महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-258, verse-20

पिता स्वर्गः पिता धर्मः पिता परमकं तपः ।
पितरि प्रीतिमापन्ने सर्वाः प्रीयन्ति देवताः ॥२०॥

20. pitā svargaḥ pitā dharmaḥ pitā paramakaṁ tapaḥ ,
pitari prītimāpanne sarvāḥ prīyanti devatāḥ.

20. pitā svargaḥ pitā dharmaḥ pitā paramakam tapaḥ
| pitari prītim āpanne sarvāḥ prīyanti devatāḥ

20. pitā svargaḥ pitā dharmaḥ pitā paramakam tapaḥ
pitari prītim āpanne sarvāḥ devatāḥ prīyanti

20. The father is heaven, the father is natural law (dharma), and the father is the supreme austerity (tapas). When the father is pleased, all the deities become pleased.

Words meanings summery:

• पिता (pitā) - father

• स्वर्गः (svargaḥ) - heaven, heavenly world

• पिता (pitā) - father

• धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature, duty, righteousness

• पिता (pitā) - father

• परमकम् (paramakam) - supreme, highest, excellent

• तपः (tapaḥ) - austerity, penance, spiritual discipline

• पितरि (pitari) - in the father, when the father

• प्रीतिम् (prītim) - pleasure, affection, satisfaction

• आपन्ने (āpanne) - having obtained, having reached, having become

• सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all, every

• प्रीयन्ति (prīyanti) - they are pleased, they become pleased

• देवताः (devatāḥ) - deities, gods

Words meanings and morphology

पिता (pitā) - father

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father

स्वर्गः (svargaḥ) - heaven, heavenly world

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svarga

svarga - heaven, paradise, celestial abode

Root: svar

पिता (pitā) - father

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father

धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature, duty, righteousness

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law, duty, righteousness, constitution, intrinsic nature, virtue

Root: dhṛ (class 3)

पिता (pitā) - father

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father

परमकम् (paramakam) - supreme, highest, excellent

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of paramaka

paramaka - supreme, highest, excellent, ultimate

Note: Agrees with 'tapaḥ' (neuter noun).

तपः (tapaḥ) - austerity, penance, spiritual discipline

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tapas

tapas - austerity, penance, spiritual discipline, heat

Root: tap (class 1)

पितरि (pitari) - in the father, when the father

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father

प्रीतिम् (prītim) - pleasure, affection, satisfaction

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of prīti

prīti - pleasure, affection, love, satisfaction

Root: prī (class 4)

आपन्ने (āpanne) - having obtained, having reached, having become

(participle)

Locative, masculine, singular of āpanna

āpanna - obtained, reached, fallen into, become, affected by

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'āp' with prefix 'ā'.

Prefix: ā

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Agrees with 'pitari' (locative singular masculine).

सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all, every

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

प्रीयन्ति (prīyanti) - they are pleased, they become pleased

(verb)

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

Root: prī (class 4)

देवताः (devatāḥ) - deities, gods

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of devatā

devatā - deity, god, divine being

Root: div (class 4)