महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-43, verse-29

न तत्र सूर्यः सोमो वा द्योतते न च पावकः ।
स्वयैव प्रभया तत्र द्योतन्ते पुण्यलब्धया ॥२९॥

29. na tatra sūryaḥ somo vā dyotate na ca pāvakaḥ ,
svayaiva prabhayā tatra dyotante puṇyalabdhayā.

29. na tatra sūryaḥ somaḥ vā dyotate na ca pāvakaḥ
svayā eva prabhayā tatra dyotante puṇyalabdhayā

29. Neither the sun nor the moon, nor fire, shines there. Rather, they shine there by their own radiance, which they have obtained through merit.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - neither (not, nor)

• तत्र (tatra) - there (there, then)

• सूर्यः (sūryaḥ) - the sun (sun, sun god)

• सोमः (somaḥ) - the moon (moon, Soma (deity/plant))

• वा (vā) - nor (or, either)

• द्योतते (dyotate) - shines (shines, illumines)

• न (na) - nor (not, nor)

• च (ca) - and, also

• पावकः (pāvakaḥ) - fire (fire, pure)

• स्वया (svayā) - by their own (by one's own)

• एव (eva) - just, only, indeed

• प्रभया (prabhayā) - by their own radiance (by light, by radiance)

• तत्र (tatra) - there (there, then)

• द्योतन्ते (dyotante) - they shine (they shine, they glitter)

• पुण्यलब्धया (puṇyalabdhayā) - obtained through merit (obtained by merit, acquired through virtue)

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - neither (not, nor)

(indeclinable)

तत्र (tatra) - there (there, then)

(indeclinable)

derived from tad (that) + -tra (locative suffix)

सूर्यः (sūryaḥ) - the sun (sun, sun god)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sūrya

sūrya - sun, sun god

सोमः (somaḥ) - the moon (moon, Soma (deity/plant))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of soma

soma - moon, Soma (deity, plant, drink)

वा (vā) - nor (or, either)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used correlatively with 'na'.

द्योतते (dyotate) - shines (shines, illumines)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of dyut

present middle

third person singular, present tense, middle voice

Root: dyut (class 1)

न (na) - nor (not, nor)

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Used with 'na' to mean 'nor'.

पावकः (pāvakaḥ) - fire (fire, pure)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pāvaka

pāvaka - fire, pure, purifying

from root pū (to purify)

Root: pū (class 1)

स्वया (svayā) - by their own (by one's own)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of sva

sva - one's own, self

Note: Feminine instrumental singular, agreeing with 'prabhayā'.

एव (eva) - just, only, indeed

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

प्रभया (prabhayā) - by their own radiance (by light, by radiance)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of prabhā

prabhā - light, radiance, splendor

Prefix: pra

Root: bhā (class 2)

तत्र (tatra) - there (there, then)

(indeclinable)

derived from tad (that) + -tra (locative suffix)

द्योतन्ते (dyotante) - they shine (they shine, they glitter)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of dyut

present middle

third person plural, present tense, middle voice

Root: dyut (class 1)

Note: The subject (vimānas) is implied from the previous verse.

पुण्यलब्धया (puṇyalabdhayā) - obtained through merit (obtained by merit, acquired through virtue)

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of puṇyalabdha

puṇyalabdha - obtained through merit, gained by virtue

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (puṇya+labdha)

• puṇya – merit, virtue, good deed
  noun (neuter)
• labdha – obtained, acquired, gained
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root labh (to obtain)
  Root: labh (class 1)

Note: Adjective modifying 'prabhayā'.