महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-218, verse-11

असूर्ये च भवेत्सूर्यस्तथाचन्द्रे च चन्द्रमाः ।
भवत्यग्निश्च वायुश्च पृथिव्यापश्च कारणैः ॥११॥

11. asūrye ca bhavetsūryastathācandre ca candramāḥ ,
bhavatyagniśca vāyuśca pṛthivyāpaśca kāraṇaiḥ.

11. asūrye ca bhavet sūryaḥ tathā candre ca candramāḥ
bhavati agniḥ ca vāyuḥ ca pṛthivī āpaḥ ca kāraṇaiḥ

11. When there is no sun, let the sun be (created); and likewise, when there is no moon, let the moon be (created). Fire, air, earth, and water also manifest through (their respective) causes.

Words meanings summery:

• असूर्ये (asūrye) - when there is no sun, implicitly meaning 'when there is a need for a sun' (in the absence of the sun, when there is no sun, without the sun)

• च (ca) - and, also

• भवेत् (bhavet) - let there be (created) (let there be, may there be, should be)

• सूर्यः (sūryaḥ) - the sun

• तथा (tathā) - likewise, similarly, so

• चन्द्रे (candre) - when there is no moon, implicitly meaning 'when there is a need for a moon' (in the moon, regarding the moon)

• च (ca) - and, also

• चन्द्रमाः (candramāḥ) - the moon

• भवति (bhavati) - manifests, comes into being (becomes, exists, takes place, is created)

• अग्निः (agniḥ) - fire

• च (ca) - and, also

• वायुः (vāyuḥ) - air, wind

• च (ca) - and, also

• पृथिवी (pṛthivī) - earth

• आपः (āpaḥ) - waters

• च (ca) - and, also

• कारणैः (kāraṇaiḥ) - by causes, through causes, by means

Words meanings and morphology

असूर्ये (asūrye) - when there is no sun, implicitly meaning 'when there is a need for a sun' (in the absence of the sun, when there is no sun, without the sun)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of asūrya

asūrya - sunless, without the sun, dark

Negative compound of 'a' + 'sūrya'.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+sūrya)

• a – not, un-, in-
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• sūrya – sun, the sun god
  noun (masculine)
  Root: sūr

Note: Used as a locative absolute, meaning 'when there is no sun'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

भवेत् (bhavet) - let there be (created) (let there be, may there be, should be)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of bhū

Optative mood, 3rd person singular, active voice

From root 'bhū' (class 1, 'bhavati').

Root: bhū (class 1)

सूर्यः (sūryaḥ) - the sun

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sūrya

sūrya - sun, the sun god

Root: sūr

तथा (tathā) - likewise, similarly, so

(indeclinable)

चन्द्रे (candre) - when there is no moon, implicitly meaning 'when there is a need for a moon' (in the moon, regarding the moon)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of candra

candra - moon, moon god

Root: cand

Note: Used as a locative absolute, meaning 'when there is no moon'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

चन्द्रमाः (candramāḥ) - the moon

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of candramas

candramas - moon, moon god

Stem 'candramas', nominative singular 'candramāḥ'.

Root: cand

भवति (bhavati) - manifests, comes into being (becomes, exists, takes place, is created)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of bhū

Present tense, 3rd person singular, active voice

From root 'bhū' (class 1).

Root: bhū (class 1)

अग्निः (agniḥ) - fire

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of agni

agni - fire, the fire god

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

वायुः (vāyuḥ) - air, wind

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāyu

vāyu - wind, air, the god of wind

Root: vā (class 2)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

पृथिवी (pṛthivī) - earth

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pṛthivī

pṛthivī - earth, the earth goddess, ground

Root: pṛth

Note: Nominative singular, subject of 'bhavati' (implicitly).

आपः (āpaḥ) - waters

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of ap

ap - water, waters

Always used in plural in the sense of 'water'.

Root: ap

Note: Nominative plural, subject of 'bhavati' (implicitly).

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

कारणैः (kāraṇaiḥ) - by causes, through causes, by means

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of kāraṇa

kāraṇa - cause, reason, instrument, means

From root 'kṛ' (to do, make) + suffix 'ana'.

Root: kṛ (class 8)