महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-60, verse-35

स तु पापमतिः क्षुद्रः प्रधर्षयितुमातुरः ।
दुर्धर्षां तर्कयामास दीप्तामग्निशिखामिव ॥३५॥

35. sa tu pāpamatiḥ kṣudraḥ pradharṣayitumāturaḥ ,
durdharṣāṁ tarkayāmāsa dīptāmagniśikhāmiva.

35. saḥ tu pāpamatiḥ kṣudraḥ pradharṣayitum āturaḥ
durdharṣām tarkayāmāsa dīptām agniśikhām iva

35. However, that evil-minded and contemptible man, eager to violate her, regarded her as unassailable, like a blazing flame of fire.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• तु (tu) - but, however, indeed

• पापमतिः (pāpamatiḥ) - wicked-minded, evil-minded

• क्षुद्रः (kṣudraḥ) - base, contemptible, mean, small

• प्रधर्षयितुम् (pradharṣayitum) - to violate, to assault, to overcome

• आतुरः (āturaḥ) - eager, intent, distressed, sick

• दुर्धर्षाम् (durdharṣām) - unassailable, formidable, invincible

• तर्कयामास (tarkayāmāsa) - he considered, he thought, he conjectured

• दीप्ताम् (dīptām) - blazing, radiant, shining

• अग्निशिखाम् (agniśikhām) - flame of fire

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तु (tu) - but, however, indeed

(indeclinable)

पापमतिः (pāpamatiḥ) - wicked-minded, evil-minded

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pāpamati

pāpamati - evil-minded, wicked-minded

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (pāpa+mati)

• pāpa – evil, sin, wicked
  noun (neuter)
• mati – mind, intellect, thought, intention
  noun (feminine)

क्षुद्रः (kṣudraḥ) - base, contemptible, mean, small

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṣudra

kṣudra - small, insignificant, mean, base, contemptible

प्रधर्षयितुम् (pradharṣayitum) - to violate, to assault, to overcome

(indeclinable)

infinitive

root dhṛṣ in causative (dharṣay-) with prefix pra-, and suffix -tum

Prefix: pra

Root: dhṛṣ (class 1)

आतुरः (āturaḥ) - eager, intent, distressed, sick

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ātura

ātura - eager, intent, distressed, suffering, sick

दुर्धर्षाम् (durdharṣām) - unassailable, formidable, invincible

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of durdharṣa

durdharṣa - unassailable, formidable, difficult to attack

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle

Prefix dur- with root dhṛṣ, suffix -a

Compound type : prādi (dur+dhṛṣ)

• dur – bad, evil, difficult, hard
  indeclinable
• dhṛṣ – to dare, to be bold
  root
  Root: dhṛṣ (class 1)

तर्कयामास (tarkayāmāsa) - he considered, he thought, he conjectured

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of tark

Perfect Tense (ām-suffix conjugation)

Root tark + ām-suffix + perfect ending āsa

Root: tark (class 10)

दीप्ताम् (dīptām) - blazing, radiant, shining

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of dīpta

dīpta - blazing, radiant, shining, inflamed

Past Passive Participle

Root dīp + suffix -ta

Root: dīp (class 4)

अग्निशिखाम् (agniśikhām) - flame of fire

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of agniśikhā

agniśikhā - flame of fire

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (agni+śikhā)

• agni – fire
  noun (masculine)
• śikhā – flame, crest, peak
  noun (feminine)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)