महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-24, verse-23

तारकाक्षसुतश्चासीद्धरिर्नाम महाबलः ।
तपस्तेपे परमकं येनातुष्यत्पितामहः ॥२३॥

23. tārakākṣasutaścāsīddharirnāma mahābalaḥ ,
tapastepe paramakaṁ yenātuṣyatpitāmahaḥ.

23. tārakākṣasutaḥ ca āsīt hariḥ nāma mahābalaḥ
tapaḥ tepe paramakam yena atuṣyat pitāmahaḥ

23. ca tārakākṣasutaḥ hariḥ nāma mahābalaḥ āsīt
saḥ paramakam tapaḥ tepe yena pitāmahaḥ atuṣyat

23. And there was a very mighty son of Tārakākṣa, named Hari. He performed supreme austerity (tapas), by which the grandfather (Brahmā) was pleased.

Words meanings summery:

• तारकाक्षसुतः (tārakākṣasutaḥ) - son of Tārakākṣa

• च (ca) - and, also

• आसीत् (āsīt) - he was, there was

• हरिः (hariḥ) - Hari (a proper name)

• नाम (nāma) - named, by name

• महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - very mighty, of great strength

• तपः (tapaḥ) - austerity (tapas), penance

• तेपे (tepe) - he performed (austerity)

• परमकम् (paramakam) - supreme, highest, excellent

• येन (yena) - by which, through which

• अतुष्यत् (atuṣyat) - he was pleased, he was satisfied

• पितामहः (pitāmahaḥ) - refers to Brahmā, the creator god, who is considered the grandfather of all beings (grandfather (Brahmā))

Words meanings and morphology

तारकाक्षसुतः (tārakākṣasutaḥ) - son of Tārakākṣa

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tārakākṣasuta

tārakākṣasuta - son of Tārakākṣa

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (tārakākṣa+suta)

• tārakākṣa – Tārakākṣa (name of an Asura)
  proper noun (masculine)
• suta – son
  noun (masculine)
  Root: sū (class 2)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

आसीत् (āsīt) - he was, there was

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, Imperfect (laṅ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

हरिः (hariḥ) - Hari (a proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hari

hari - Hari (a name for Vishnu/Krishna); lion; horse; monkey; sun

नाम (nāma) - named, by name

(indeclinable)

महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - very mighty, of great strength

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahābala

mahābala - having great strength, very mighty

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (mahā+bala)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective (feminine)
• bala – strength, power
  noun (neuter)

तपः (tapaḥ) - austerity (tapas), penance

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tapas

tapas - austerity, penance, heat, spiritual fervor (tapas)

Root: tap (class 1)

तेपे (tepe) - he performed (austerity)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, Perfect (liṭ) of tap

Root: tap (class 1)

परमकम् (paramakam) - supreme, highest, excellent

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of paramaka

paramaka - supreme, excellent, highest

येन (yena) - by which, through which

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, who, what

अतुष्यत् (atuṣyat) - he was pleased, he was satisfied

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, Imperfect (laṅ) of tuṣ

Root: tuṣ (class 4)

पितामहः (pitāmahaḥ) - refers to Brahmā, the creator god, who is considered the grandfather of all beings (grandfather (Brahmā))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pitāmaha

pitāmaha - grandfather, great father, Brahmā