महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-45, verse-57

मध्यंदिने यथादित्यं तपन्तमिव तेजसा ।
न शेकुः पाण्डवेयस्य योधा भीष्मं निरीक्षितुम् ॥५७॥

57. madhyaṁdine yathādityaṁ tapantamiva tejasā ,
na śekuḥ pāṇḍaveyasya yodhā bhīṣmaṁ nirīkṣitum.

57. madhyaṃdine yathā ādityam tapantam iva tejasā
na śekuḥ Pāṇḍaveyasya yodhā bhīṣmam nirīkṣitum

57. tejasā tapantam madhyaṃdine ādityam iva,
Pāṇḍaveyasya yodhāḥ bhīṣmam निरीक्षितुम् na śekuḥ

57. Just as one cannot gaze at the midday sun blazing with its brilliance, so too, the warriors of Arjuna (Pāṇḍaveya) were unable to look at Bhishma.

Words meanings summery:

• मध्यंदिने (madhyaṁdine) - at midday, at noon

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in what manner

• आदित्यम् (ādityam) - the sun, Aditya (a solar deity)

• तपन्तम् (tapantam) - burning, shining fiercely, blazing, scorching

• इव (iva) - like, as if, as

• तेजसा (tejasā) - with splendor, with brilliance, with energy

• न (na) - not, no

• शेकुः (śekuḥ) - were able, could

• पाण्डवेयस्य (pāṇḍaveyasya) - Refers to Arjuna, son of Pandu. (of the Pāṇḍava, of Arjuna)

• योधा (yodhā) - warriors, fighters

• भीष्मम् (bhīṣmam) - Bhishma

• निरीक्षितुम् (nirīkṣitum) - to look at, to behold, to observe

Words meanings and morphology

मध्यंदिने (madhyaṁdine) - at midday, at noon

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of madhyaṃdina

madhyaṁdina - midday, noon

Compound type : Tatpurusha (madhya+dina)

• madhya – middle, central, intermediate
  adjective (neuter)
• dina – day
  noun (neuter)

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in what manner

(indeclinable)

आदित्यम् (ādityam) - the sun, Aditya (a solar deity)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of āditya

āditya - the sun; a solar deity; son of Aditi

तपन्तम् (tapantam) - burning, shining fiercely, blazing, scorching

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tapat

tap - to heat, to shine, to burn, to perform austerities (tapas)

Present Active Participle

Derived from the root 'tap' (to heat, shine) with the present participle suffix '-śatṛ'.

Root: tap (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'ādityam' (masculine, singular, accusative).

इव (iva) - like, as if, as

(indeclinable)

तेजसा (tejasā) - with splendor, with brilliance, with energy

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tejas

tejas - splendor, brilliance, energy, vitality, power

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

शेकुः (śekuḥ) - were able, could

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (Lit) of śak

Root: śak (class 5)

पाण्डवेयस्य (pāṇḍaveyasya) - Refers to Arjuna, son of Pandu. (of the Pāṇḍava, of Arjuna)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of Pāṇḍaveya

Pāṇḍaveya - son of Pandu, a descendant of Pandu (specifically Arjuna in this context)

योधा (yodhā) - warriors, fighters

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yodha

yodha - warrior, fighter, soldier

Root: yudh (class 4)

भीष्मम् (bhīṣmam) - Bhishma

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - A prominent character in the Mahābhārata, son of Shantanu and Ganga, grandfather of the Kuru princes, and a great warrior.

निरीक्षितुम् (nirīkṣitum) - to look at, to behold, to observe

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Derived from the root 'īkṣ' (to see) with the prefix 'ni-' and the infinitive suffix '-tumun'.

Prefix: ni

Root: īkṣ (class 1)