महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-228, verse-8

छद्मना निर्जितास्ते हि कर्शिताश्च महावने ।
तपोनित्याश्च राधेय समर्थाश्च महारथाः ॥८॥

8. chadmanā nirjitāste hi karśitāśca mahāvane ,
taponityāśca rādheya samarthāśca mahārathāḥ.

8. chadmanā nirjitāḥ te hi karśitāḥ ca mahāvane
taponityāḥ ca rādheya samarthāḥ ca mahārathāḥ

8. Indeed, O son of Rādhā (Karna), though they were defeated by deceit and became emaciated in the great forest, those great chariot warriors are constantly engaged in asceticism (tapas) and remain powerful.

Words meanings summery:

• छद्मना (chadmanā) - by deceit, by trickery

• निर्जिताः (nirjitāḥ) - defeated, conquered

• ते (te) - the Pāṇḍavas (they, those)

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, certainly

• कर्शिताः (karśitāḥ) - emaciated, weakened, tormented

• च (ca) - and

• महावने (mahāvane) - during their exile in the forest (in the great forest)

• तपोनित्याः (taponityāḥ) - always devoted to asceticism (tapas), constant in austerities

• च (ca) - and

• राधेय (rādheya) - O Karna (O son of Rādhā)

• समर्थाः (samarthāḥ) - capable, mighty, powerful

• च (ca) - and

• महारथाः (mahārathāḥ) - great chariot-warriors

Words meanings and morphology

छद्मना (chadmanā) - by deceit, by trickery

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of chadman

chadman - deceit, disguise, pretense, fraud

निर्जिताः (nirjitāḥ) - defeated, conquered

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nirjita

nirjita - defeated, conquered, overcome

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the verb root 'ji' with the upasarga 'nir'

Prefix: nir

Root: ji (class 1)

ते (te) - the Pāṇḍavas (they, those)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, certainly

(indeclinable)

कर्शिताः (karśitāḥ) - emaciated, weakened, tormented

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of karśita

karśita - emaciated, weakened, tormented, reduced

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the verb root 'kṛś' (to make thin, to torment)

Root: kṛś (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

महावने (mahāvane) - during their exile in the forest (in the great forest)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of mahāvana

mahāvana - great forest, large forest

Compound type : karma-dhāraya (mahā+vana)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• vana – forest, wood, grove
  noun (neuter)

तपोनित्याः (taponityāḥ) - always devoted to asceticism (tapas), constant in austerities

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of taponitya

taponitya - always devoted to asceticism (tapas), constant in austerities

Compound type : tatpurusha (tapas+nitya)

• tapas – asceticism, austerity, penance, spiritual heat
  noun (neuter)
• nitya – constant, eternal, always, perpetual
  adjective

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

राधेय (rādheya) - O Karna (O son of Rādhā)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rādheya

rādheya - son of Rādhā (Karna)

A patronymic from Rādhā, Karna's foster mother

समर्थाः (samarthāḥ) - capable, mighty, powerful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of samartha

samartha - capable, mighty, powerful, fit, competent

Compound type : tatpurusha (sam+artha)

• sam – together, with, well, completely
  indeclinable
• artha – meaning, purpose, wealth, power, object
  noun (masculine)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

महारथाः (mahārathāḥ) - great chariot-warriors

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahāratha

mahāratha - great chariot-warrior, a hero fighting from a great chariot (a general, a champion)

Compound type : karma-dhāraya (mahā+ratha)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• ratha – chariot, war-car; a warrior (fighting from a chariot)
  noun (masculine)