महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-61, verse-89

आमुक्तकवचः कर्णो यस्तु जज्ञे महारथः ।
दिवाकरस्य तं विद्धि देवस्यांशमनुत्तमम् ॥८९॥

89. āmuktakavacaḥ karṇo yastu jajñe mahārathaḥ ,
divākarasya taṁ viddhi devasyāṁśamanuttamam.

89. āmuktakavacaḥ karṇaḥ yaḥ tu jajñe mahārathaḥ
divākarasya taṃ viddhi devasya aṃśam anuttamam

89. Know Karṇa, who was born with natural armor and was a great charioteer, to be the supreme portion of the sun god.

89. ודע שקַרְנַה, לוחם המרכבה האדיר שנולד כשהשריון קבוע על גופו, הוא חלקו העילאי של האל דִיוָאקַרַה (אל השמש).

Words meanings summery:

• आमुक्तकवचः (āmuktakavacaḥ) - wearing an armor, naturally armored

• कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karṇa

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which

• तु (tu) - indeed, however

• जज्ञे (jajñe) - was born

• महारथः (mahārathaḥ) - great charioteer, great warrior

• दिवाकरस्य (divākarasya) - of the sun-god, of the sun

• तम् (tam) - him, that

• विद्धि (viddhi) - know!

• देवस्य (devasya) - of the god

• अंशम् (aṁśam) - portion, part

• अनुत्तमम् (anuttamam) - supreme, excellent, unexcelled

Words meanings and morphology

आमुक्तकवचः (āmuktakavacaḥ) - wearing an armor, naturally armored

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āmuktakavaca

āmuktakavaca - one whose armour is on, naturally armored, born with armor

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (āmukta+kavaca)

• āmukta – put on, worn, attached
  adjective (masculine)
  past passive participle
  from √muc with prefix ā
  Prefix: ā
  Root: muc (class 6)
• kavaca – armor, mail, cuirass
  noun (neuter)

कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karṇa

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of karṇa

karṇa - Karṇa (son of Kunti and Surya); ear

यः (yaḥ) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who, that

तु (tu) - indeed, however

(indeclinable)

जज्ञे (jajñe) - was born

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (liṭ) of jan

Root: jan (class 4)

महारथः (mahārathaḥ) - great charioteer, great warrior

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāratha

mahāratha - a great warrior, one who can fight against many chariots, a great charioteer

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+ratha)

• mahā – great, mighty, large
  adjective (masculine)
• ratha – chariot; warrior in a chariot
  noun (masculine)

दिवाकरस्य (divākarasya) - of the sun-god, of the sun

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of divākara

divākara - sun, sun-god, day-maker

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (divā+kara)

• divā – by day, in the daytime
  indeclinable
• kara – maker, doer, causing, hand
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun
  from √kṛ 'to do, make'
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

तम् (tam) - him, that

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, those, he, she, it

विद्धि (viddhi) - know!

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of vid

Root: vid (class 2)

देवस्य (devasya) - of the god

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of deva

deva - god, deity, divine being

अंशम् (aṁśam) - portion, part

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of aṃśa

aṁśa - part, portion, share, division

अनुत्तमम् (anuttamam) - supreme, excellent, unexcelled

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of anuttama

anuttama - unexcelled, unsurpassed, supreme, excellent, best

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (an+uttama)

• an – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• uttama – highest, best, chief, excellent
  adjective (masculine)

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