महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-98, verse-18

तत्रापश्यन्दधीचं ते दिवाकरसमद्युतिम् ।
जाज्वल्यमानं वपुषा यथा लक्ष्म्या पितामहम् ॥१८॥

18. tatrāpaśyandadhīcaṁ te divākarasamadyutim ,
jājvalyamānaṁ vapuṣā yathā lakṣmyā pitāmaham.

18. tatra apaśyan dadhīcam te divākarasamadyutim
jājvalyamānam vapuṣā yathā lakṣmyā pitāmaham

18. There they saw Dadhīci, whose splendor was like the sun, blazing brightly with his body, just as the grandfather (Brahmā) shines with his glory.

Words meanings summery:

• तत्र (tatra) - there (at the hermitage) (there, in that place)

• अपश्यन् (apaśyan) - they (the gods) saw (they saw, they beheld)

• दधीचम् (dadhīcam) - the sage Dadhīci (Dadhīci)

• ते (te) - they (the gods) (they, those)

• दिवाकरसमद्युतिम् (divākarasamadyutim) - whose splendor was like the sun's (having splendor like the sun, sun-like radiance)

• जाज्वल्यमानम् (jājvalyamānam) - blazing brightly (Dadhīci) (blazing brightly, shining intensely)

• वपुषा (vapuṣā) - by his physical body (by body, by form)

• यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, according to)

• लक्ष्म्या (lakṣmyā) - by his glory/splendor (by glory, by prosperity, by beauty)

• पितामहम् (pitāmaham) - the grandfather (Brahmā, creator god) (the grandfather, Brahmā)

Words meanings and morphology

तत्र (tatra) - there (at the hermitage) (there, in that place)

(indeclinable)

Formed from `tad` (that) with suffix `tr̥l`.

अपश्यन् (apaśyan) - they (the gods) saw (they saw, they beheld)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of paś

Root form 'dṛś' (to see) changes to 'paś' in present tense.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

दधीचम् (dadhīcam) - the sage Dadhīci (Dadhīci)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dadhīci

dadhīci - name of a sage

Note: Direct object of 'apaśyan'.

ते (te) - they (the gods) (they, those)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Subject of 'apaśyan'.

दिवाकरसमद्युतिम् (divākarasamadyutim) - whose splendor was like the sun's (having splendor like the sun, sun-like radiance)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of divākarasamadyuti

divākarasamadyuti - having splendor like the sun

Compound of 'divākara' (sun), 'sama' (equal), and 'dyuti' (splendor).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (divākara+sama+dyuti)

• divākara – sun (day-maker)
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of 'divā' (by day) and 'kara' (maker).
• sama – equal, like, similar
  adjective
• dyuti – splendor, brilliance, light
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root 'dyut' (to shine).
  Root: dyut (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'dadhīcam'.

जाज्वल्यमानम् (jājvalyamānam) - blazing brightly (Dadhīci) (blazing brightly, shining intensely)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of jājvalyamāna

jājvalyamāna - blazing brightly, shining intensely

Intensive Present Middle Participle

From intensive/frequentative root `jājval` (of `jval` 'to burn, shine'), with middle participle suffix `śānac`.

Root: jval (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'dadhīcam'.

वपुषा (vapuṣā) - by his physical body (by body, by form)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of vapus

vapus - body, form, figure, beauty

Root: vap (class 1)

Note: Indicates the means or cause of shining.

यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, according to)

(indeclinable)

Formed from `yad` (which) with suffix `thāl`.

लक्ष्म्या (lakṣmyā) - by his glory/splendor (by glory, by prosperity, by beauty)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of lakṣmī

lakṣmī - mark, sign, wealth, prosperity, beauty, glory, goddess Lakṣmī

Note: Indicates the means by which Brahmā shines.

पितामहम् (pitāmaham) - the grandfather (Brahmā, creator god) (the grandfather, Brahmā)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pitāmaha

pitāmaha - grandfather, creator god Brahmā

Compound of `pitā` (father) and `maha` (great), referring to a great father, specifically Brahmā.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pitṛ+mahat)

• pitṛ – father
  noun (masculine)
• mahat – great, large
  adjective

Note: Object of comparison with Dadhīci.