महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-3, verse-1

नारद उवाच ।
कर्णस्य बाहुवीर्येण प्रश्रयेण दमेन च ।
तुतोष भृगुशार्दूलो गुरुशुश्रूषया तथा ॥१॥

1. nārada uvāca ,
karṇasya bāhuvīryeṇa praśrayeṇa damena ca ,
tutoṣa bhṛguśārdūlo guruśuśrūṣayā tathā.

1. nāradaḥ uvāca karṇasya bāhuvīryeṇa praśrayeṇa
damena ca tutoṣa bhṛguśārdūlaḥ guruśuśrūṣayā tathā

1. nāradaḥ uvāca: bhṛguśārdūlaḥ karṇasya bāhuvīryeṇa,
praśrayeṇa,
damena ca,
tathā guruśuśrūṣayā tutoṣa.

1. Nārada said: The tiger among the Bhṛgus (Paraśurāma) was pleased by Karṇa's strength of arm, by his humility, by his self-control, and also by his service to his teacher (guru).

Words meanings summery:

• नारदः (nāradaḥ) - Nārada

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• कर्णस्य (karṇasya) - of Karṇa, Karṇa's

• बाहुवीर्येण (bāhuvīryeṇa) - by strength of arm, by valor

• प्रश्रयेण (praśrayeṇa) - by humility, by modesty, by respect

• दमेन (damena) - by self-control, by restraint

• च (ca) - and

• तुतोष (tutoṣa) - was pleased, became contented

• भृगुशार्दूलः (bhṛguśārdūlaḥ) - Paraśurāma (tiger among the Bhṛgus (a title for Paraśurāma))

• गुरुशुश्रूषया (guruśuśrūṣayā) - by service to the teacher, by devotion to the guru

• तथा (tathā) - and also, as well as (thus, so, also, in like manner)

Words meanings and morphology

नारदः (nāradaḥ) - Nārada

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nārada

nārada - Nārada (a celestial sage, son of Brahmā)

Note: Subject of 'uvāca'.

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect past tense (lit), 3rd person singular, active voice.

Root: vac (class 2)

कर्णस्य (karṇasya) - of Karṇa, Karṇa's

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of karṇa

karṇa - Karṇa (proper noun)

Note: Possessive, modifying the following instrumental nouns.

बाहुवीर्येण (bāhuvīryeṇa) - by strength of arm, by valor

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of bāhuvīrya

bāhuvīrya - strength of arm, valor, might

Compound of 'bāhu' (arm) and 'vīrya' (strength, valor).

Compound type : tatpurusha (bāhu+vīrya)

• bāhu – arm
  noun (masculine)
• vīrya – strength, valor, heroism, power
  noun (neuter)

Note: Indicates the means by which Paraśurāma was pleased.

प्रश्रयेण (praśrayeṇa) - by humility, by modesty, by respect

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of praśraya

praśraya - humility, modesty, reverence, respect

From root 'śri' (to resort to, to serve) with prefix 'pra'.

Prefix: pra

Root: śri (class 1)

Note: Indicates the means by which Paraśurāma was pleased.

दमेन (damena) - by self-control, by restraint

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of dama

dama - self-control, restraint, mastery (especially of the senses)

From root 'dam' (to tame, to control).

Root: dam (class 4)

Note: Indicates the means by which Paraśurāma was pleased.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the instrumental nouns.

तुतोष (tutoṣa) - was pleased, became contented

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect past (liṭ) of tuṣ

Perfect past tense (lit), 3rd person singular, active voice.

Root: tuṣ (class 4)

भृगुशार्दूलः (bhṛguśārdūlaḥ) - Paraśurāma (tiger among the Bhṛgus (a title for Paraśurāma))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhṛguśārdūla

bhṛguśārdūla - tiger among the Bhṛgus, chief of the Bhṛgus (an epithet of Paraśurāma)

Compound of 'bhṛgu' (name of a sage, clan) and 'śārdūla' (tiger, chief).

Compound type : tatpurusha (bhṛgu+śārdūla)

• bhṛgu – Bhṛgu (a Vedic sage, founder of a priestly lineage)
  proper noun (masculine)
• śārdūla – tiger; excellent, pre-eminent (used as an epithet)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of 'tutoṣa'.

गुरुशुश्रूषया (guruśuśrūṣayā) - by service to the teacher, by devotion to the guru

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of guruśuśrūṣā

guruśuśrūṣā - service to the teacher (guru), devotion to the teacher

Compound of 'guru' (teacher) and 'śuśrūṣā' (desire to hear, obedience, service).

Compound type : tatpurusha (guru+śuśrūṣā)

• guru – teacher, preceptor, spiritual guide (guru)
  noun (masculine)
• śuśrūṣā – desire to hear, obedience, service, attendance
  noun (feminine)
  From desiderative stem of 'śru' (to hear).
  Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Indicates the means by which Paraśurāma was pleased.

तथा (tathā) - and also, as well as (thus, so, also, in like manner)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the last instrumental cause.