महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-261, verse-50

इत्येवं ब्रुवतस्तस्य स्रोतोभ्यस्तेजसोऽर्चिषः ।
निश्चेरुर्दह्यतो रात्रौ वृक्षस्येव स्वरन्ध्रतः ॥५०॥

50. ityevaṁ bruvatastasya srotobhyastejaso'rciṣaḥ ,
niścerurdahyato rātrau vṛkṣasyeva svarandhrataḥ.

50. iti evam bruvataḥ tasya srotobhyaḥ tejasaḥ arciṣaḥ
niśceruḥ dahyataḥ rātrau vṛkṣasya iva svarandhrataḥ

50. Thus, as he was speaking, brilliant flames emerged from his (body's) channels, just as they would from the natural crevices of a tree burning at night.

Words meanings summery:

• इति (iti) - thus, in this manner

• एवम् (evam) - thus, so

• ब्रुवतः (bruvataḥ) - of the one speaking, while speaking

• तस्य (tasya) - of him

• स्रोतोभ्यः (srotobhyaḥ) - from the channels, from the streams, from the openings

• तेजसः (tejasaḥ) - of splendor, of fire, of energy

• अर्चिषः (arciṣaḥ) - flames, rays

• निश्चेरुः (niśceruḥ) - emerged, came forth

• दह्यतः (dahyataḥ) - of the burning, being consumed

• रात्रौ (rātrau) - in the night

• वृक्षस्य (vṛkṣasya) - of the tree

• इव (iva) - like, as

• स्वरन्ध्रतः (svarandhrataḥ) - from its own holes/crevices

Words meanings and morphology

इति (iti) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

एवम् (evam) - thus, so

(indeclinable)

ब्रुवतः (bruvataḥ) - of the one speaking, while speaking

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bruvat

bruvat - speaking (present participle of root brū)

Present Active Participle

Derived from the root brū (to speak).

Root: brū (class 2)

तस्य (tasya) - of him

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

स्रोतोभ्यः (srotobhyaḥ) - from the channels, from the streams, from the openings

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, plural of srotas

srotas - stream, current, channel, opening, source

तेजसः (tejasaḥ) - of splendor, of fire, of energy

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of tejas

tejas - splendor, brilliance, energy, fire, light, vitality

अर्चिषः (arciṣaḥ) - flames, rays

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of arcis

arcis - flame, ray of light, brilliance

निश्चेरुः (niśceruḥ) - emerged, came forth

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of car

Root with prefix nis- meaning 'to emerge, come out'.

Prefix: nis

Root: car (class 1)

दह्यतः (dahyataḥ) - of the burning, being consumed

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of dahyat

dahyat - burning, being consumed (present passive participle of root dah)

Present Passive Participle

Derived from the root dah (to burn).

Root: dah (class 1)

Note: Agrees with vṛkṣasya.

रात्रौ (rātrau) - in the night

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of rātri

rātri - night

वृक्षस्य (vṛkṣasya) - of the tree

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vṛkṣa

vṛkṣa - tree

इव (iva) - like, as

(indeclinable)

स्वरन्ध्रतः (svarandhrataḥ) - from its own holes/crevices

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of svarandhra

svarandhra - one's own hole, own crevice

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+randhra)

• sva – own, one's own
  adjective (neuter)
• randhra – hole, aperture, crevice, fault
  noun (neuter)

Note: Suffix -taḥ indicates ablative meaning.