महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-14, verse-179

अद्य जातो ह्यहं देव अद्य मे सफलं तपः ।
यन्मे साक्षान्महादेवः प्रसन्नस्तिष्ठतेऽग्रतः ॥१७९॥

179. adya jāto hyahaṁ deva adya me saphalaṁ tapaḥ ,
yanme sākṣānmahādevaḥ prasannastiṣṭhate'grataḥ.

179. adya jātaḥ hi aham deva adya me saphalam tapaḥ
yat me sākṣāt mahādevaḥ prasannaḥ tiṣṭhate agrataḥ

179. deva adya hi aham jātaḥ adya me tapaḥ saphalam
yat mahādevaḥ sākṣāt me agrataḥ prasannaḥ tiṣṭhate

179. O God, today I am truly born (anew)! Today my asceticism (tapas) has become fruitful, because Mahadeva himself stands before me, pleased.

Words meanings summery:

• अद्य (adya) - today, now

• जातः (jātaḥ) - truly born (anew) (born, produced, arisen)

• हि (hi) - truly (indeed, surely, for)

• अहम् (aham) - I

• देव (deva) - O Mahadeva (Shiva) (O God)

• अद्य (adya) - today, now

• मे (me) - my (asceticism) (to me, for me, my)

• सफलम् (saphalam) - fruitful, successful

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

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

• मे (me) - before me (to me, for me, my)

• साक्षात् (sākṣāt) - directly, personally, in person

• महादेवः (mahādevaḥ) - Mahadeva (Lord Shiva)

• प्रसन्नः (prasannaḥ) - pleased, gracious, clear

• तिष्ठते (tiṣṭhate) - he stands, he remains

• अग्रतः (agrataḥ) - in front, before

Words meanings and morphology

अद्य (adya) - today, now

(indeclinable)

Formed from idam + dyā (day)

जातः (jātaḥ) - truly born (anew) (born, produced, arisen)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jāta

jāta - born, produced, arisen, happened

Past Passive Participle

From root jan- (to be born)

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Qualifies 'aham'

हि (hi) - truly (indeed, surely, for)

(indeclinable)

Particle for emphasis or explanation

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

First person pronoun

देव (deva) - O Mahadeva (Shiva) (O God)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of deva

deva - god, deity

From root div- (to shine)

Root: div (class 4)

Note: Addressing Mahadeva

अद्य (adya) - today, now

(indeclinable)

Formed from idam + dyā (day)

मे (me) - my (asceticism) (to me, for me, my)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

First person pronoun, enclitic form

Note: Possessive, refers to the narrator

सफलम् (saphalam) - fruitful, successful

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of saphala

saphala - fruitful, successful, effective

Compound of sa- (with) + phala (fruit)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+phala)

• sa – with, together with, possessing
  prefix
• phala – fruit, result, reward
  noun (neuter)
  Root: phal (class 1)

तपः (tapaḥ) - asceticism, penance, spiritual austerity

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tapas

tapas - heat, austerity, penance, spiritual fervor

From root tap- (to heat, to perform austerity)

Root: tap (class 1)

Note: Subject of the implied 'is'

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

(indeclinable)

Relative pronoun, used here as a conjunction

Note: Introduces the reason

मे (me) - before me (to me, for me, my)

(pronoun)

singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

First person pronoun, enclitic form

Note: Refers to the narrator

साक्षात् (sākṣāt) - directly, personally, in person

(indeclinable)

From sa- (with) + akṣa (eye), adverbial suffix -t

महादेवः (mahādevaḥ) - Mahadeva (Lord Shiva)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahādeva

mahādeva - The Great God (epithet of Shiva)

Compound of mahā (great) + deva (god)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+deva)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
  Root: div (class 4)

Note: Subject of 'tiṣṭhate'

प्रसन्नः (prasannaḥ) - pleased, gracious, clear

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prasanna

prasanna - clear, bright, propitious, pleased, gracious, well-disposed

Past Passive Participle

From prefix pra- + root sad- (to sit, to settle, to be pleased)

Prefix: pra

Root: sad (class 1)

Note: Describes the state of Mahadeva

तिष्ठते (tiṣṭhate) - he stands, he remains

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of sthā

Present active indicative

Class 1 verb, middle voice (ātmanepada)

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Subject is 'Mahadevaḥ'

अग्रतः (agrataḥ) - in front, before

(indeclinable)

From agra (front, top) + -tas suffix

Note: Expresses position relative to the speaker