महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-287, verse-16

ब्राह्मणा हि परं तेजो ब्राह्मणा हि परं तपः ।
ब्राह्मणानां नमस्कारैः सूर्यो दिवि विराजते ॥१६॥

16. brāhmaṇā hi paraṁ tejo brāhmaṇā hi paraṁ tapaḥ ,
brāhmaṇānāṁ namaskāraiḥ sūryo divi virājate.

16. brāhmaṇā hi param tejaḥ brāhmaṇā hi param tapaḥ
brāhmaṇānām namaskāraiḥ sūryaḥ divi virājate

16. Indeed, Brahmins are the supreme radiance, and Brahmins are the supreme asceticism (tapas). Through salutations to Brahmins, the sun shines brightly in the sky.

Words meanings summery:

• ब्राह्मणा (brāhmaṇā) - Brahmins

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• परम् (param) - supreme, highest, ultimate

• तेजः (tejaḥ) - radiance, splendor, power

• ब्राह्मणा (brāhmaṇā) - Brahmins

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• परम् (param) - supreme, highest, ultimate

• तपः (tapaḥ) - asceticism, penance, spiritual austerity

• ब्राह्मणानाम् (brāhmaṇānām) - of Brahmins

• नमस्कारैः (namaskāraiḥ) - by salutations, by obeisances, by respectful greetings

• सूर्यः (sūryaḥ) - the sun, sun god

• दिवि (divi) - in the sky, in heaven

• विराजते (virājate) - shines brightly, shines forth, reigns

Words meanings and morphology

ब्राह्मणा (brāhmaṇā) - Brahmins

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - Brahmin, relating to Brahma, sacred

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

परम् (param) - supreme, highest, ultimate

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of para

para - supreme, highest, ultimate, other, distant

तेजः (tejaḥ) - radiance, splendor, power

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tejas

tejas - radiance, splendor, power, energy, fiery energy

ब्राह्मणा (brāhmaṇā) - Brahmins

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - Brahmin, relating to Brahma, sacred

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

परम् (param) - supreme, highest, ultimate

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of para

para - supreme, highest, ultimate, other, distant

तपः (tapaḥ) - asceticism, penance, spiritual austerity

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tapas

tapas - heat, austerity, penance, asceticism, spiritual effort

ब्राह्मणानाम् (brāhmaṇānām) - of Brahmins

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - Brahmin, relating to Brahma, sacred

नमस्कारैः (namaskāraiḥ) - by salutations, by obeisances, by respectful greetings

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of namaskāra

namaskāra - salutation, obeisance, respectful greeting

Compound of namas (bowing) and kāra (making).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (namas+kāra)

• namas – bowing, homage, salutation
  indeclinable
• kāra – making, doing, performing
  noun (masculine)
  From root kṛ (to do, make).
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

सूर्यः (sūryaḥ) - the sun, sun god

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sūrya

sūrya - sun, sun god

दिवि (divi) - in the sky, in heaven

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of div

div - sky, heaven, day

विराजते (virājate) - shines brightly, shines forth, reigns

(verb)

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

present middle

Present middle indicative, 3rd person singular.

Prefix: vi

Root: rāj (class 1)