महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-189, verse-42

तोषयामास तपसा सा किलोग्रेण शंकरम् ।
तामुवाचेश्वरः प्रीतो वृणु काममिति स्वयम् ॥४२॥

42. toṣayāmāsa tapasā sā kilogreṇa śaṁkaram ,
tāmuvāceśvaraḥ prīto vṛṇu kāmamiti svayam.

42. toṣayāmāsa tapasā sā kila ugreṇa śaṅkaram tām
uvāca īśvaraḥ prītaḥ vṛṇu kāmam iti svayam

42. She, with her severe asceticism (tapas), indeed pleased Śaṅkara. The Lord, pleased, then personally said to her, "Choose a wish!"

Words meanings summery:

• तोषयामास (toṣayāmāsa) - she pleased, she gratified

• तपसा (tapasā) - by asceticism, by spiritual austerity, by penance

• सा (sā) - she

• किल (kila) - indeed, verily, it is said

• उग्रेण (ugreṇa) - by intense, by severe

• शङ्करम् (śaṅkaram) - Śaṅkara (Lord Shiva)

• ताम् (tām) - to her

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

• ईश्वरः (īśvaraḥ) - Lord Śaṅkara (Shiva) (the Lord, the master, the powerful one)

• प्रीतः (prītaḥ) - pleased, satisfied, glad

• वृणु (vṛṇu) - choose, select, ask for

• कामम् (kāmam) - wish, desire, boon, love

• इति (iti) - thus, so (marks the end of a direct quote or thought)

• स्वयम् (svayam) - himself, herself, itself, personally

Words meanings and morphology

तोषयामास (toṣayāmāsa) - she pleased, she gratified

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of tuṣ

causative, perfect

Causative form (toṣaya) in perfect tense (āmāsa suffix)

Root: tuṣ (class 4)

तपसा (tapasā) - by asceticism, by spiritual austerity, by penance

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tapas

tapas - asceticism, spiritual austerity, penance, heat

सा (sā) - she

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - he, she, it, that

किल (kila) - indeed, verily, it is said

(indeclinable)

उग्रेण (ugreṇa) - by intense, by severe

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of ugra

ugra - fierce, terrible, severe, intense

शङ्करम् (śaṅkaram) - Śaṅkara (Lord Shiva)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śaṅkara

śaṅkara - Śaṅkara (name of Shiva); benefactor, auspicious

ताम् (tām) - to her

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - he, she, it, that

उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

ईश्वरः (īśvaraḥ) - Lord Śaṅkara (Shiva) (the Lord, the master, the powerful one)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of īśvara

īśvara - Lord, master, ruler, powerful, capable

प्रीतः (prītaḥ) - pleased, satisfied, glad

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prīta

prīta - pleased, delighted, beloved

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'prī'

Root: prī (class 9)

वृणु (vṛṇu) - choose, select, ask for

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (loṭ) of vṛ

Root: vṛ (class 5)

कामम् (kāmam) - wish, desire, boon, love

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kāma

kāma - desire, wish, love, pleasure, boon

इति (iti) - thus, so (marks the end of a direct quote or thought)

(indeclinable)

स्वयम् (svayam) - himself, herself, itself, personally

(indeclinable)