महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-9, verse-6

स तपस्वी मृदुर्दान्तो धर्मे तपसि चोद्यतः ।
तपोऽतप्यन्महत्तीव्रं सुदुश्चरमरिंदम ॥६॥

6. sa tapasvī mṛdurdānto dharme tapasi codyataḥ ,
tapo'tapyanmahattīvraṁ suduścaramariṁdama.

6. saḥ tapasvī mṛduḥ dāntaḥ dharme tapasi ca udyataḥ
tapaḥ atapyat mahat tīvram suduścaram arimdam

6. He was an ascetic (tapasvin), gentle and self-controlled, engaged in his intrinsic nature (dharma) and spiritual austerity (tapas). He performed great, intense, and exceedingly difficult spiritual austerities (tapas), O subduer of enemies.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - he (Viśvarūpa) (he, that)

• तपस्वी (tapasvī) - an ascetic (tapasvin) (ascetic, devotee, austere person)

• मृदुः (mṛduḥ) - gentle (in nature) (gentle, soft, mild)

• दान्तः (dāntaḥ) - self-controlled (self-controlled, subdued, disciplined)

• धर्मे (dharme) - in his intrinsic nature (dharma), or righteousness (in natural law (dharma), in duty, in righteousness)

• तपसि (tapasi) - in spiritual austerity (tapas) (in austerity (tapas), in penance)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• उद्यतः (udyataḥ) - diligently engaged (engaged, prepared, active, diligent)

• तपः (tapaḥ) - spiritual austerity (tapas) (austerity (tapas), penance, intense effort)

• अतप्यत् (atapyat) - he performed (spiritual austerity) (he performed austerity, he heated (himself))

• महत् (mahat) - great (austerity) (great, large, mighty)

• तीव्रम् (tīvram) - intense (austerity) (intense, severe, sharp)

• सुदुşचरम् (suduşcaram) - extremely arduous (austerity) (very difficult to perform, very arduous, extremely hard to practice)

• अरिम्दम् (arimdam) - O subduer of enemies (vocative address by the narrator to the listener) (O subduer of enemies)

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - he (Viśvarūpa) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he/she/it

तपस्वी (tapasvī) - an ascetic (tapasvin) (ascetic, devotee, austere person)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tapasvin

tapasvin - ascetic, devotee, austere person, one who practices spiritual austerity (tapas)

derived from 'tapas' + 'vin' (possessive suffix)

मृदुः (mṛduḥ) - gentle (in nature) (gentle, soft, mild)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mṛdu

mṛdu - gentle, soft, mild, tender

Root: mṛd

दान्तः (dāntaḥ) - self-controlled (self-controlled, subdued, disciplined)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dānta

dānta - self-controlled, subdued, disciplined, tamed

Past Passive Participle

from √dam (to tame, control)

Root: dam (class 1)

धर्मे (dharme) - in his intrinsic nature (dharma), or righteousness (in natural law (dharma), in duty, in righteousness)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law, intrinsic nature, duty, righteousness, virtue, religion

from √dhṛ (to hold, sustain)

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

तपसि (tapasi) - in spiritual austerity (tapas) (in austerity (tapas), in penance)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of tapas

tapas - spiritual austerity, penance, heat, intense effort

from √tap (to heat, to perform austerity)

Root: tap (class 1)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

उद्यतः (udyataḥ) - diligently engaged (engaged, prepared, active, diligent)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of udyata

udyata - engaged, prepared, active, diligent, uplifted

Past Passive Participle

from √yam (to restrain, to strive) with ud (up, forth)

Prefix: ud

Root: yam (class 1)

तपः (tapaḥ) - spiritual austerity (tapas) (austerity (tapas), penance, intense effort)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tapas

tapas - spiritual austerity, penance, heat, intense effort

from √tap (to heat, to perform austerity)

Root: tap (class 1)

अतप्यत् (atapyat) - he performed (spiritual austerity) (he performed austerity, he heated (himself))

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of tap

Imperfect 3rd singular Parasmaipada

from √tap (class 1 or 4)

Root: tap (class 1)

महत् (mahat) - great (austerity) (great, large, mighty)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, mighty, important

present participle of √mah (to be great)

Root: mah (class 1)

तीव्रम् (tīvram) - intense (austerity) (intense, severe, sharp)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tīvra

tīvra - intense, severe, sharp, keen, violent

सुदुşचरम् (suduşcaram) - extremely arduous (austerity) (very difficult to perform, very arduous, extremely hard to practice)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of suduşcara

suduşcara - very difficult to perform, very arduous, extremely hard to practice

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+dus+cara)

• su – good, well, very
  indeclinable
• dus – bad, difficult, ill
  indeclinable
• cara – moving, performing, practicing
  adjective (masculine)
  from √car (to move, to perform)
  Root: car (class 1)

अरिम्दम् (arimdam) - O subduer of enemies (vocative address by the narrator to the listener) (O subduer of enemies)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of arimdama

arimdama - subduer of enemies

from 'ari' (enemy) + 'dam' (to subdue, from √dam)

Compound type : upapada tatpurusha (ari+dam)

• ari – enemy, foe
  noun (masculine)
• dam – to subdue, to tame
  verb
  noun derived from verbal root
  Root: dam (class 1)

Note: epithet used to address the listener