महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-45, verse-1

सनत्सुजात उवाच ।
यत्तच्छुक्रं महज्ज्योतिर्दीप्यमानं महद्यशः ।
तद्वै देवा उपासन्ते यस्मादर्को विराजते ।
योगिनस्तं प्रपश्यन्ति भगवन्तं सनातनम् ॥१॥

1. sanatsujāta uvāca ,
yattacchukraṁ mahajjyotirdīpyamānaṁ mahadyaśaḥ ,
tadvai devā upāsante yasmādarko virājate ,
yoginastaṁ prapaśyanti bhagavantaṁ sanātanam.

1. sanatsujātaḥ uvāca yat tat śukram mahat
jyotiḥ dīpyamānam mahat yaśaḥ tat vai
devāḥ upāsante yasmāt arkaḥ virājate yoginaḥ
tam prapaśyanti bhagavantam sanātanam

1. Sanatsujāta said: That which is radiant (śukra), the great light (jyotiḥ), shining with immense glory (yaśaḥ); indeed, the gods worship that, from which the sun brilliantly shines. Yogis (yoginaḥ) perceive that eternal (sanātanam) Lord (bhagavantam).

Words meanings summery:

• सनत्सुजातः (sanatsujātaḥ) - Sanatsujāta (a sage)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• यत् (yat) - which, that

• तत् (tat) - that

• शुक्रम् (śukram) - radiant, pure (referring to the ultimate essence or fundamental principle) (radiant, bright, pure; seed, semen; शुक्र (śukra))

• महत् (mahat) - great, large, immense

• ज्योतिः (jyotiḥ) - light, radiance

• दीप्यमानम् (dīpyamānam) - shining, radiant, blazing

• महत् (mahat) - great, large, immense

• यशः (yaśaḥ) - glory, fame, honor

• तत् (tat) - that

• वै (vai) - indeed, verily, certainly

• देवाः (devāḥ) - gods, deities

• उपासन्ते (upāsante) - they worship, they serve, they attend to

• यस्मात् (yasmāt) - from which, whereby, because of which

• अर्कः (arkaḥ) - the sun (sun, ray of light, a plant (Calotropis gigantea))

• विराजते (virājate) - shines brilliantly, reigns, appears splendid

• योगिनः (yoginaḥ) - yogis, practitioners of yoga

• तम् (tam) - that, him

• प्रपश्यन्ति (prapaśyanti) - they perceive, they see clearly, they behold

• भगवन्तम् (bhagavantam) - Lord, blessed one, worshipful

• सनातनम् (sanātanam) - eternal, everlasting, ancient

Words meanings and morphology

सनत्सुजातः (sanatsujātaḥ) - Sanatsujāta (a sage)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sanatsujāta

sanatsujāta - Sanatsujāta (name of a sage)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of uvāca

perfect tense form

root 'vac' (to speak), Class 2, perfect 3rd singular active

Root: vac (class 2)

यत् (yat) - which, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

शुक्रम् (śukram) - radiant, pure (referring to the ultimate essence or fundamental principle) (radiant, bright, pure; seed, semen; शुक्र (śukra))

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śukra

śukra - radiant, bright, pure, white; seed, semen; the planet Venus

महत् (mahat) - great, large, immense

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, mighty, extensive, important

ज्योतिः (jyotiḥ) - light, radiance

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jyotis

jyotis - light, radiance, luster; a star, a heavenly body; fire

दीप्यमानम् (dīpyamānam) - shining, radiant, blazing

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dīpyamāna

dīpyamāna - shining, radiant, blazing

Present Middle Participle

derived from root 'dīp' (to shine), Class 4, present middle participle

Root: dīp (class 4)

महत् (mahat) - great, large, immense

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, mighty, extensive, important

यशः (yaśaḥ) - glory, fame, honor

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yaśas

yaśas - glory, fame, renown, honor, splendor

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

वै (vai) - indeed, verily, certainly

(indeclinable)

देवाः (devāḥ) - gods, deities

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of deva

deva - god, deity, divine being; celestial

उपासन्ते (upāsante) - they worship, they serve, they attend to

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (lat) of upās

present tense form

root 'ās' (to sit) with upasarga 'upa' (near, towards), Class 2, present 3rd plural middle

Prefix: upa

Root: ās (class 2)

यस्मात् (yasmāt) - from which, whereby, because of which

(indeclinable)

ablative singular of 'yad'

अर्कः (arkaḥ) - the sun (sun, ray of light, a plant (Calotropis gigantea))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of arka

arka - sun, sun-god; ray of light; fire; hymn, praise

विराजते (virājate) - shines brilliantly, reigns, appears splendid

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of virāj

present tense form

root 'rāj' (to shine, rule) with upasarga 'vi' (forth, apart), Class 1, present 3rd singular middle

Prefix: vi

Root: rāj (class 1)

योगिनः (yoginaḥ) - yogis, practitioners of yoga

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yogin

yogin - a practitioner of yoga (yoga), a sage, ascetic

तम् (tam) - that, him

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

प्रपश्यन्ति (prapaśyanti) - they perceive, they see clearly, they behold

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (lat) of prapaś

present tense form

root 'dṛś' (to see) which becomes 'paśy' in present stem, with upasarga 'pra' (forth, clearly), Class 1, present 3rd plural active

Prefix: pra

Root: dṛś (class 1)

भगवन्तम् (bhagavantam) - Lord, blessed one, worshipful

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - fortunate, prosperous, glorious, divine, venerable, blessed, worshipful; Lord (bhagavantam), God

सनातनम् (sanātanam) - eternal, everlasting, ancient

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sanātana

sanātana - eternal, perpetual, everlasting, ancient, primeval