महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-32, verse-5

तप्यमानं तपो घोरं तं ददर्श पितामहः ।
परिशुष्कमांसत्वक्स्नायुं जटाचीरधरं प्रभुम् ॥५॥

5. tapyamānaṁ tapo ghoraṁ taṁ dadarśa pitāmahaḥ ,
pariśuṣkamāṁsatvaksnāyuṁ jaṭācīradharaṁ prabhum.

5. tapyamānam tapaḥ ghoram tam dadarśa pitāmahaḥ
pariśuṣkamāṃsatvaknsnāyum jaṭācīradharam prabhum

5. The Grandfather (Brahma) saw him, the lord, who was performing severe penance, with his flesh, skin, and sinews completely dried up, and wearing matted locks and bark garments.

Words meanings summery:

• तप्यमानम् (tapyamānam) - performing penance (performing penance, being heated)

• तपः (tapaḥ) - penance, austerity

• घोरम् (ghoram) - severe (terrible, severe)

• तम् (tam) - him (referring to Shesha/Ananta) (him, that)

• ददर्श (dadarśa) - he saw

• पितामहः (pitāmahaḥ) - Brahma (grandfather, Brahma)

• परिशुष्कमांसत्वक्न्स्नायुम् (pariśuṣkamāṁsatvaknsnāyum) - with dried flesh, skin, and sinews

• जटाचीरधरम् (jaṭācīradharam) - wearing matted locks and bark garments

• प्रभुम् (prabhum) - the lord (Shesha/Ananta) (lord, master, powerful)

Words meanings and morphology

तप्यमानम् (tapyamānam) - performing penance (performing penance, being heated)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tapyamāna

tapyamāna - performing penance, being heated, causing pain

present passive participle

From root tap (to heat, to perform penance) with -yamāna suffix

Root: tap (class 1)

तपः (tapaḥ) - penance, austerity

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tapas

tapas - heat, penance, austerity, spiritual exertion

घोरम् (ghoram) - severe (terrible, severe)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ghora

ghora - terrible, dreadful, severe, awful

Note: Agrees with tapaḥ in gender, number, case.

तम् (tam) - him (referring to Shesha/Ananta) (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

ददर्श (dadarśa) - he saw

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

पितामहः (pitāmahaḥ) - Brahma (grandfather, Brahma)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pitāmaha

pitāmaha - grandfather, great-father, Brahma

Compound type : tatpurusha (pitṛ+maha)

• pitṛ – father
  noun (masculine)
• maha – great, large, important
  adjective (masculine)

परिशुष्कमांसत्वक्न्स्नायुम् (pariśuṣkamāṁsatvaknsnāyum) - with dried flesh, skin, and sinews

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pariśuṣkamāṃsatvaknsnāyu

pariśuṣkamāṁsatvaknsnāyu - whose flesh, skin, and sinews are completely dried up

Compound type : bahuvrihi (pariśuṣka+māṃsa+tvak+snāyu)

• pariśuṣka – completely dried, withered
  adjective (masculine)
  past participle
  From root śuṣ (to dry) with prefix pari-
  Prefix: pari
  Root: śuṣ (class 4)
• māṃsa – flesh, meat
  noun (neuter)
• tvak – skin, bark
  noun (feminine)
• snāyu – sinew, tendon
  noun (feminine)

Note: Agrees with tam and prabhum.

जटाचीरधरम् (jaṭācīradharam) - wearing matted locks and bark garments

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of jaṭācīradhara

jaṭācīradhara - wearing matted locks and tree-bark garments

Compound type : tatpurusha (jaṭā+cīra+dhara)

• jaṭā – matted hair, dreadlocks
  noun (feminine)
• cīra – strip of cloth, bark garment
  noun (neuter)
• dhara – bearing, wearing, holding
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun
  From root dhṛ (to hold, bear)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with tam and prabhum.

प्रभुम् (prabhum) - the lord (Shesha/Ananta) (lord, master, powerful)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of prabhu

prabhu - lord, master, powerful, sovereign

From root bhū (to be, become) with prefix pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Agrees with tam.