महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-10, chapter-12, verse-40

स संरम्भी दुरात्मा च चपलः क्रूर एव च ।
वेद चास्त्रं ब्रह्मशिरस्तस्माद्रक्ष्यो वृकोदरः ॥४०॥

40. sa saṁrambhī durātmā ca capalaḥ krūra eva ca ,
veda cāstraṁ brahmaśirastasmādrakṣyo vṛkodaraḥ.

40. saḥ saṃrambhī durātmā ca capalaḥ krūraḥ eva ca veda
ca astram brahmaśiras tasmāt rakṣyaḥ vṛkodaraḥ

40. saḥ saṃrambhī durātmā ca capalaḥ ca krūraḥ eva ca
brahmaśiras astram veda tasmāt vṛkodaraḥ rakṣyaḥ

40. He is impetuous, evil-minded, fickle, and indeed cruel. Moreover, he knows the `brahmaśiras` weapon. Therefore, Vṛkodara (Bhīma) must be protected.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• संरम्भी (saṁrambhī) - impetuous, arrogant, wrathful

• दुरात्मा (durātmā) - evil-minded, wicked, vicious

• च (ca) - and, also

• चपलः (capalaḥ) - fickle, unsteady, restless

• क्रूरः (krūraḥ) - cruel, fierce, harsh

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

• च (ca) - and, also

• वेद (veda) - he knows

• च (ca) - and, also

• अस्त्रम् (astram) - weapon, missile

• ब्रह्मशिरस् (brahmaśiras) - the Brahmaśiras weapon (a potent divine weapon)

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

• रक्ष्यः (rakṣyaḥ) - to be protected, should be protected

• वृकोदरः (vṛkodaraḥ) - Bhīma, one of the Pāṇḍavas (Vṛkodara (Bhīma))

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

संरम्भी (saṁrambhī) - impetuous, arrogant, wrathful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃrambhin

saṁrambhin - impetuous, wrathful, arrogant

Prefix: sam

Root: rabh (class 1)

दुरात्मा (durātmā) - evil-minded, wicked, vicious

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of durātman

durātman - evil-minded, wicked person

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dus+ātman)

• dus – bad, evil, difficult
  indeclinable
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

चपलः (capalaḥ) - fickle, unsteady, restless

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of capala

capala - fickle, unsteady, quick, restless

क्रूरः (krūraḥ) - cruel, fierce, harsh

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of krūra

krūra - cruel, fierce, harsh, savage

एव (eva) - indeed, just, only, truly

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

वेद (veda) - he knows

(verb)

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

Root: vid (class 2)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अस्त्रम् (astram) - weapon, missile

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of astra

astra - weapon, missile

ब्रह्मशिरस् (brahmaśiras) - the Brahmaśiras weapon (a potent divine weapon)

(proper noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of brahmaśiras

brahmaśiras - the Brahmaśiras weapon

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (brahman+śiras)

• brahman – Brahma, sacred utterance, ultimate reality (brahman)
  noun (neuter)
• śiras – head, top, peak
  noun (neuter)

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

(indeclinable)

Ablative singular of 'tad', used adverbially

रक्ष्यः (rakṣyaḥ) - to be protected, should be protected

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rakṣya

rakṣya - to be protected, fit for protection

gerundive

Derived from root 'rakṣ' with suffix -ya

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

वृकोदरः (vṛkodaraḥ) - Bhīma, one of the Pāṇḍavas (Vṛkodara (Bhīma))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vṛkodara

vṛkodara - wolf-bellied (name of Bhīma)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vṛka+udara)

• vṛka – wolf
  noun (masculine)
• udara – belly, stomach
  noun (neuter)