महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-161, verse-2

अथ चन्द्रप्रभां मुष्णन्नादित्यस्य पुरःसरः ।
अरुणोऽभ्युदयां चक्रे ताम्रीकुर्वन्निवाम्बरम् ॥२॥

2. atha candraprabhāṁ muṣṇannādityasya puraḥsaraḥ ,
aruṇo'bhyudayāṁ cakre tāmrīkurvannivāmbaram.

2. atha candraprabhām muṣṇan ādityasya puraḥsaraḥ
aruṇaḥ abhyudayām cakre tāmrīkurvan iva ambaram

2. atha ādityasya puraḥsaraḥ aruṇaḥ candraprabhām
muṣṇan ambaram tāmrīkurvan iva abhyudayām cakre

2. Then, Aruna, the forerunner of the sun, dimming the moon's light, made his ascent, as if coloring the sky reddish.

Words meanings summery:

• अथ (atha) - then, now, thereupon

• चन्द्रप्रभाम् (candraprabhām) - the moonlight, the moon's radiance

• मुष्णन् (muṣṇan) - dimming the moon's light (stealing, robbing, dimming)

• आदित्यस्य (ādityasya) - of the sun

• पुरःसरः (puraḥsaraḥ) - forerunner of the sun (forerunner, herald, going before)

• अरुणः (aruṇaḥ) - Aruna, the charioteer of the sun (Aruna (the charioteer of the sun), reddish, dawn)

• अभ्युदयाम् (abhyudayām) - rising, ascent, prosperity

• चक्रे (cakre) - made his ascent (made, did, performed, caused)

• ताम्रीकुर्वन् (tāmrīkurvan) - coloring the sky reddish (making reddish, coloring red)

• इव (iva) - as if, like, as

• अम्बरम् (ambaram) - the sky (sky, atmosphere, garment)

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - then, now, thereupon

(indeclinable)

चन्द्रप्रभाम् (candraprabhām) - the moonlight, the moon's radiance

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of candraprabhā

candraprabhā - moonlight, moon's radiance

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (candra+prabhā)

• candra – moon
  noun (masculine)
• prabhā – light, radiance, splendor
  noun (feminine)

मुष्णन् (muṣṇan) - dimming the moon's light (stealing, robbing, dimming)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of muṣṇat

muṣṇat - stealing, robbing, dimming

present active participle

Derived from root muṣ (to steal)

Root: muṣ (class 9)

Note: Agrees with Aruṇaḥ.

आदित्यस्य (ādityasya) - of the sun

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of āditya

āditya - the sun, son of Aditi, a god

पुरःसरः (puraḥsaraḥ) - forerunner of the sun (forerunner, herald, going before)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of puraḥsara

puraḥsara - forerunner, going before, herald

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (puras+sara)

• puras – before, in front, eastward
  indeclinable
• sara – going, moving, flowing
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun from root sṛ
  Root: sṛ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with Aruṇaḥ.

अरुणः (aruṇaḥ) - Aruna, the charioteer of the sun (Aruna (the charioteer of the sun), reddish, dawn)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aruṇa

aruṇa - Aruna (the charioteer of the sun), reddish, dawn

Note: Subject of the sentence.

अभ्युदयाम् (abhyudayām) - rising, ascent, prosperity

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of abhyudayā

abhyudayā - rising, ascent, prosperity

Feminine noun derived from abhi-ud-i (to rise)

Prefixes: abhi+ud

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Object of `cakre`.

चक्रे (cakre) - made his ascent (made, did, performed, caused)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (liṭ) of kṛ

perfect tense, middle voice, 3rd person singular

From root kṛ, perfect tense, middle voice.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

ताम्रीकुर्वन् (tāmrīkurvan) - coloring the sky reddish (making reddish, coloring red)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tāmrīkurvat

tāmrīkurvat - making reddish

present active participle

Derived from the denominative verb tāmrīkṛ (to make red), from tāmrī (reddish) + kṛ (to make).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with Aruṇaḥ.

इव (iva) - as if, like, as

(indeclinable)

अम्बरम् (ambaram) - the sky (sky, atmosphere, garment)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ambara

ambara - sky, atmosphere, garment

Note: Object of `tāmrīkurvan`.