महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-264, verse-62

दारुणो ह्येष दुष्टात्मा क्षुद्रकर्मा निशाचरः ।
स्वभावाच्छीलदोषेण सर्वेषां भयवर्धनः ॥६२॥

62. dāruṇo hyeṣa duṣṭātmā kṣudrakarmā niśācaraḥ ,
svabhāvācchīladoṣeṇa sarveṣāṁ bhayavardhanaḥ.

62. dāruṇaḥ hi eṣaḥ duṣṭātmā kṣudrakarmā niśācaraḥ
svabhāvāt śīladoṣeṇa sarveṣām bhayavardhanaḥ

62. This night-roaming demon (niśācara) is indeed cruel, evil-minded, and performs wicked deeds. By his very nature (svabhāva) and flaws in character, he increases fear in everyone.

Words meanings summery:

• दारुणः (dāruṇaḥ) - cruel, harsh, terrible, severe

• हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, because, for

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this (one)

• दुष्टात्मा (duṣṭātmā) - wicked-souled, evil-minded

• क्षुद्रकर्मा (kṣudrakarmā) - whose deeds are mean/petty/vile, performing wicked actions

• निशाचरः (niśācaraḥ) - night-walker, demon, rakshasa

• स्वभावात् (svabhāvāt) - by nature, from one's own nature

• शीलदोषेण (śīladoṣeṇa) - due to a fault in character/conduct, by a defect of nature

• सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all, for all

• भयवर्धनः (bhayavardhanaḥ) - increasing fear, causing fear

Words meanings and morphology

दारुणः (dāruṇaḥ) - cruel, harsh, terrible, severe

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dāruṇa

dāruṇa - cruel, harsh, terrible, severe

हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, because, for

(indeclinable)

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this (one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this

दुष्टात्मा (duṣṭātmā) - wicked-souled, evil-minded

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of duṣṭātman

duṣṭātman - wicked-souled, evil-minded

Compound type : bahuvrihi (duṣṭa+ātman)

• duṣṭa – wicked, corrupted, bad
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √duṣ (to be corrupted) with suffix -ta
  Root: duṣ (class 4)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essential nature
  noun (masculine)

क्षुद्रकर्मा (kṣudrakarmā) - whose deeds are mean/petty/vile, performing wicked actions

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṣudrakarman

kṣudrakarman - whose deeds are mean/petty/vile, performing wicked actions

Compound type : bahuvrihi (kṣudra+karman)

• kṣudra – small, mean, low, petty
  adjective (masculine)
• karman – action, deed, work, ritual
  noun (neuter)

निशाचरः (niśācaraḥ) - night-walker, demon, rakshasa

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of niśācara

niśācara - night-walker, demon, rakshasa

Compound type : tatpurusha (niśā+cara)

• niśā – night
  noun (feminine)
• cara – moving, walking, going (agent noun)
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun
  From root √car (to move) with suffix -a
  Root: car (class 1)

स्वभावात् (svabhāvāt) - by nature, from one's own nature

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of svabhāva

svabhāva - one's own nature, inherent disposition

Compound type : tatpurusha (sva+bhāva)

• sva – own
  pronoun (masculine)
• bhāva – state of being, nature, disposition
  noun (masculine)

शीलदोषेण (śīladoṣeṇa) - due to a fault in character/conduct, by a defect of nature

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of śīladoṣa

śīladoṣa - fault in character, defect of nature

Compound type : tatpurusha (śīla+doṣa)

• śīla – character, conduct, nature, habit
  noun (neuter)
• doṣa – fault, defect, vice
  noun (masculine)

सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all, for all

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every

भयवर्धनः (bhayavardhanaḥ) - increasing fear, causing fear

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhayavardhana

bhayavardhana - increasing fear, causing fear

Compound type : tatpurusha (bhaya+vardhana)

• bhaya – fear, dread
  noun (neuter)
• vardhana – increasing, causing to grow (agent noun)
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun
  From root √vṛdh (to grow, increase) with suffix -ana
  Root: vṛdh (class 1)