महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-104, verse-18

तमिन्द्रो ब्राह्मणो भूत्वा भिक्षार्थं भूतभावनः ।
कुण्डले प्रार्थयामास कवचं च महाद्युतिः ॥१८॥

18. tamindro brāhmaṇo bhūtvā bhikṣārthaṁ bhūtabhāvanaḥ ,
kuṇḍale prārthayāmāsa kavacaṁ ca mahādyutiḥ.

18. tam indraḥ brāhmaṇaḥ bhūtvā bhikṣārtham bhūtabhāvanaḥ
kuṇḍale prārthayāmāsa kavacam ca mahādyutiḥ

18. The greatly radiant (mahādyutiḥ) Indra, the creator of beings (bhūtabhāvanaḥ), having assumed the form of a brahmin, requested his (Karna's) two earrings and his armor for the sake of alms.

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - him (Karna) (him)

• इन्द्रः (indraḥ) - Indra, the king of gods

• ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - a brahmin, a priest

• भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having been, having become

• भिक्षार्थम् (bhikṣārtham) - for the purpose of alms, for begging

• भूतभावनः (bhūtabhāvanaḥ) - epithet for Indra in this context, emphasizing his divine nature (creator of beings, preserver of beings)

• कुण्डले (kuṇḍale) - two earrings

• प्रार्थयामास (prārthayāmāsa) - he requested, he prayed for

• कवचम् (kavacam) - armor, cuirass

• च (ca) - and, also

• महाद्युतिः (mahādyutiḥ) - epithet for Indra, describing his great radiance or splendor even in disguise (greatly effulgent, greatly radiant)

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - him (Karna) (him)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

इन्द्रः (indraḥ) - Indra, the king of gods

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of indra

indra - Indra, king of the gods

ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - a brahmin, a priest

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - a brahmin, a member of the priestly class, related to Brahman

भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having been, having become

(indeclinable)

absolutive

absolutive from verb root √bhū

Root: √bhū (class 1)

भिक्षार्थम् (bhikṣārtham) - for the purpose of alms, for begging

(indeclinable)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhikṣā+artha)

• bhikṣā – alms, begging
  noun (feminine)
• artha – purpose, meaning, wealth, object
  noun (masculine)

भूतभावनः (bhūtabhāvanaḥ) - epithet for Indra in this context, emphasizing his divine nature (creator of beings, preserver of beings)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhūtabhāvana

bhūtabhāvana - creator of beings, preserver of beings, causing to exist

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhūta+bhāvana)

• bhūta – being, creature, element, past
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past Passive Participle from √bhū
  Root: √bhū (class 1)
• bhāvana – causing to be, creating, fostering, contemplating
  noun (masculine)
  nominalization of causative from √bhū
  agent noun from causative of √bhū
  Root: √bhū (class 1)

कुण्डले (kuṇḍale) - two earrings

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, dual of kuṇḍala

kuṇḍala - earring, ring, coil

प्रार्थयामास (prārthayāmāsa) - he requested, he prayed for

(verb)

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

Periphrastic perfect form from root √arth with prefix pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: √arth (class 10)

कवचम् (kavacam) - armor, cuirass

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kavaca

kavaca - armor, cuirass

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

महाद्युतिः (mahādyutiḥ) - epithet for Indra, describing his great radiance or splendor even in disguise (greatly effulgent, greatly radiant)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahādyuti

mahādyuti - greatly radiant, brilliant, glorious

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+dyuti)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• dyuti – splendor, radiance, luster
  noun (feminine)