearance

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, according to

(indeclinable)

वह्नेः (vahneḥ) - of fire

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vahni

vahni - fire, god of fire (Agni)

From root `vah` (to carry) + `ni` suffix

Root: vah (class 1)

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, according to

(indeclinable)

अर्कस्य (arkasya) - of the sun

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of arka

arka - sun, sun-god

From root `arc` (to shine)

Root: arc (class 1)

सोमस्य (somasya) - of the moon

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of soma

soma - moon, moon-god, Soma (sacred plant/drink)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, according to

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

सा (sā) - that (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that

Note: Refers to the assembly hall (`sabhā`) from the previous verse

भ्राजमाना (bhrājamānā) - shining, glistening, resplendent

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhrājamāna

bhrājamāna - shining, brilliant, resplendent

Present Middle Participle

From root `bhrāj` (to shine) with `śānac` suffix

Root: bhrāj (class 1)

Note: Functions as an attribute of the subject (`sā sabhā`)

तथा (tathā) - so, thus, similarly

(indeclinable)

दिव्या (divyā) - divine, celestial, splendid

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of divya

divya - divine, celestial, heavenly, excellent

From `div` (heaven) + `ya` suffix

Note: Agrees with `sā` (sabhā)

बभार (babhāra) - bore, held, supported, possessed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of bhṛ

Reduplicated perfect tense form

Root: bhṛ (class 1)

परमम् (paramam) - supreme, highest, excellent

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of parama

parama - highest, supreme, best, ultimate

superlative

वपुः (vapuḥ) - form, body, beauty, appearance

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vapus

vapus - body, form, figure, beauty

From root `vap` (to weave, scatter)

Root: vap (class 1)