महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-181, verse-19

वैशंपायन उवाच ।
तमेवंवादिनं तत्र फल्गुनः प्रत्यभाषत ।
नास्मि कर्ण धनुर्वेदो नास्मि रामः प्रतापवान् ।
ब्राह्मणोऽस्मि युधां श्रेष्ठः सर्वशस्त्रभृतां वरः ॥१९॥

19. vaiśaṁpāyana uvāca ,
tamevaṁvādinaṁ tatra phalgunaḥ pratyabhāṣata ,
nāsmi karṇa dhanurvedo nāsmi rāmaḥ pratāpavān ,
brāhmaṇo'smi yudhāṁ śreṣṭhaḥ sarvaśastrabhṛtāṁ varaḥ.

19. vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca tam evaṃvādinaṃ tatra
phalgunaḥ pratyabhāṣata na asmi karṇa
dhanurvedaḥ na asmi rāmaḥ pratāpavān brāhmaṇaḥ
asmi yudhāṃ śreṣṭhaḥ sarvaśastrabṛtāṃ varaḥ

19. Vaiśampāyana said, "There, Arjuna (Phalguna) replied to Karna, who was speaking thus: 'O Karna, I am neither a master of archery nor the mighty Rama. I am a Brahmin, the best among warriors, and the foremost among all who bear weapons.'"

Words meanings summery:

• वैशंपायन (vaiśaṁpāyana) - Vaiśampāyana

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• तम् (tam) - him, that

• एवंवादिनं (evaṁvādinaṁ) - thus speaking, one who speaks thus

• तत्र (tatra) - there, then, at that place

• फल्गुनः (phalgunaḥ) - Arjuna (Phalguna)

• प्रत्यभाषत (pratyabhāṣata) - replied, spoke back

• न (na) - not

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am

• कर्ण (karṇa) - O Karna

• धनुर्वेदः (dhanurvedaḥ) - an expert in archery, the science of archery

• न (na) - not

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am

• रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama

• प्रतापवान् (pratāpavān) - mighty, valorous, powerful

• ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - a Brahmin

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am

• युधां (yudhāṁ) - among warriors, among fighters

• श्रेष्ठः (śreṣṭhaḥ) - best, most excellent

• सर्वशस्त्रबृतां (sarvaśastrabṛtāṁ) - among all weapon-bearers

• वरः (varaḥ) - best, excellent one, boon

Words meanings and morphology

वैशंपायन (vaiśaṁpāyana) - Vaiśampāyana

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vaiśaṃpāyana

vaiśaṁpāyana - Vaiśampāyana (a sage, narrator of the Mahābhārata)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of vac

Perfect active

Perfect 3rd singular active

Root: vac (class 2)

तम् (tam) - him, that

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

एवंवादिनं (evaṁvādinaṁ) - thus speaking, one who speaks thus

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of evaṃvādin

evaṁvādin - thus speaking, saying so

Present Active Participle

Derived from evaṃ (thus) + vādin (speaking, from root vac)

Compound type : tatpurusha (evam+vādin)

• evam – thus, in this manner, so
  indeclinable
• vādin – speaking, saying, speaker
  adjective (masculine)
  Present Active Participle
  From root vac with ṇini suffix
  Root: vac (class 2)

तत्र (tatra) - there, then, at that place

(indeclinable)

फल्गुनः (phalgunaḥ) - Arjuna (Phalguna)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of phalguna

phalguna - Arjuna (one of the Pāṇḍavas)

प्रत्यभाषत (pratyabhāṣata) - replied, spoke back

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of bhāṣ

Imperfect middle

Imperfect 3rd singular middle, with prefix prati (against, back)

Prefix: prati

Root: bhāṣ (class 1)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

अस्मि (asmi) - I am

(verb)

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

Present active

Present 1st singular active

Root: as (class 2)

कर्ण (karṇa) - O Karna

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of karṇa

karṇa - Karna (a major character in the Mahābhārata)

धनुर्वेदः (dhanurvedaḥ) - an expert in archery, the science of archery

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhanurveda

dhanurveda - archery, the science of archery

Compound type : tatpurusha (dhanuḥ+veda)

• dhanuḥ – bow
  noun (neuter)
• veda – knowledge, sacred knowledge, Veda
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vid (class 2)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

अस्मि (asmi) - I am

(verb)

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

Present active

Present 1st singular active

Root: as (class 2)

रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (a celebrated king of Ayodhya, incarnation of Viṣṇu)

प्रतापवान् (pratāpavān) - mighty, valorous, powerful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pratāpavat

pratāpavat - mighty, valorous, splendid, glorious

Possessive suffix -vat

ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - a Brahmin

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - a Brahmin, belonging to or descended from Brahma

अस्मि (asmi) - I am

(verb)

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

Present active

Present 1st singular active

Root: as (class 2)

युधां (yudhāṁ) - among warriors, among fighters

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of yudh

yudh - fight, battle, warrior

Root: yudh (class 4)

श्रेष्ठः (śreṣṭhaḥ) - best, most excellent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śreṣṭha

śreṣṭha - best, excellent, most auspicious

Superlative of praśasya/praśasta

सर्वशस्त्रबृतां (sarvaśastrabṛtāṁ) - among all weapon-bearers

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sarvaśastrabṛt

sarvaśastrabṛt - bearer of all weapons, warrior

Compound type : tatpurusha (sarva+śastra+bhṛt)

• sarva – all, every
  pronoun (masculine)
• śastra – weapon, arm
  noun (neuter)
• bhṛt – bearing, carrying, maintaining, supporter
  adjective (masculine)
  From root bhṛ (to bear, carry) with suffix kvip
  Root: bhṛ (class 3)

वरः (varaḥ) - best, excellent one, boon

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vara

vara - best, excellent, precious, a boon