महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-155, verse-12

तपःपरायणाः सर्वे सिध्यन्ति तपसा च ते ।
इत्येवं तपसा देवा महत्त्वं चाप्यवाप्नुवन् ॥१२॥

12. tapaḥparāyaṇāḥ sarve sidhyanti tapasā ca te ,
ityevaṁ tapasā devā mahattvaṁ cāpyavāpnuvan.

12. tapaḥparāyaṇāḥ sarve sidhyanti tapasā ca te iti
evam tapasā devāḥ mahattvam ca api avāpnuvan

12. sarve tapaḥparāyaṇāḥ te ca tapasā sidhyanti iti
evam devāḥ api tapasā mahattvam ca avāpnuvan

12. All those dedicated to austerity (tapas) achieve success through their austerity (tapas). Thus, through austerity (tapas), even the gods attained greatness.

Words meanings summery:

• तपःपरायणाः (tapaḥparāyaṇāḥ) - devoted to austerity, intent on asceticism

• सर्वे (sarve) - all, everyone

• सिध्यन्ति (sidhyanti) - they succeed, they achieve perfection

• तपसा (tapasā) - by austerity, through penance

• च (ca) - and, also

• ते (te) - referring to those devoted to austerity (they)

• इति (iti) - thus, so, in this way

• एवम् (evam) - thus, so, in this manner

• तपसा (tapasā) - by austerity, through penance

• देवाः (devāḥ) - gods, divine beings

• महत्त्वं (mahattvaṁ) - greatness, importance, dignity

• च (ca) - and, also

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• अवाप्नुवन् (avāpnuvan) - they obtained, they achieved

Words meanings and morphology

तपःपरायणाः (tapaḥparāyaṇāḥ) - devoted to austerity, intent on asceticism

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tapaḥparāyaṇa

tapaḥparāyaṇa - devoted to austerity/penance

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tapas+parāyaṇa)

• tapas – austerity, penance, heat, spiritual fervor
  noun (neuter)
  Root: tap (class 1)
• parāyaṇa – chiefly devoted to, having as main object, highest aim
  adjective (masculine)
  Prefix: parā

सर्वे (sarve) - all, everyone

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, entire

सिध्यन्ति (sidhyanti) - they succeed, they achieve perfection

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of sidh

Root: sidh (class 4)

तपसा (tapasā) - by austerity, through penance

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tapas

tapas - austerity, penance, spiritual fervor, heat

Root: tap (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - referring to those devoted to austerity (they)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

इति (iti) - thus, so, in this way

(indeclinable)

एवम् (evam) - thus, so, in this manner

(indeclinable)

Note: Often used with iti to emphasize 'thus' or 'in this manner'.

तपसा (tapasā) - by austerity, through penance

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tapas

tapas - austerity, penance, spiritual fervor, heat

Root: tap (class 1)

देवाः (devāḥ) - gods, divine beings

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of deva

deva - a god, divine being

Root: div (class 4)

महत्त्वं (mahattvaṁ) - greatness, importance, dignity

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mahattva

mahattva - greatness, magnitude, dignity, importance

from mahat (great) + tva (suffix for abstract noun)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

अवाप्नुवन् (avāpnuvan) - they obtained, they achieved

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperfect past (laṅ) of āp

Prefix: ava

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: With ava prefix.