महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-181, verse-15

कर्ण उवाच ।
तुष्यामि ते विप्रमुख्य भुजवीर्यस्य संयुगे ।
अविषादस्य चैवास्य शस्त्रास्त्रविनयस्य च ॥१५॥

15. karṇa uvāca ,
tuṣyāmi te vipramukhya bhujavīryasya saṁyuge ,
aviṣādasya caivāsya śastrāstravinayasya ca.

15. karṇa uvāca tuṣyāmi te vipramukhya bhujavīryasya
saṃyuge aviṣādasya ca eva asya śastrāstravinayasya ca

15. Karṇa said: O chief among Brahmins, I am pleased with your arm strength in battle, with your lack of despondency, and with your skill in weapons and missiles.

15. קַרְנַה אמר, הו מיטב הבְּרַהְמִינים, אני מרוצה ממך, מכוח זרועך בקרב, מכך שאינך מתייאש ומהאיפוק והמיומנות שלך בשימוש בכלי נשק וחיצים.

Words meanings summery:

• कर्ण (karṇa) - Karna

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• तुष्यामि (tuṣyāmi) - I am pleased, I am satisfied

• ते (te) - your, to you

• विप्रमुख्य (vipramukhya) - O chief among Brahmins, O excellent Brahmin

• भुजवीर्यस्य (bhujavīryasya) - of arm strength, of valor of arms

• संयुगे (saṁyuge) - in battle, in combat

• अविषादस्य (aviṣādasya) - of absence of dejection, of lack of despondency

• च (ca) - and

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, even

• अस्य (asya) - of this, his

• शस्त्रास्त्रविनयस्य (śastrāstravinayasya) - of the skill in weapons and missiles

• च (ca) - and

Words meanings and morphology

कर्ण (karṇa) - Karna

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of karṇa

karṇa - Karna (name of a warrior in the Mahābhārata)

Note: Subject of uvāca.

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of uvāca

Perfect Active

Form of root vac, 'to speak'

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Main verb.

तुष्यामि (tuṣyāmi) - I am pleased, I am satisfied

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of tuṣ

Present Active

Root tuṣ (4th class), Present tense

Root: tuṣ (class 4)

Note: Main verb of Karna's statement.

ते (te) - your, to you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of tvad

tvad - you, your

Note: Refers to the opponent (Arjuna in disguise).

विप्रमुख्य (vipramukhya) - O chief among Brahmins, O excellent Brahmin

(compound)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vipra+mukhya)

• vipra – Brahmin, twice-born
  noun (masculine)
• mukhya – chief, principal, foremost
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Karna is addressing Arjuna in Brahmin disguise.

भुजवीर्यस्य (bhujavīryasya) - of arm strength, of valor of arms

(compound)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhuja+vīrya)

• bhuja – arm, hand
  noun (masculine)
• vīrya – strength, valor, heroism
  noun (neuter)

Note: Associated with 'te' (your).

संयुगे (saṁyuge) - in battle, in combat

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of saṃyuga

saṁyuga - battle, combat, conflict

Note: Locative of place/time.

अविषादस्य (aviṣādasya) - of absence of dejection, of lack of despondency

(compound)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+viṣāda)

• a – not, un-, non-
  indeclinable
• viṣāda – despondency, dejection, sadness
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: sad (class 1)

Note: Another quality Karna appreciates, connected by ca.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, even

(indeclinable)

अस्य (asya) - of this, his

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, his

Note: Refers to 'te' (you).

शस्त्रास्त्रविनयस्य (śastrāstravinayasya) - of the skill in weapons and missiles

(compound)

Compound type : dvandva-tatpuruṣa (śastra+astra+vinaya)

• śastra – weapon (thrown by hand, like a spear)
  noun (neuter)
  Root: śas (class 2)
• astra – missile (discharged by mantra, like an arrow)
  noun (neuter)
  Root: as (class 4)
• vinaya – training, discipline, skill
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: nī (class 1)

Note: Another quality Karna appreciates, connected by ca.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

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