महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-44, verse-15

गन्धर्वाणामनेनैव रूपमप्सरसामभूत् ।
एतेन ब्रह्मचर्येण सूर्यो अह्नाय जायते ॥१५॥

15. gandharvāṇāmanenaiva rūpamapsarasāmabhūt ,
etena brahmacaryeṇa sūryo ahnāya jāyate.

15. gandharvāṇām anena eva rūpam apsarasām abhūt
| etena brahmacaryeṇa sūryaḥ ahnāya jāyate

15. By this very disciplined way of life (brahmacarya), the Gandharvas and Apsaras obtained their form and beauty. Through this disciplined way of life (brahmacarya), the sun rises (to create) the day.

Words meanings summery:

• गन्धर्वाणाम् (gandharvāṇām) - of the Gandharvas

• अनेन (anena) - by this

• एव (eva) - truly, indeed, only, very

• रूपम् (rūpam) - form, beauty, appearance

• अप्सरसाम् (apsarasām) - of the Apsaras

• अभूत् (abhūt) - became, was

• एतेन (etena) - by this, with this

• ब्रह्मचर्येण (brahmacaryeṇa) - by the disciplined way of life (brahmacarya)

• सूर्यः (sūryaḥ) - the sun

• अह्नाय (ahnāya) - for the day, for the purpose of day

• जायते (jāyate) - is born, arises, is produced

Words meanings and morphology

गन्धर्वाणाम् (gandharvāṇām) - of the Gandharvas

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of gandharva

gandharva - celestial musician, a class of demigods

अनेन (anena) - by this

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

एव (eva) - truly, indeed, only, very

(indeclinable)

रूपम् (rūpam) - form, beauty, appearance

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of rūpa

rūpa - form, shape, beauty, appearance, nature

Root: rūp (class 10)

अप्सरसाम् (apsarasām) - of the Apsaras

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of apsaras

apsaras - celestial nymph, a class of divine beings

अभूत् (abhūt) - became, was

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past aorist (luṅ) of bhū

Aorist, 3rd person singular

Root bhū (1st conjugation, parasmaipada), aorist form with augment 'a'

Root: bhū (class 1)

एतेन (etena) - by this, with this

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, he, she, it

ब्रह्मचर्येण (brahmacaryeṇa) - by the disciplined way of life (brahmacarya)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of brahmacarya

brahmacarya - celibacy, studentship, disciplined conduct, pursuit of Brahman

From brahman and carya

Compound type : tatpurusha (brahman+carya)

• brahman – Brahman, sacred knowledge, the Veda
  noun (neuter)
  Root: bṛh (class 1)
• carya – conduct, practice, observance
  noun (neuter)
  Gerundive (karma-vya)
  From root car
  Root: car (class 1)

सूर्यः (sūryaḥ) - the sun

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sūrya

sūrya - the sun, sun god

Root: sū (class 1)

अह्नाय (ahnāya) - for the day, for the purpose of day

(noun)

Dative, neuter, singular of ahan

ahan - day

जायते (jāyate) - is born, arises, is produced

(verb)

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

Present indicative, 3rd person singular

Root jan (4th conjugation, ātmanepada)

Root: jan (class 4)