महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-3, verse-6

अथ कृमिः श्लेष्ममयो मांसशोणितभोजनः ।
दारुणो दारुणस्पर्शः कर्णस्याभ्याशमागमत् ॥६॥

6. atha kṛmiḥ śleṣmamayo māṁsaśoṇitabhojanaḥ ,
dāruṇo dāruṇasparśaḥ karṇasyābhyāśamāgamat.

6. atha kṛmiḥ śleṣmamayaḥ māṃsaśoṇitabhojanaḥ
dāruṇaḥ dāruṇasparśaḥ karṇasya abhyāśam āgamat

6. atha śleṣmamayaḥ māṃsaśoṇitabhojanaḥ dāruṇaḥ
dāruṇasparśaḥ kṛmiḥ karṇasya abhyāśam āgamat

6. Then, a terrible (dāruṇa) worm, composed of phlegm and feeding on flesh and blood, whose touch was dreadful, approached Karna.

Words meanings summery:

• अथ (atha) - then, now, next

• कृमिः (kṛmiḥ) - worm, insect, vermin

• श्लेष्ममयः (śleṣmamayaḥ) - composed of phlegm, consisting of mucus

• मांसशोणितभोजनः (māṁsaśoṇitabhojanaḥ) - feeding on flesh and blood

• दारुणः (dāruṇaḥ) - terrible, dreadful, cruel, harsh

• दारुणस्पर्शः (dāruṇasparśaḥ) - having a terrible touch, whose touch is dreadful

• कर्णस्य (karṇasya) - of Karna

• अभ्याशम् (abhyāśam) - near, close to, towards

• आगमत् (āgamat) - came, arrived, approached

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - then, now, next

(indeclinable)

Initial particle indicating commencement or sequence.

कृमिः (kṛmiḥ) - worm, insect, vermin

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛmi

kṛmi - worm, insect, maggot, vermin

श्लेष्ममयः (śleṣmamayaḥ) - composed of phlegm, consisting of mucus

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śleṣmamaya

śleṣmamaya - consisting of phlegm/mucus, full of phlegm

Tatpuruṣa compound: śleṣman (phlegm) + maya (made of, consisting of)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śleṣman+maya)

• śleṣman – phlegm, mucus (one of the three humors in Ayurveda)
  noun (neuter)
• maya – made of, consisting of, full of
  suffix
  Suffix -maya used to form adjectives meaning 'made of' or 'consisting of'.

मांसशोणितभोजनः (māṁsaśoṇitabhojanaḥ) - feeding on flesh and blood

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of māṃsaśoṇitabhojana

māṁsaśoṇitabhojana - one who feeds on flesh and blood, subsisting on meat and gore

Bahuvrihi compound: māṃsa (flesh) + śoṇita (blood) + bhojana (food/eating)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (māṃsa+śoṇita+bhojana)

• māṃsa – flesh, meat
  noun (neuter)
• śoṇita – blood, red color
  noun (neuter)
• bhojana – food, eating, act of feeding
  noun (neuter)
  From root bhuj (to eat, enjoy)
  Root: bhuj (class 7)

दारुणः (dāruṇaḥ) - terrible, dreadful, cruel, harsh

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dāruṇa

dāruṇa - terrible, dreadful, fierce, cruel, harsh, severe

दारुणस्पर्शः (dāruṇasparśaḥ) - having a terrible touch, whose touch is dreadful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dāruṇasparśa

dāruṇasparśa - one whose touch is terrible/dreadful, having a harsh touch

Bahuvrihi compound: dāruṇa (terrible) + sparśa (touch)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (dāruṇa+sparśa)

• dāruṇa – terrible, dreadful, fierce, cruel
  adjective
• sparśa – touch, contact, sensation of touch
  noun (masculine)
  From root spṛś (to touch)
  Root: spṛś (class 6)

कर्णस्य (karṇasya) - of Karna

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of karṇa

karṇa - Karna (a prominent character in the Mahabharata); ear

अभ्याशम् (abhyāśam) - near, close to, towards

(indeclinable)

From prefix abhi + ā + root aś (to reach), functioning as an adverbial accusative.

Prefixes: abhi+ā

Root: aś (class 5)

Note: Functions as an adverb of place.

आगमत् (āgamat) - came, arrived, approached

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect/aorist (luṅ) of gam

Root verb, 1st class. āgamat is an aorist (luṅ) form with prefix ā (indicating towards/arrival).

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)