महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-266, verse-40

मयस्य किल दैत्यस्य तदासीद्वेश्म राघव ।
तत्र प्रभावती नाम तपोऽतप्यत तापसी ॥४०॥

40. mayasya kila daityasya tadāsīdveśma rāghava ,
tatra prabhāvatī nāma tapo'tapyata tāpasī.

40. mayasya kila daityasya tadā āsīt veśma rāghava
tatra prabhāvatī nāma tapas atapyata tāpasī

40. O Rāghava, that was indeed the dwelling of the demon Maya. There, a female ascetic (tāpasī) named Prabhāvatī was performing severe spiritual austerities (tapas).

Words meanings summery:

• मयस्य (mayasya) - of the demon Maya (of Maya)

• किल (kila) - indeed (indeed, certainly, it is said)

• दैत्यस्य (daityasya) - of the demon (of a demon, of a Daitya)

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• आसीत् (āsīt) - was (was, existed)

• वेश्म (veśma) - dwelling (dwelling, house, abode)

• राघव (rāghava) - O Rāghava (O descendant of Raghu (epithet for Rama))

• तत्र (tatra) - there (there, in that place)

• प्रभावती (prabhāvatī) - Prabhāvatī (Prabhāvatī (name of a female))

• नाम (nāma) - named (by name, named, indeed, verily)

• तपस् (tapas) - spiritual austerities (tapas) (heat, asceticism, spiritual austerity)

• अतप्यत (atapyata) - was performing (asceticism) (was performing asceticism, was heating oneself)

• तापसी (tāpasī) - female ascetic (tāpasī) (female ascetic)

Words meanings and morphology

मयस्य (mayasya) - of the demon Maya (of Maya)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of maya

maya - Maya (proper noun, name of an architect demon)

किल (kila) - indeed (indeed, certainly, it is said)

(indeclinable)

दैत्यस्य (daityasya) - of the demon (of a demon, of a Daitya)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of daitya

daitya - descendant of Diti, a demon

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

आसीत् (āsīt) - was (was, existed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

वेश्म (veśma) - dwelling (dwelling, house, abode)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of veśman

veśman - dwelling, house, abode

Root: viś (class 6)

राघव (rāghava) - O Rāghava (O descendant of Raghu (epithet for Rama))

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu, name of Rama

तत्र (tatra) - there (there, in that place)

(indeclinable)

प्रभावती (prabhāvatī) - Prabhāvatī (Prabhāvatī (name of a female))

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of prabhāvatī

prabhāvatī - having brilliance, radiant; a proper name

नाम (nāma) - named (by name, named, indeed, verily)

(indeclinable)

तपस् (tapas) - spiritual austerities (tapas) (heat, asceticism, spiritual austerity)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tapas

tapas - heat, asceticism, spiritual austerity, penance

Root: tap (class 1)

अतप्यत (atapyata) - was performing (asceticism) (was performing asceticism, was heating oneself)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of tap

Root tap in the passive voice with middle endings, third person singular imperfect.

Root: tap (class 1)

Note: Often takes tapas as cognate object.

तापसी (tāpasī) - female ascetic (tāpasī) (female ascetic)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tāpasī

tāpasī - female ascetic

Derived from tapas