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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-91, verse-6

पूर्णे वर्षसहस्रान्ते स कृत्वा दुष्करं तपः ।
कालधर्मपरीतात्मा निधनं समुपागतः ॥६॥
6. pūrṇe varṣasahasrānte sa kṛtvā duṣkaraṁ tapaḥ ,
kāladharmaparītātmā nidhanaṁ samupāgataḥ.
6. pūrṇe varṣasahasra ante saḥ kṛtvā duṣkaram
tapaḥ kāladharmaparītātmā nidhanam samupāgataḥ
6. pūrṇe varṣasahasra ante saḥ duṣkaram tapaḥ
kṛtvā kāladharmaparītātmā nidhanam samupāgataḥ
6. After a full thousand years, he, having performed difficult asceticism (tapas), his self (ātman) seized by the natural law (dharma) of time, attained death.

Words meanings summery:

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  • पूर्णे (pūrṇe) - at the end of a full (thousand years) (in the full, complete)
  • वर्षसहस्र (varṣasahasra) - a thousand years
  • अन्ते (ante) - at the end (at the end, lastly, finally)
  • सः (saḥ) - he (referring to Śrīmān) (he, that)
  • कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, having performed
  • दुष्करम् (duṣkaram) - difficult (asceticism) (difficult to do, hard to accomplish)
  • तपः (tapaḥ) - asceticism, penance, austerity
  • कालधर्मपरीतात्मा (kāladharmaparītātmā) - whose life was taken by the natural process of death (whose self (ātman) is seized/encompassed by the law (dharma) of time)
  • निधनम् (nidhanam) - death (death, destruction, end, loss)
  • समुपागतः (samupāgataḥ) - attained (death) (approached, attained, arrived at)

Words meanings and morphology

पूर्णे (pūrṇe) - at the end of a full (thousand years) (in the full, complete)
(adjective)
Locative, neuter, singular of pūrṇa
pūrṇa - full, complete, accomplished, perfect
Past Passive Participle
derived from root √pṛ (to fill)
Root: pṛ (class 3)
वर्षसहस्र (varṣasahasra) - a thousand years
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of varṣasahasra
varṣasahasra - a thousand years
Compound type : tatpurusha (varṣa+sahasra)
  • varṣa – year, rain
    noun (neuter)
  • sahasra – thousand
    noun (neuter)
Note: The locative 'ante' agrees with 'varṣasahasra'.
अन्ते (ante) - at the end (at the end, lastly, finally)
(indeclinable)
Note: Treated as an indeclinable adverbial usage here.
सः (saḥ) - he (referring to Śrīmān) (he, that)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Sandhi form of 'saḥ'.
कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, having performed
(indeclinable)
Absolutive / Gerund
formed from root √kṛ with suffix -tvā
Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Expresses prior action.
दुष्करम् (duṣkaram) - difficult (asceticism) (difficult to do, hard to accomplish)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of duṣkara
duṣkara - difficult to do, hard to accomplish, arduous
compound of dur (bad, difficult) and kara (doing, making)
Compound type : pra-compound (dus+kara)
  • dus – bad, difficult, ill
    indeclinable
  • kara – making, doing, performing
    adjective
    agent noun/adjective
    suffix -a from √kṛ
    Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Qualifies 'tapas'.
तपः (tapaḥ) - asceticism, penance, austerity
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of tapas
tapas - asceticism (tapas), penance, austerity, heat
derived from root √tap (to heat, to perform austerities)
Root: tap (class 1)
Note: Retain (tapas) in translation as per instructions.
कालधर्मपरीतात्मा (kāladharmaparītātmā) - whose life was taken by the natural process of death (whose self (ātman) is seized/encompassed by the law (dharma) of time)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kāladharmaparītātman
kāladharmaparītātman - whose self (ātman) is seized/encompassed by the law (dharma) of time
compound
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kāla+dharma+parīta+ātman)
  • kāla – time
    noun (masculine)
  • dharma – natural law, intrinsic nature, constitution, duty
    noun (masculine)
  • parīta – seized, encompassed, surrounded, overcome
    adjective
    Past Passive Participle
    derived from root √i with prefix pari
    Prefix: pari
    Root: i (class 2)
  • ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
    noun (masculine)
Note: This is an adjective describing 'saḥ' (he).
निधनम् (nidhanam) - death (death, destruction, end, loss)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of nidhana
nidhana - death, destruction, end, final resting place
Root: dhā (class 3)
Note: Object of 'samupāgataḥ'.
समुपागतः (samupāgataḥ) - attained (death) (approached, attained, arrived at)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of samupāgata
samupāgata - approached, attained, arrived at, come together
Past Passive Participle
derived from root √gam (to go) with prefixes sam- and upa- and ā- (or sam-upā-ga)
Prefixes: sam+upa+ā
Root: gam (class 1)
Note: Acts as the main verb here (was attained).