महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-138, verse-28

तेन प्रदीप्तेन तथा प्रदीप्तं बलं तदासीद्बलवद्बलेन ।
भाः कुर्वता भानुमता ग्रहेण दिवाकरेणाग्निरिवाभितप्तः ॥२८॥

28. tena pradīptena tathā pradīptaṁ; balaṁ tadāsīdbalavadbalena ,
bhāḥ kurvatā bhānumatā graheṇa; divākareṇāgnirivābhitaptaḥ.

28. tena pradīptena tathā pradīptaṃ
balam tadā āsīt balavat balena
| bhāḥ kurvatā bhānumatā graheṇa
divākareṇa agniḥ iva abhitaptaḥ

28. tadā tena pradīptena balam tathā
pradīptaṃ balavat balena āsīt
bhāḥ kurvatā bhānumatā graheṇa
divākareṇa agniḥ iva abhitaptaḥ

28. By that blazing (entity), the army then became likewise radiant and mighty with strength, just as fire is intensely heated by the light-creating, radiant celestial body, the sun.

Words meanings summery:

• तेन (tena) - by that, with that, by him

• प्रदीप्तेन (pradīptena) - by the blazing, by the illuminated, by the inflamed

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner, likewise

• प्रदीप्तं (pradīptaṁ) - blazing, illuminated, ignited

• बलम् (balam) - army, force, strength, power

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed

• बलवत् (balavat) - powerful, mighty, strong

• बलेन (balena) - by strength, by force, with power

• भाः (bhāḥ) - light, splendor, radiance

• कुर्वता (kurvatā) - by making, by doing, by creating

• भानुमता (bhānumatā) - by the radiant one, by the sun

• ग्रहेण (graheṇa) - by the celestial body, by the planet, by the seizer

• दिवाकरेण (divākareṇa) - by the sun

• अग्निः (agniḥ) - fire

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• अभितप्तः (abhitaptaḥ) - intensely heated, scorched, distressed

Words meanings and morphology

तेन (tena) - by that, with that, by him

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to a previously mentioned blazing entity or source of power.

प्रदीप्तेन (pradīptena) - by the blazing, by the illuminated, by the inflamed

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of pradīpta

pradīpta - blazing, radiant, intensely illuminated, ignited

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √dīp with prefix pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: dīp (class 4)

Note: Qualifies 'tena'.

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner, likewise

(indeclinable)

प्रदीप्तं (pradīptaṁ) - blazing, illuminated, ignited

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pradīpta

pradīpta - blazing, radiant, intensely illuminated, ignited

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √dīp with prefix pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: dīp (class 4)

Note: Qualifies 'balam'.

बलम् (balam) - army, force, strength, power

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bala

bala - army, force, strength, power

Note: Subject of the verb 'āsīt'.

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of as

Imperfect

3rd person singular imperfect active parasmaipada of √as

Root: as (class 2)

बलवत् (balavat) - powerful, mighty, strong

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of balavat

balavat - powerful, mighty, strong

Possessive suffix -vat (having strength)

Note: Qualifies 'balam'.

बलेन (balena) - by strength, by force, with power

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of bala

bala - strength, power, force, army

Note: Indicates the means or cause of being 'balavat' (mighty with its own strength).

भाः (bhāḥ) - light, splendor, radiance

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of bhā

bhā - light, splendor, radiance, luster

Note: Object of 'kurvatā'.

कुर्वता (kurvatā) - by making, by doing, by creating

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kurvat

kurvat - making, doing, creating

Present Active Participle

Derived from root √kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Qualifies 'bhānumatā', 'graheṇa', 'divākareṇa'.

भानुमता (bhānumatā) - by the radiant one, by the sun

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of bhānumat

bhānumat - radiant, brilliant, lustrous; the sun

Possessive suffix -mat

Note: Refers to the sun.

ग्रहेण (graheṇa) - by the celestial body, by the planet, by the seizer

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of graha

graha - celestial body, planet; a seizer, one who grasps

Derived from root √grah

Root: grah (class 9)

Note: In apposition to 'bhānumatā' and 'divākareṇa'.

दिवाकरेण (divākareṇa) - by the sun

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of divākara

divākara - sun (literally 'day-maker')

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (divā+kara)

• divā – by day, daily
  indeclinable
• kara – maker, doer; hand, ray
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root √kṛ
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: In apposition to 'bhānumatā' and 'graheṇa'.

अग्निः (agniḥ) - fire

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of agni

agni - fire; the god Agni

Note: Part of the simile.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Note: Indicates simile.

अभितप्तः (abhitaptaḥ) - intensely heated, scorched, distressed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of abhitapta

abhitapta - intensely heated, scorched, inflamed, distressed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √tap with prefix abhi-

Prefix: abhi

Root: tap (class 1)

Note: Predicative adjective for 'agniḥ'.