महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-263, verse-38

ततः प्रहृष्टवदनो भूय आरब्धवांस्तपः ।
भूयश्चाचिन्तयत्सिद्धो यत्परं सोऽभ्यपद्यत ॥३८॥

38. tataḥ prahṛṣṭavadano bhūya ārabdhavāṁstapaḥ ,
bhūyaścācintayatsiddho yatparaṁ so'bhyapadyata.

38. tataḥ prahṛṣṭavadanaḥ bhūyaḥ ārabdhavān tapaḥ bhūyaḥ
ca acintayat siddhaḥ yat param saḥ abhyapadyata

38. tataḥ prahṛṣṭavadanaḥ bhūyaḥ tapas ārabdhavān ca bhūyaḥ
siddhaḥ saḥ yat param abhyapadyata (tat) acintayat

38. Then, with a joyful face, he resumed his austerity (tapas). And, being perfected, he pondered again over that supreme state which he had attained.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, therefrom, thereupon)

• प्रहृष्टवदनः (prahṛṣṭavadanaḥ) - with a joyful face (having a joyful face, with a delighted countenance)

• भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again (again, further, more, repeatedly)

• आरब्धवान् (ārabdhavān) - he resumed/began (he began, he undertook)

• तपः (tapaḥ) - austerity (tapas) (austerity, penance, heat)

• भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again (again, further, more, repeatedly)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• अचिन्तयत् (acintayat) - he pondered (he thought, he considered)

• सिद्धः (siddhaḥ) - being perfected (perfected, accomplished, successful, a perfected being)

• यत् (yat) - that which (which, what, that)

• परम् (param) - supreme (state/goal) (supreme, ultimate, highest, best)

• सः (saḥ) - he (he, that)

• अभ्यपद्यत (abhyapadyata) - he had attained (he obtained, he reached, he attained)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, therefrom, thereupon)

(indeclinable)

प्रहृष्टवदनः (prahṛṣṭavadanaḥ) - with a joyful face (having a joyful face, with a delighted countenance)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prahṛṣṭavadana

prahṛṣṭavadana - having a joyful face, delighted-faced

Bahuvrīhi compound

Compound type : bahuvrihi (pra+hṛṣṭa+vadana)

• pra – before, forward, very, excellent
  indeclinable
• hṛṣṭa – rejoiced, glad, thrilled, happy
  adjective (masculine)
  past passive participle
  From root hṛṣ- to be glad, rejoice
  Root: hṛṣ (class 4)
• vadana – face, mouth, countenance
  noun (neuter)
  From root vad- to speak
  Root: vad (class 1)

Note: Refers to the subject of the sentence

भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again (again, further, more, repeatedly)

(indeclinable)

comparative of 'bhūri'

आरब्धवान् (ārabdhavān) - he resumed/began (he began, he undertook)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ārabdhavat

ārabdhavat - having begun, having undertaken

past active participle

From prefix ā + root rabh- to take, seize; with 'vat' suffix for active past participle

Prefix: ā

Root: rabh (class 1)

Note: Past active participle used as finite verb.

तपः (tapaḥ) - austerity (tapas) (austerity, penance, heat)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tapas

tapas - austerity, penance, heat, spiritual fervor

derived from root tap- to heat, to suffer penance

Root: tap (class 1)

Note: Object of 'ārabdhavān'

भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again (again, further, more, repeatedly)

(indeclinable)

comparative of 'bhūri'

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

अचिन्तयत् (acintayat) - he pondered (he thought, he considered)

(verb)

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

imperfect active

Third person singular, imperfect, active voice

Root: cint (class 10)

सिद्धः (siddhaḥ) - being perfected (perfected, accomplished, successful, a perfected being)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of siddha

siddha - accomplished, perfected, successful, ready, prepared, a perfected being

past passive participle

from root sidh- to be accomplished

Root: sidh (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'saḥ' (implied subject of 'acintayat').

यत् (yat) - that which (which, what, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that, because, since

Relative pronoun

Note: Can also be accusative singular neuter. Here it refers to the object of attainment.

परम् (param) - supreme (state/goal) (supreme, ultimate, highest, best)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of para

para - supreme, ultimate, highest, other, distant, subsequent

Note: Object of 'abhyapadyata'.

सः (saḥ) - he (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun

Note: Subject of 'abhyapadyata'

अभ्यपद्यत (abhyapadyata) - he had attained (he obtained, he reached, he attained)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, imperfect (laṅ) of abhipad

imperfect middle

Third person singular, imperfect, middle voice

Prefix: abhi

Root: pad (class 4)