महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-64, verse-1

कर्ण उवाच ।
या नः श्रुता मनुष्येषु स्त्रियो रूपेण संमताः ।
तासामेतादृशं कर्म न कस्यांचन शुश्रुमः ॥१॥

1. karṇa uvāca ,
yā naḥ śrutā manuṣyeṣu striyo rūpeṇa saṁmatāḥ ,
tāsāmetādṛśaṁ karma na kasyāṁcana śuśrumaḥ.

1. karṇa uvāca yāḥ naḥ śrutāḥ manuṣyeṣu striyaḥ rūpeṇa
saṃmatāḥ tāsām etādṛśam karma na kasyāñcana śuśrumaḥ

1. Karna said: 'Among humanity, we have heard of women who are renowned for their beauty. But such a deed as this, we have not heard of from any of them.'

Words meanings summery:

• कर्ण (karṇa) - Karna

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• याः (yāḥ) - who (referring to women) (who, which)

• नः (naḥ) - by us (by us, to us, our)

• श्रुताः (śrutāḥ) - renowned (heard, famous, renowned)

• मनुष्येषु (manuṣyeṣu) - among humanity (among men, among human beings)

• स्त्रियः (striyaḥ) - women

• रूपेण (rūpeṇa) - for their beauty (by form, by beauty, in appearance)

• संमताः (saṁmatāḥ) - renowned (for their beauty) (respected, esteemed, approved)

• तासाम् (tāsām) - from any of them (of them)

• एतादृशम् (etādṛśam) - such a (deed) as this (such, of this kind)

• कर्म (karma) - a deed (action, deed, work)

• न (na) - not, no

• कस्याञ्चन (kasyāñcana) - from any of them (of any, from any)

• शुश्रुमः (śuśrumaḥ) - we have heard

Words meanings and morphology

कर्ण (karṇa) - Karna

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of karṇa

karṇa - Karna (proper name, son of Kunti and Sūrya)

Note: Subject of 'uvāca'.

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect active third person singular

√vac (2nd class, Parasmaipada, u-varga, perfect tense, irregular form)

Root: vac (class 2)

याः (yāḥ) - who (referring to women) (who, which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of yad

yad - which, who, what

नः (naḥ) - by us (by us, to us, our)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we, myself

Note: Agent of the passive participle 'śrutāḥ'.

श्रुताः (śrutāḥ) - renowned (heard, famous, renowned)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of śruta

śruta - heard, listened, famous, known

Past Passive Participle

From √śru (to hear) with suffix -ta

Root: śru (class 1)

मनुष्येषु (manuṣyeṣu) - among humanity (among men, among human beings)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of manuṣya

manuṣya - man, human being, mankind

Note: Indicates the general sphere of existence.

स्त्रियः (striyaḥ) - women

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of strī

strī - woman, female

Note: Subject of the relative clause.

रूपेण (rūpeṇa) - for their beauty (by form, by beauty, in appearance)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of rūpa

rūpa - form, shape, beauty, appearance

Note: Indicates the means or reason ('by way of beauty').

संमताः (saṁmatāḥ) - renowned (for their beauty) (respected, esteemed, approved)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of saṃmata

saṁmata - respected, esteemed, approved, agreed upon

Past Passive Participle

From √man (to think, to regard) with prefix sam-

Prefix: sam

Root: man (class 4)

तासाम् (tāsām) - from any of them (of them)

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

एतादृशम् (etādṛśam) - such a (deed) as this (such, of this kind)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etādṛśa

etādṛśa - such, of this kind, like this

Compound of etad (this) + dṛś (seeing, appearance)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (etad+dṛś)

• etad – this
  pronoun (neuter)
• dṛś – seeing, appearance, like
  noun (feminine)
  From √dṛś (to see)
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

कर्म (karma) - a deed (action, deed, work)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of karman

karman - action, deed, work, ritual, fate

From √kṛ (to do, to make)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Object of 'śuśrumaḥ'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

कस्याञ्चन (kasyāñcana) - from any of them (of any, from any)

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of ka-cana

ka-cana - any, some (indefinite pronoun)

Compound of interrogative pronoun 'ka' and indefinite particle 'cana'.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ka+cana)

• ka – who, which, what (interrogative pronoun)
  pronoun (masculine)
• cana – even, also; particle making a pronoun indefinite
  indeclinable

शुश्रुमः (śuśrumaḥ) - we have heard

(verb)

1st person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of śru

Perfect active first person plural

From √śru (5th class, Parasmaipada, perfect tense, irregular form)

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Subject is implicit 'we' (Karna speaking on behalf of his peers).