महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-278, verse-28

तुष्टाव च महायोगी देवं तत्रस्थ एव च ।
निःसारं काङ्क्षमाणस्तु तेजसा प्रत्यहन्यत ॥२८॥

28. tuṣṭāva ca mahāyogī devaṁ tatrastha eva ca ,
niḥsāraṁ kāṅkṣamāṇastu tejasā pratyahanyata.

28. tuṣṭāva ca mahāyogī devam tatrasthaḥ eva ca
niḥsāram kāṅkṣamāṇaḥ tu tejasā pratyahanyata

28. mahāyogī ca tatrasthaḥ devam tuṣṭāva ca
niḥsāram kāṅkṣamāṇaḥ tu tejasā pratyahanyata

28. The great yogi also praised the deity present there. However, desiring something without essence, he was repelled by the divine effulgence.

Words meanings summery:

• तुष्टाव (tuṣṭāva) - praised, extolled

• च (ca) - and, also

• महायोगी (mahāyogī) - the great yogi

• देवम् (devam) - the god, the deity

• तत्रस्थः (tatrasthaḥ) - present there, situated there

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, just

• च (ca) - and, also

• निःसारम् (niḥsāram) - desiring something without essence (worthless, without essence, unsubstantial)

• काङ्क्षमाणः (kāṅkṣamāṇaḥ) - the yogi desiring (desiring, wishing for, longing for)

• तु (tu) - but, however, indeed

• तेजसा (tejasā) - by the divine effulgence (by effulgence, by radiance, by splendor)

• प्रत्यहन्यत (pratyahanyata) - was repelled, was struck back

Words meanings and morphology

तुष्टाव (tuṣṭāva) - praised, extolled

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (Lit) of √stu

Root: stu (class 2)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

महायोगी (mahāyogī) - the great yogi

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāyogin

mahāyogin - a great yogi, a great ascetic

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+yogin)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
  Feminine form of mahat, often used in compounds.
• yogin – a yogi, one who practices yoga
  noun (masculine)
  From √yuj + -in (agent suffix).
  Root: yuj (class 7)

देवम् (devam) - the god, the deity

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of deva

deva - god, deity, divine being, celestial

Root: div (class 4)

तत्रस्थः (tatrasthaḥ) - present there, situated there

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tatrastha

tatrastha - standing or staying there, present, existing there

From tatra (there) + stha (standing/being).

Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (tatra+stha)

• tatra – there, in that place, in that case
  indeclinable
  Locative of tad.
• stha – standing, staying, being in
  adjective (masculine)
  From √sthā with suffix -a.
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'mahāyogī'.

एव (eva) - only, indeed, just

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

निःसारम् (niḥsāram) - desiring something without essence (worthless, without essence, unsubstantial)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of niḥsāra

niḥsāra - worthless, unsubstantial, essence-less, empty, vain

Compound type : pradi-tatpuruṣa (nis+sāra)

• nis – out, forth, away, without
  indeclinable
  A prefix/upasarga indicating absence or negation.
• sāra – essence, core, pith, strength, value
  noun (masculine)
  From √sṛ (to flow, move) or related to √śṛ (to break).
  Root: sṛ (class 1)

Note: Modifies an implied object, such as 'something'.

काङ्क्षमाणः (kāṅkṣamāṇaḥ) - the yogi desiring (desiring, wishing for, longing for)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kāṅkṣamāṇa

kāṅkṣamāṇa - desiring, wishing for, longing for

Present Middle Participle

From √kāṅkṣ (to desire, wish). Present tense, middle voice.

Root: kāṅkṣ (class 1)

Note: Modifies the implied subject 'he' (the great yogi).

तु (tu) - but, however, indeed

(indeclinable)

Particle indicating contrast or emphasis.

तेजसा (tejasā) - by the divine effulgence (by effulgence, by radiance, by splendor)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tejas

tejas - effulgence, radiance, splendor, vigor, energy, divine power, spiritual energy

Root: tij (class 1)

प्रत्यहन्यत (pratyahanyata) - was repelled, was struck back

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle/passive, imperfect (Laṅ) of √han

Root: han (class 2)

Note: From √han with prefix prati (against, back).