महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-250, verse-17

तां तथा कुर्वतीं तत्र तपः परमदुश्चरम् ।
पुनरेव महातेजा ब्रह्मा वचनमब्रवीत् ॥१७॥

17. tāṁ tathā kurvatīṁ tatra tapaḥ paramaduścaram ,
punareva mahātejā brahmā vacanamabravīt.

17. tām tathā kurvatīm tatra tapaḥ paramaduścaram
| punaḥ eva mahātejāḥ brahmā vacanam abravīt

17. punaḥ eva mahātejāḥ brahmā tām tathā tatra
paramaduścaram tapaḥ kurvatīm vacanam abravīt

17. To her, who was performing such extremely arduous austerities (tapas) there, the greatly glorious Brahmā again spoke these words.

Words meanings summery:

• ताम् (tām) - her, that (feminine)

• तथा (tathā) - thus, in that manner

• कुर्वतीम् (kurvatīm) - performing, doing (feminine)

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• तपः (tapaḥ) - austerity, penance

• परमदुश्चरम् (paramaduścaram) - extremely difficult to perform, most arduous

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, anew

• एव (eva) - indeed, just, only

• महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ) - greatly radiant, glorious (masculine nominative)

• ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Brahmā (the creator god)

• वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke, he said

Words meanings and morphology

ताम् (tām) - her, that (feminine)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तथा (tathā) - thus, in that manner

(indeclinable)

कुर्वतीम् (kurvatīm) - performing, doing (feminine)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kurvat

kurvat - doing, performing

Present Active Participle

Root: kṛ (class 8)

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

तपः (tapaḥ) - austerity, penance

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tapas

tapas - austerity, penance, spiritual heat (tapas)

परमदुश्चरम् (paramaduścaram) - extremely difficult to perform, most arduous

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of paramaduścara

paramaduścara - extremely difficult to perform, most arduous

Compound type : Karmadhāraya (parama+duścara)

• parama – supreme, highest, most
  adjective (masculine)
• duścara – difficult to perform, arduous
  adjective (masculine)
  Prefix: dus
  Root: car (class 1)

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, anew

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, just, only

(indeclinable)

महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ) - greatly radiant, glorious (masculine nominative)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahātejas

mahātejas - greatly glorious, splendid, mighty

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (mahat+tejas)

• mahat – great, large, mighty
  adjective (neuter)
• tejas – radiance, glory, power, energy
  noun (neuter)

ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Brahmā (the creator god)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahmā (the creator god), prayer, sacred word (brahman)

वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - word, speech, utterance

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke, he said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (Laṅ) of brū

Root: brū (class 2)