महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-54, verse-26

त्रैलोक्यराज्यादपि हि तप एव विशिष्यते ।
तपसा हि सुतप्तेन क्रीडत्येष तपोधनः ॥२६॥

26. trailokyarājyādapi hi tapa eva viśiṣyate ,
tapasā hi sutaptena krīḍatyeṣa tapodhanaḥ.

26. trailokyārājyāt api hi tapas eva viśiṣyate
tapasā hi sutaptena krīḍati eṣaḥ tapodhanaḥ

26. Indeed, asceticism (tapas) alone surpasses even the dominion over the three worlds. For, this ascetic (tapodhana), whose wealth is (tapas), delights through intensely performed (tapas).

Words meanings summery:

• त्रैलोक्याराज्यात् (trailokyārājyāt) - from the kingdom of the three worlds

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• तपस् (tapas) - asceticism, austerity

• एव (eva) - alone, only, indeed, just

• विशिष्यते (viśiṣyate) - excels, is superior, is distinguished

• तपसा (tapasā) - by asceticism, through austerities

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• सुतप्तेन (sutaptena) - by well-practiced, by intensely performed

• क्रीडति (krīḍati) - plays, sports, enjoys, delights

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this one, he

• तपोधनः (tapodhanaḥ) - a sage whose wealth is asceticism, an ascetic

Words meanings and morphology

त्रैलोक्याराज्यात् (trailokyārājyāt) - from the kingdom of the three worlds

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of trailokyārājya

trailokyārājya - dominion over the three worlds, sovereignty of the three worlds

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (trailokya+rājya)

• trailokya – the three worlds
  noun (neuter)
• rājya – kingdom, sovereignty, dominion
  noun (neuter)
  Root: rāj (class 1)

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

तपस् (tapas) - asceticism, austerity

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tapas

tapas - asceticism, austerity, heat, spiritual fervor

Root: tap (class 1)

एव (eva) - alone, only, indeed, just

(indeclinable)

विशिष्यते (viśiṣyate) - excels, is superior, is distinguished

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of viśiṣ

Present Middle

Root √śiṣ (to distinguish) with prefix vi-, passive meaning implied by middle voice form, often active in meaning 'excels'.

Prefix: vi

Root: śiṣ (class 7)

तपसा (tapasā) - by asceticism, through austerities

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tapas

tapas - asceticism, austerity, heat, spiritual fervor

Root: tap (class 1)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

सुतप्तेन (sutaptena) - by well-practiced, by intensely performed

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of sutapta

sutapta - well-practiced, intensely performed, well-heated

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of √tap (to heat, practice austerity) with prefix su-.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+tapta)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
• tapta – heated, burnt, practiced (as austerity)
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past passive participle of √tap.
  Root: tap (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'tapasā'.

क्रीडति (krīḍati) - plays, sports, enjoys, delights

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of krīḍ

Present Active

Present indicative active, 3rd person singular.

Root: krīḍ (class 1)

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this one, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, this one (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Refers to 'tapodhanaḥ'.

तपोधनः (tapodhanaḥ) - a sage whose wealth is asceticism, an ascetic

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tapodhana

tapodhana - one whose wealth is asceticism (tapas), an ascetic, a sage

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tapas+dhana)

• tapas – asceticism, austerity
  noun (neuter)
  Root: tap (class 1)
• dhana – wealth, riches, property
  noun (neuter)
  Root: dhā (class 3)