महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-105, verse-25

कपिलं च महात्मानं तेजोराशिमनुत्तमम् ।
तपसा दीप्यमानं तं ज्वालाभिरिव पावकम् ॥२५॥

25. kapilaṁ ca mahātmānaṁ tejorāśimanuttamam ,
tapasā dīpyamānaṁ taṁ jvālābhiriva pāvakam.

25. kapilam ca mahātmānam tejorāśim anuttamam
tapasā dīpyamānam tam jvālābhiḥ iva pāvakam

25. And they saw Kapila, the great-souled one (mahātman), an unsurpassed mass of effulgence, blazing with asceticism (tapas) like fire with its flames.

25. (וראו) גם את קַפִּילַה בעל הנפש הגדולה, ערימת זוהר שאין גדול ממנה, הנוצץ מעוצמת תרגולו הרוחני כמו אש בוערת בלהבות.

Words meanings summery:

• कपिलम् (kapilam) - Kapila (name of a sage)

• च (ca) - and, also

• महात्मानम् (mahātmānam) - great-souled, noble-minded

• तेजोराशिम् (tejorāśim) - mass of splendor/effulgence

• अनुत्तमम् (anuttamam) - unsurpassed, unequalled, excellent

• तपसा (tapasā) - by asceticism, by austerity

• दीप्यमानम् (dīpyamānam) - shining, blazing, glowing

• तम् (tam) - him, that

• ज्वालाभिः (jvālābhiḥ) - by flames, with flames

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• पावकम् (pāvakam) - fire, purifying

Words meanings and morphology

कपिलम् (kapilam) - Kapila (name of a sage)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kapila

kapila - Kapila (a proper name, often associated with a sage, founder of Samkhya philosophy); reddish, brownish

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

महात्मानम् (mahātmānam) - great-souled, noble-minded

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, revered person

Bahuvrīhi compound: mahā (great) + ātman (self/soul)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)

Note: Modifies `Kapilam`.

तेजोराशिम् (tejorāśim) - mass of splendor/effulgence

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tejorāśi

tejorāśi - mass of light/splendor/brilliance

Tatpuruṣa compound: tejas (splendor) + rāśi (mass)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tejas+rāśi)

• tejas – splendor, brilliance, energy, fiery energy
  noun (neuter)
• rāśi – heap, mass, collection, quantity
  noun (masculine)

Note: Modifies `Kapilam`.

अनुत्तमम् (anuttamam) - unsurpassed, unequalled, excellent

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of anuttama

anuttama - unsurpassed, unexcelled, supreme

Compound: an (negative prefix) + uttama (highest, best)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (an+uttama)

• an – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• uttama – highest, best, excellent
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Modifies `Kapilam`.

तपसा (tapasā) - by asceticism, by austerity

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tapas

tapas - asceticism, austerity, heat, spiritual fervor

Note: English translation includes original word: asceticism (tapas).

दीप्यमानम् (dīpyamānam) - shining, blazing, glowing

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dīpyamāna

dīpyamāna - shining, blazing, appearing

Present Middle Participle

Derived from root dīp (to shine, blaze), class 4 (intransitive) or causative of 1st

Root: dīp (class 4)

Note: Modifies `Kapilam/tam`.

तम् (tam) - him, that

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Kapila.

ज्वालाभिः (jvālābhiḥ) - by flames, with flames

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of jvālā

jvālā - flame, blaze, glow

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

पावकम् (pāvakam) - fire, purifying

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pāvaka

pāvaka - fire; pure, purifying

Derived from root pū (to purify)

Root: pū (class 1)

Note: Used in a simile, "like fire".

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