महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-207, verse-18

उग्रेण तपसा तेन प्रणिपातेन शंकरः ।
ईश्वरस्तोषितस्तेन महादेव उमापतिः ॥१८॥

18. ugreṇa tapasā tena praṇipātena śaṁkaraḥ ,
īśvarastoṣitastena mahādeva umāpatiḥ.

18. ugreṇa tapasā tena praṇipātena śaṅkaraḥ
īśvaraḥ toṣitaḥ tena mahādevaḥ umāpatiḥ

18. By that severe austerity (tapas) and prostration, Śaṅkara, the Lord Mahādeva, husband of Umā, was pleased by him.

Words meanings summery:

• उग्रेण (ugreṇa) - by severe, by fierce, by formidable

• तपसा (tapasā) - by austerity, by penance

• तेन (tena) - by him (King Prabhaṅkara) (by him, by that)

• प्रणिपातेन (praṇipātena) - by prostration, by bowing down

• शङ्करः (śaṅkaraḥ) - a name of Lord Shiva (Śaṅkara)

• ईश्वरः (īśvaraḥ) - the Lord (Shiva) (Lord, master, ruler)

• तोषितः (toṣitaḥ) - pleased, satisfied

• तेन (tena) - by him (King Prabhaṅkara) (by him, by that)

• महादेवः (mahādevaḥ) - a name of Lord Shiva (Mahādeva, the Great God)

• उमापतिः (umāpatiḥ) - a name of Lord Shiva (husband of Umā)

Words meanings and morphology

उग्रेण (ugreṇa) - by severe, by fierce, by formidable

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of ugra

ugra - severe, fierce, formidable, mighty

Note: Agrees with 'tapasā'.

तपसा (tapasā) - by austerity, by penance

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tapas

tapas - austerity, penance, heat, spiritual fervor

तेन (tena) - by him (King Prabhaṅkara) (by him, by that)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Prabhaṅkara, the agent of the austerity and prostration.

प्रणिपातेन (praṇipātena) - by prostration, by bowing down

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of praṇipāta

praṇipāta - prostration, bowing down, respectful salutation

Prefixes: pra+ni

Root: pat (class 1)

शङ्करः (śaṅkaraḥ) - a name of Lord Shiva (Śaṅkara)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śaṅkara

śaṅkara - causing prosperity, auspicious, a name of Shiva

ईश्वरः (īśvaraḥ) - the Lord (Shiva) (Lord, master, ruler)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of īśvara

īśvara - Lord, master, ruler, god

Note: An epithet for Lord Shiva.

तोषितः (toṣitaḥ) - pleased, satisfied

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of toṣita

toṣita - pleased, satisfied, delighted

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle from the causative of root tuṣ (to be pleased)

Root: tuṣ (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'śaṅkaraḥ'.

तेन (tena) - by him (King Prabhaṅkara) (by him, by that)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Prabhaṅkara, the agent who pleased Shiva.

महादेवः (mahādevaḥ) - a name of Lord Shiva (Mahādeva, the Great God)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahādeva

mahādeva - Great God, a name of Shiva

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+deva)

• mahā – great, mighty, large
  adjective (masculine)
• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)

Note: An epithet for Lord Shiva.

उमापतिः (umāpatiḥ) - a name of Lord Shiva (husband of Umā)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of umāpati

umāpati - husband of Umā, Lord of Umā, a name of Shiva

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (umā+pati)

• umā – Umā (name of Parvati, Shiva's consort)
  proper noun (feminine)
• pati – husband, lord, master
  noun (masculine)

Note: An epithet for Lord Shiva.