महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-2, verse-19

स कदाचित्समुद्रान्ते विचरन्नाश्रमान्तिके ।
एकः खड्गधनुष्पाणिः परिचक्राम सूतजः ॥१९॥

19. sa kadācitsamudrānte vicarannāśramāntike ,
ekaḥ khaḍgadhanuṣpāṇiḥ paricakrāma sūtajaḥ.

19. saḥ kadācit samudrānte vicaran āśramāntike
ekaḥ khaḍgadhanuṣpāṇiḥ paricakrāma sūtajaḥ

19. kadācit saḥ sūtajaḥ ekaḥ khaḍgadhanuṣpāṇiḥ
samudrānte āśramāntike vicaran paricakrāma

19. Once, the son of a charioteer (Karna), while wandering alone near the seashore and the hermitage, moved about with a sword and a bow in his hand.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - referring to Karna (he, that)

• कदाचित् (kadācit) - once, at some time, sometimes

• समुद्रान्ते (samudrānte) - at the seashore, near the ocean

• विचरन् (vicaran) - wandering, roaming about

• आश्रमान्तिके (āśramāntike) - near the hermitage, at the edge of the hermitage

• एकः (ekaḥ) - one, alone, solitary

• खड्गधनुष्पाणिः (khaḍgadhanuṣpāṇiḥ) - having sword and bow in hand

• परिचक्राम (paricakrāma) - wandered about, roamed around

• सूतजः (sūtajaḥ) - referring to Karna, who was raised by a charioteer. (son of a charioteer)

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - referring to Karna (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

कदाचित् (kadācit) - once, at some time, sometimes

(indeclinable)

समुद्रान्ते (samudrānte) - at the seashore, near the ocean

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of samudrānta

samudrānta - seashore, ocean's edge

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (samudra+anta)

• samudra – ocean, sea
  noun (masculine)
• anta – end, edge, vicinity
  noun (masculine)

Note: Locative case 'at the end/vicinity of the ocean'.

विचरन् (vicaran) - wandering, roaming about

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vicarat

vicarat - wandering, roaming about

Present Active Participle

Present active participle of root car with vi- prefix

Prefix: vi

Root: car (class 1)

Note: Nominative singular of present active participle, agreeing with saḥ and sūtajaḥ.

आश्रमान्तिके (āśramāntike) - near the hermitage, at the edge of the hermitage

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of āśramāntika

āśramāntika - near the hermitage, vicinity of the hermitage

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (āśrama+antika)

• āśrama – hermitage, ascetic's abode, stage of life (āśrama)
  noun (masculine)
• antika – near, vicinity
  noun (neuter)

Note: Locative case.

एकः (ekaḥ) - one, alone, solitary

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of eka

eka - one, alone, solitary

Note: Agrees with saḥ and sūtajaḥ.

खड्गधनुष्पाणिः (khaḍgadhanuṣpāṇiḥ) - having sword and bow in hand

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of khaḍgadhanuṣpāṇi

khaḍgadhanuṣpāṇi - having sword and bow in hand, sword-and-bow-handed

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (khaḍga+dhanus+pāṇi)

• khaḍga – sword
  noun (masculine)
• dhanus – bow
  noun (neuter)
• pāṇi – hand
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with saḥ and sūtajaḥ.

परिचक्राम (paricakrāma) - wandered about, roamed around

(verb)

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

Prefix: pari

Root: kram (class 1)

Note: Formed from root kram with prefix pari.

सूतजः (sūtajaḥ) - referring to Karna, who was raised by a charioteer. (son of a charioteer)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sūtaja

sūtaja - son of a charioteer

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sūta+ja)

• sūta – charioteer, bard
  noun (masculine)
• ja – born of, produced from (suffix)
  adjective (masculine)
  secondary derivation
  Suffix derived from root jan (to be born)
  Root: jan (class 4)