महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-37, verse-56

अग्निस्तेजो महल्लोके गूढस्तिष्ठति दारुषु ।
न चोपयुङ्क्ते तद्दारु यावन्नो दीप्यते परैः ॥५६॥

56. agnistejo mahalloke gūḍhastiṣṭhati dāruṣu ,
na copayuṅkte taddāru yāvanno dīpyate paraiḥ.

56. agniḥ tejas mahat loke gūḍhaḥ tiṣṭhati dāruṣu | na
ca upayuṅkte tat dāru yāvat na u dīpyate paraiḥ

56. Fire, a great splendor (tejas) in the world, remains hidden within wood. It does not consume that wood until it is ignited by others.

Words meanings summery:

• अग्निः (agniḥ) - fire

• तेजस् (tejas) - splendor, brilliance, power

• महत् (mahat) - great, large, important

• लोके (loke) - in the world, in the universe

• गूढः (gūḍhaḥ) - hidden, concealed, secret

• तिष्ठति (tiṣṭhati) - stands, remains, stays, exists

• दारुषु (dāruṣu) - in wood (as fuel) (in woods, in trees, in timber)

• न (na) - not, no

• च (ca) - and, also

• उपयुङ्क्ते (upayuṅkte) - uses, consumes, employs

• तत् (tat) - that (referring to the wood) (that)

• दारु (dāru) - wood, timber

• यावत् (yāvat) - until (as long as, until, as far as)

• न (na) - not, no

• उ (u) - indeed, oh, or

• दीप्यते (dīpyate) - is kindled, is ignited (is kindled, shines, is illuminated)

• परैः (paraiḥ) - by others, by strangers

Words meanings and morphology

अग्निः (agniḥ) - fire

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of agni

agni - fire, god of fire

तेजस् (tejas) - splendor, brilliance, power

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tejas

tejas - splendor, brilliance, energy, power, vitality, sharp edge

महत् (mahat) - great, large, important

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mahant

mahant - great, large, mighty, important, noble

Note: Qualifies `tejas`.

लोके (loke) - in the world, in the universe

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, universe, region, people

गूढः (gūḍhaḥ) - hidden, concealed, secret

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gūḍha

gūḍha - hidden, concealed, secret, obscure

Past Passive Participle

From verb root guh (to hide)

Root: guh (class 1)

Note: Qualifies `agniḥ`.

तिष्ठति (tiṣṭhati) - stands, remains, stays, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of sthā

present active

3rd person singular present active indicative

Root: sthā (class 1)

दारुषु (dāruṣu) - in wood (as fuel) (in woods, in trees, in timber)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of dāru

dāru - wood, timber, tree, log

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

उपयुङ्क्ते (upayuṅkte) - uses, consumes, employs

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of yuj

present middle

3rd person singular present middle indicative (ātmāne-pada) with prefix upa

Prefix: upa

Root: yuj (class 7)

तत् (tat) - that (referring to the wood) (that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this

दारु (dāru) - wood, timber

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dāru

dāru - wood, timber, tree, log

यावत् (yāvat) - until (as long as, until, as far as)

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

उ (u) - indeed, oh, or

(indeclinable)

दीप्यते (dīpyate) - is kindled, is ignited (is kindled, shines, is illuminated)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present indicative (laṭ) of dīp

present middle

3rd person singular present passive/middle indicative (passive here)

Root: dīp (class 4)

परैः (paraiḥ) - by others, by strangers

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of para

para - other, another, supreme, distant, enemy