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.

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".