महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-144, verse-37

सा निशा भरतश्रेष्ठ प्रदीपैरवभासिता ।
दिवसप्रतिमा राजन्बभूव रणमूर्धनि ॥३७॥

37. sā niśā bharataśreṣṭha pradīpairavabhāsitā ,
divasapratimā rājanbabhūva raṇamūrdhani.

37. sā niśā bharataśreṣṭha pradīpaiḥ avabhāsitā
divasapratimā rājan babhūva raṇamūrdhani

37. bharataśreṣṭha rājan sā niśā pradīpaiḥ
avabhāsitā divasapratimā babhūva raṇamūrdhani

37. O best among the Bhāratas, O King, that night, illumined by lamps, became like a day at the forefront of the battle.

Words meanings summery:

• सा (sā) - that, she

• निशा (niśā) - night

• भरतश्रेष्ठ (bharataśreṣṭha) - O best among the Bhāratas

• प्रदीपैः (pradīpaiḥ) - by lamps

• अवभासिता (avabhāsitā) - illumined, made bright

• दिवसप्रतिमा (divasapratimā) - like a day, resembling a day

• राजन् (rājan) - O King

• बभूव (babhūva) - became, happened

• रणमूर्धनि (raṇamūrdhani) - on the battlefield, at the head of the battle

Words meanings and morphology

सा (sā) - that, she

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sa

sa - that, he, she, it

निशा (niśā) - night

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of niśā

niśā - night

भरतश्रेष्ठ (bharataśreṣṭha) - O best among the Bhāratas

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bharataśreṣṭha

bharataśreṣṭha - best among the Bhāratas

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bharata+śreṣṭha)

• bharata – descendant of Bharata, a clan name
  proper noun (masculine)
• śreṣṭha – best, most excellent, supreme
  adjective (masculine)

प्रदीपैः (pradīpaiḥ) - by lamps

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of pradīpa

pradīpa - lamp, light

अवभासिता (avabhāsitā) - illumined, made bright

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of avabhāsita

avabhāsita - illumined, lit up, made bright

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root bhās (to shine) with prefix ava

Prefix: ava

Root: bhās (class 1)

दिवसप्रतिमा (divasapratimā) - like a day, resembling a day

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of divasapratimā

divasapratimā - resembling a day, image of a day

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (divasa+pratimā)

• divasa – day
  noun (masculine)
• pratimā – image, likeness, resemblance
  noun (feminine)

राजन् (rājan) - O King

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

बभूव (babhūva) - became, happened

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of bhū

Perfect

3rd person singular perfect active of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

रणमूर्धनि (raṇamūrdhani) - on the battlefield, at the head of the battle

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of raṇamūrdhan

raṇamūrdhan - head of battle, battlefield

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (raṇa+mūrdhan)

• raṇa – battle, war, fight
  noun (masculine)
• mūrdhan – head, top, foremost part
  noun (masculine)