महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-210, verse-16

प्रतापस्तपसो ज्ञानं लोके संशब्दितं तपः ।
रजस्तमोघ्नं यत्कर्म तपसस्तत्स्वलक्षणम् ॥१६॥

16. pratāpastapaso jñānaṁ loke saṁśabditaṁ tapaḥ ,
rajastamoghnaṁ yatkarma tapasastatsvalakṣaṇam.

16. pratāpaḥ tapasaḥ jñānam loke saṃśabditam tapaḥ
rajas tamoghnam yat karma tapasaḥ tat svalakṣaṇam

16. tapasaḥ pratāpaḥ jñānam loke tapaḥ saṃśabditam
yat karma rajas tamoghnam tat tapasas svalakṣaṇam

16. Splendor and knowledge, when resulting from spiritual discipline (tapas), are what people in the world refer to as spiritual discipline (tapas). However, the inherent characteristic of spiritual discipline (tapas) is that action which eliminates the qualities of passion (rajas) and inertia (tamas).

Words meanings summery:

• प्रतापः (pratāpaḥ) - splendor, might, majesty, power, glory

• तपसः (tapasaḥ) - of austerity, of spiritual discipline

• ज्ञानम् (jñānam) - knowledge, wisdom

• लोके (loke) - in the world, among people

• संशब्दितम् (saṁśabditam) - called, designated, spoken of

• तपः (tapaḥ) - austerity, spiritual discipline

• रजस् तमोघ्नम् (rajas tamoghnam) - that which removes rajas and tamas, dispelling passion and inertia

• यत् (yat) - which, that which

• कर्म (karma) - action, deed, work

• तपसस् (tapasas) - of austerity, of spiritual discipline

• तत् (tat) - that

• स्वलक्षणम् (svalakṣaṇam) - its own characteristic, its true nature

Words meanings and morphology

प्रतापः (pratāpaḥ) - splendor, might, majesty, power, glory

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pratāpa

pratāpa - splendor, might, majesty, power, glory

तपसः (tapasaḥ) - of austerity, of spiritual discipline

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of tapas

tapas - austerity, spiritual discipline, penance, heat

ज्ञानम् (jñānam) - knowledge, wisdom

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jñāna

jñāna - knowledge, wisdom, consciousness

लोके (loke) - in the world, among people

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, people, realm

संशब्दितम् (saṁśabditam) - called, designated, spoken of

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of saṃśabdita

saṁśabdita - called, designated, spoken of

Past Passive Participle

Formed from root śabd with prefix sam and suffix -ita

Prefix: sam

Root: śabd

तपः (tapaḥ) - austerity, spiritual discipline

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tapas

tapas - austerity, spiritual discipline, penance, heat

रजस् तमोघ्नम् (rajas tamoghnam) - that which removes rajas and tamas, dispelling passion and inertia

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of rajas tamoghna

rajas tamoghna - that which removes rajas and tamas

Compound type : karmadhāraya (rajas+tamoghna)

• rajas – passion, dust, impurity, menstruation
  noun (neuter)
• tamoghna – destroying darkness/ignorance/tamas
  adjective (masculine)
  derived from root han (to strike, kill) with tamas as first member
  Root: han (class 2)

यत् (yat) - which, that which

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

कर्म (karma) - action, deed, work

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of karman

karman - action, deed, work, ritual, fate

तपसस् (tapasas) - of austerity, of spiritual discipline

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of tapas

tapas - austerity, spiritual discipline, penance, heat

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, this

स्वलक्षणम् (svalakṣaṇam) - its own characteristic, its true nature

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of svalakṣaṇa

svalakṣaṇa - one's own characteristic, inherent nature

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+lakṣaṇa)

• sva – one's own, self
  pronoun (masculine)
• lakṣaṇa – characteristic, sign, mark, definition
  noun (neuter)