महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-146, verse-15

नित्येन ब्रह्मचर्येण लिङ्गमस्य यदा स्थितम् ।
महयन्त्यस्य लोकाश्च महेश्वर इति स्मृतः ॥१५॥

15. nityena brahmacaryeṇa liṅgamasya yadā sthitam ,
mahayantyasya lokāśca maheśvara iti smṛtaḥ.

15. nityena brahmacaryeṇa liṅgam asya yadā sthitam
mahayanti asya lokāḥ ca maheśvaraḥ iti smṛtaḥ

15. nityena brahmacaryeṇa asya liṅgam yadā sthitam
asya lokāḥ ca mahayanti iti maheśvaraḥ smṛtaḥ

15. When his emblem (liṅga) is established through eternal celibacy (brahmacarya), his worlds glorify him, and he is therefore remembered as Maheśvara.

Words meanings summery:

• नित्येन (nityena) - by eternal, by constant, by perpetual

• ब्रह्मचर्येण (brahmacaryeṇa) - by celibacy, by religious studenthood

• लिङ्गम् (liṅgam) - Śiva's emblem (the emblem, the sign, the mark, the phallus)

• अस्य (asya) - of Śiva (his, of this)

• यदा (yadā) - when

• स्थितम् (sthitam) - established, standing, situated

• महयन्ति (mahayanti) - they glorify, they honor

• अस्य (asya) - of Maheśvara (Śiva) (his, of him)

• लोकाः (lokāḥ) - worlds, people

• च (ca) - and

• महेश्वरः (maheśvaraḥ) - Maheśvara, the Great Lord

• इति (iti) - thus, so, in this way

• स्मृतः (smṛtaḥ) - remembered, known, called

Words meanings and morphology

नित्येन (nityena) - by eternal, by constant, by perpetual

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of nitya

nitya - eternal, constant, perpetual, always existing

Note: Agrees with brahmacaryeṇa.

ब्रह्मचर्येण (brahmacaryeṇa) - by celibacy, by religious studenthood

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of brahmacarya

brahmacarya - celibacy, religious studenthood, practice of spiritual discipline

Compound type : tatpurusha (brahman+carya)

• brahman – Veda, sacred knowledge, ultimate reality (brahman)
  noun (neuter)
• carya – conduct, practice, observance
  noun (feminine)
  Gerundive/Past Passive Participle (from car)
  Derived from √car (to move, to practice) + -ya suffix
  Root: car (class 1)

लिङ्गम् (liṅgam) - Śiva's emblem (the emblem, the sign, the mark, the phallus)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of liṅga

liṅga - sign, mark, emblem, gender, phallus (specifically Śiva's liṅga)

Note: Subject of "sthitam".

अस्य (asya) - of Śiva (his, of this)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this person

Note: Refers to Śiva, qualifying "liṅgam".

यदा (yadā) - when

(indeclinable)

temporal adverb

स्थितम् (sthitam) - established, standing, situated

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sthita

sthita - standing, situated, existing, established

Past Passive Participle

from √sthā (to stand) + kta (past passive participle suffix)

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with "liṅgam".

महयन्ति (mahayanti) - they glorify, they honor

(verb)

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

denominative verb from mahat

Denominative verb formed from 'mahat' (great) in the 10th class (or causative of √mah).

Root: mah (class 10)

अस्य (asya) - of Maheśvara (Śiva) (his, of him)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this person

Note: Refers to Maheśvara, qualifying "lokāḥ".

लोकाः (lokāḥ) - worlds, people

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of loka

loka - world, region, people, community

Note: Subject of "mahayanti".

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

महेश्वरः (maheśvaraḥ) - Maheśvara, the Great Lord

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of maheśvara

maheśvara - the Great Lord, a name of Śiva

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+īśvara)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective (masculine)
• īśvara – lord, master, controller
  noun (masculine)
  from √īś (to rule, to be master)
  Root: īś (class 2)

Note: Predicate nominative with "iti smṛtaḥ".

इति (iti) - thus, so, in this way

(indeclinable)

स्मृतः (smṛtaḥ) - remembered, known, called

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of smṛta

smṛta - remembered, recollected, called, known

Past Passive Participle

from √smṛ (to remember) + kta (past passive participle suffix)

Root: smṛ (class 1)

Note: Predicate adjective, implicitly refers to 'he' (Śiva).