महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-43, verse-30

तारारूपाणि यानीह दृश्यन्ते द्युतिमन्ति वै ।
दीपवद्विप्रकृष्टत्वादणूनि सुमहान्त्यपि ॥३०॥

30. tārārūpāṇi yānīha dṛśyante dyutimanti vai ,
dīpavadviprakṛṣṭatvādaṇūni sumahāntyapi.

30. tārārūpāṇi yāni iha dṛśyante dyutimanti vai
dīpavat viprakṛṣṭatvāt aṇūni sumahānti api

30. Those luminous, star-like forms that are seen here on earth appear tiny, like lamps, due to their great distance, even though they are actually very large.

30. אלה הנראים כאן כככבים זוהרים נראים קטנים כמו נרות בגלל המרחק, אף על פי שהם גדולים מאוד.

Words meanings summery:

• तारारूपाणि (tārārūpāṇi) - star-like forms (star-like forms, forms of stars)

• यानि (yāni) - those which (which, what (plural neuter))

• इह (iha) - here (on earth) (here, in this world)

• दृश्यन्ते (dṛśyante) - are seen (they are seen, appear)

• द्युतिमन्ति (dyutimanti) - lustrous (luminous, shining, lustrous)

• वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, surely)

• दीपवत् (dīpavat) - like lamps (like a lamp)

• विप्रकृष्टत्वात् (viprakṛṣṭatvāt) - due to their great distance (due to being far off, on account of great distance)

• अणूनि (aṇūni) - small (tiny, minute, small)

• सुमहान्ति (sumahānti) - very large (very great, immense)

• अपि (api) - even though (also, even, although)

Words meanings and morphology

तारारूपाणि (tārārūpāṇi) - star-like forms (star-like forms, forms of stars)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of tārārūpa

tārārūpa - star-like, having the form of a star

Compound type : karmadhāraya (tārā+rūpa)

• tārā – star
  noun (feminine)
• rūpa – form, shape, appearance
  noun (neuter)

Note: Refers to the 'vimānāni'.

यानि (yāni) - those which (which, what (plural neuter))

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of yad

yad - which, what

Note: Relative pronoun, subject of 'dṛśyante'.

इह (iha) - here (on earth) (here, in this world)

(indeclinable)

दृश्यन्ते (dṛśyante) - are seen (they are seen, appear)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, passive, present (laṭ) of dṛś

present passive

third person plural, present tense, passive voice

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: The passive form implies they are seen by observers on earth.

द्युतिमन्ति (dyutimanti) - lustrous (luminous, shining, lustrous)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of dyutimat

dyutimat - shining, luminous, splendid

from root dyut (to shine) with suffix -mat

Root: dyut (class 1)

Note: Adjective modifying 'tārārūpāṇi' / 'yāni'.

वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, surely)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

दीपवत् (dīpavat) - like lamps (like a lamp)

(indeclinable)

from dīpa (lamp) with suffix -vat (like)

विप्रकृष्टत्वात् (viprakṛṣṭatvāt) - due to their great distance (due to being far off, on account of great distance)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of viprakṛṣṭatva

viprakṛṣṭatva - state of being far off, great distance

derived from viprakṛṣṭa (distant) with suffix -tva

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vi+pra+kṛṣṭa+tva)

• viprakṛṣṭa – distant, remote, separated
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root kṛṣ (to draw, pull) with prefixes vi and pra
  Prefixes: vi+pra
  Root: kṛṣ (class 1)
• tva – suffix for abstract noun (e.g., -ness, -hood)
  suffix (neuter)

Note: Indicates cause or reason.

अणूनि (aṇūni) - small (tiny, minute, small)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of aṇu

aṇu - minute, atomic, small

Note: Adjective modifying 'yāni' (the vimānas).

सुमहान्ति (sumahānti) - very large (very great, immense)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of sumahat

sumahat - very great, immense, enormous

Compound type : prādi-samāsa (su+mahat)

• su – good, well, very
  prefix
• mahat – great, large, vast
  adjective (neuter)

Note: Adjective modifying 'yāni' (the vimānas).

अपि (api) - even though (also, even, although)

(indeclinable)

Note: Here used to mean 'even though'.

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