महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-37, verse-6

न तद्भासयते सूर्यो न शशाङ्को न पावकः ।
यद्गत्वा न निवर्तन्ते तद्धाम परमं मम ॥६॥

6. na tadbhāsayate sūryo na śaśāṅko na pāvakaḥ ,
yadgatvā na nivartante taddhāma paramaṁ mama.

6. na tat bhāsayate sūryaḥ na śaśāṅkaḥ na pāvakaḥ
yat gatvā na nivartante tat dhāma paramam mama

6. sūryaḥ na tat bhāsayate śaśāṅkaḥ na pāvakaḥ na
yat gatvā na nivartante tat mama paramam dhāma

6. Neither the sun, nor the moon, nor fire illuminates that (abode). Having gone there, (they) do not return. That is My supreme abode.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, nor

• तत् (tat) - that, that (abode)

• भासयते (bhāsayate) - illuminates, makes shine

• सूर्यः (sūryaḥ) - the sun

• न (na) - not, nor

• शशाङ्कः (śaśāṅkaḥ) - the moon

• न (na) - not, nor

• पावकः (pāvakaḥ) - fire

• यत् (yat) - which, that which

• गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone, after going

• न (na) - not, nor

• निवर्तन्ते (nivartante) - they do not return

• तत् (tat) - that

• धाम (dhāma) - abode, dwelling, state

• परमम् (paramam) - supreme, highest

• मम (mama) - My, Mine, of Me

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, nor

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that, that (abode)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, that (one)

Note: Object of bhāsayate.

भासयते (bhāsayate) - illuminates, makes shine

(verb)

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

Present Active Indicative

Causative of root bhās, 3rd person singular, middle voice

Root: bhās (class 1)

Note: Causative verb.

सूर्यः (sūryaḥ) - the sun

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sūrya

sūrya - sun, sun-god

Root: svar

Note: Subject of bhāsayate.

न (na) - not, nor

(indeclinable)

शशाङ्कः (śaśāṅkaḥ) - the moon

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śaśāṅka

śaśāṅka - moon (lit. 'hare-marked')

Compound type : bahuvrihi (śaśa+aṅka)

• śaśa – hare, rabbit
  noun (masculine)
• aṅka – mark, sign, lap
  noun (masculine)
  Root: aṅk (class 1)

Note: Subject of implied bhāsayate.

न (na) - not, nor

(indeclinable)

पावकः (pāvakaḥ) - fire

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pāvaka

pāvaka - fire, pure, purifier

From root pū (to purify)

Root: pū (class 1)

Note: Subject of implied bhāsayate.

यत् (yat) - which, that which

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, that which, whoever

Note: Object of implied gatvā.

गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone, after going

(indeclinable)

Absolutive / Gerund

From root gam (to go)

Root: gam (class 1)

न (na) - not, nor

(indeclinable)

निवर्तन्ते (nivartante) - they do not return

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of vṛt

Present Middle Indicative

3rd person plural, with prefix ni

Prefix: ni

Root: vṛt (class 1)

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, that (one)

धाम (dhāma) - abode, dwelling, state

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dhāman

dhāman - abode, dwelling, place, state, light

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Predicate nominative with implied 'is'.

परमम् (paramam) - supreme, highest

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of parama

parama - highest, supreme, principal, best

Note: Agrees with dhāma.

मम (mama) - My, Mine, of Me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Possessive.