महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-203, verse-9

वैराग्यस्य हि रूपं तु पूर्वमेव प्रवर्तते ।
मृदुर्भवत्यहंकारः प्रसीदत्यार्जवं च यत् ॥९॥

9. vairāgyasya hi rūpaṁ tu pūrvameva pravartate ,
mṛdurbhavatyahaṁkāraḥ prasīdatyārjavaṁ ca yat.

9. vairāgyasya hi rūpam tu pūrvam eva pravartate
mṛduḥ bhavati ahaṅkāraḥ prasīdati ārjavam ca yat

9. Indeed, the very nature of dispassion (vairāgya) first appears. The ego (ahaṅkāra) becomes gentle, and sincerity (ārjava) becomes clear.

Words meanings summery:

• वैराग्यस्य (vairāgyasya) - of dispassion, of detachment, of renunciation

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, surely

• रूपम् (rūpam) - form, nature, essence

• तु (tu) - but, however

• पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - before, previously, firstly, initially

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

• प्रवर्तते (pravartate) - proceeds, manifests, appears, begins

• मृदुः (mṛduḥ) - soft, gentle, mild, tender

• भवति (bhavati) - becomes, is, exists

• अहङ्कारः (ahaṅkāraḥ) - ego, false identification

• प्रसीदति (prasīdati) - becomes clear, is pleased, becomes tranquil, shines

• आर्जवम् (ārjavam) - straightness, sincerity, honesty, integrity

• च (ca) - and, also

• यत् (yat) - which, that

Words meanings and morphology

वैराग्यस्य (vairāgyasya) - of dispassion, of detachment, of renunciation

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of vairāgya

vairāgya - dispassion, detachment, renunciation, indifference

हि (hi) - indeed, for, surely

(indeclinable)

रूपम् (rūpam) - form, nature, essence

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of rūpa

rūpa - form, appearance, nature, essence

तु (tu) - but, however

(indeclinable)

पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - before, previously, firstly, initially

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial usage

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, exactly

(indeclinable)

प्रवर्तते (pravartate) - proceeds, manifests, appears, begins

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of pravṛt

Prefix: pra

Root: vṛt (class 1)

मृदुः (mṛduḥ) - soft, gentle, mild, tender

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mṛdu

mṛdu - soft, gentle, mild, tender

भवति (bhavati) - becomes, is, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

अहङ्कारः (ahaṅkāraḥ) - ego, false identification

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ahaṅkāra

ahaṅkāra - ego, egoism, self-sense, self-consciousness

प्रसीदति (prasīdati) - becomes clear, is pleased, becomes tranquil, shines

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of prasad

Prefix: pra

Root: sad (class 1)

आर्जवम् (ārjavam) - straightness, sincerity, honesty, integrity

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ārjava

ārjava - straightness, sincerity, honesty, integrity, uprightness

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

यत् (yat) - which, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

Note: Refers to 'ārjavam'