महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-155, verse-2

प्रजापतिरिदं सर्वं तपसैवासृजत्प्रभुः ।
तथैव वेदानृषयस्तपसा प्रतिपेदिरे ॥२॥

2. prajāpatiridaṁ sarvaṁ tapasaivāsṛjatprabhuḥ ,
tathaiva vedānṛṣayastapasā pratipedire.

2. prajāpatiḥ idam sarvam tapasā eva asṛjat prabhuḥ
tathā eva vedān ṛṣayaḥ tapasā pratipedire

2. prajāpatiḥ prabhuḥ idam sarvam tapasā eva asṛjat.
tathā eva ṛṣayaḥ tapasā vedān pratipedire

2. Prajāpati, the Lord (prabhuḥ), created all this universe by asceticism (tapas) alone. Likewise, the sages (ṛṣayaḥ) obtained the Vedas through asceticism (tapas).

Words meanings summery:

• प्रजापतिः (prajāpatiḥ) - Prajāpati (the Lord of creation) (Lord of creation, Prajapati)

• इदम् (idam) - this (universe) (this, here)

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all (universe) (all, whole, everything)

• तपसा (tapasā) - through asceticism (tapas) (by asceticism (tapas), by penance)

• एव (eva) - alone (only, just, indeed, alone)

• असृजत् (asṛjat) - created (he created, he let loose)

• प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - the supreme lord (prabhuḥ) (lord, master, mighty)

• तथा (tathā) - likewise (thus, so, in that manner)

• एव (eva) - likewise (only, just, indeed, alone)

• वेदान् (vedān) - the Vedas

• ऋषयः (ṛṣayaḥ) - the sages (ṛṣayaḥ) (sages, seers)

• तपसा (tapasā) - through asceticism (tapas) (by asceticism (tapas), by penance)

• प्रतिपेदिरे (pratipedire) - obtained (they obtained, they realized, they attained)

Words meanings and morphology

प्रजापतिः (prajāpatiḥ) - Prajāpati (the Lord of creation) (Lord of creation, Prajapati)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prajāpati

prajāpati - lord of creatures, creator god, father of mankind, Prajapati

Compound: prajā (offspring, creatures) + pati (lord)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (prajā+pati)

• prajā – offspring, progeny, creatures, subjects
  noun (feminine)
• pati – lord, master, husband, owner
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of 'asṛjat'.

इदम् (idam) - this (universe) (this, here)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this here

Nominative/accusative singular neuter of 'idam'

Note: Object of 'asṛjat'.

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all (universe) (all, whole, everything)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

Note: Qualifies 'idam'.

तपसा (tapasā) - through asceticism (tapas) (by asceticism (tapas), by penance)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tapas

tapas - heat, warmth, penance, asceticism, austerity

From √tap (to heat, to burn)

Root: tap (class 1)

Note: Instrument of creation.

एव (eva) - alone (only, just, indeed, alone)

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle

Note: Emphasizes 'tapasā'.

असृजत् (asṛjat) - created (he created, he let loose)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of sṛj

Imperfect active

Third person singular, Imperfect active, of root √sṛj

Root: sṛj (class 6)

प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - the supreme lord (prabhuḥ) (lord, master, mighty)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prabhu

prabhu - lord, master, mighty, powerful, capable

Compound: pra (forth) + bhū (to be, to exist); one who is mighty/supreme.

Prefix: pra

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Appositive to 'prajāpatiḥ'.

तथा (tathā) - likewise (thus, so, in that manner)

(indeclinable)

Correlative adverb

एव (eva) - likewise (only, just, indeed, alone)

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle

Note: Combined with 'tathā'.

वेदान् (vedān) - the Vedas

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of veda

veda - Veda, sacred knowledge, knowledge

From √vid (to know)

Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Object of 'pratipedire'.

ऋषयः (ṛṣayaḥ) - the sages (ṛṣayaḥ) (sages, seers)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ṛṣi

ṛṣi - sage, seer, inspired poet, Vedic singer

From √ṛṣ (to go, to move)

Root: ṛṣ

Note: Subject of 'pratipedire'.

तपसा (tapasā) - through asceticism (tapas) (by asceticism (tapas), by penance)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tapas

tapas - heat, warmth, penance, asceticism, austerity

From √tap (to heat, to burn)

Root: tap (class 1)

Note: Instrument of obtaining the Vedas.

प्रतिपेदिरे (pratipedire) - obtained (they obtained, they realized, they attained)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, perfect (lit) of pad

Perfect Middle

Third person plural, Perfect Middle, of root √pad with prefix 'prati'

Prefix: prati

Root: pad (class 4)