महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-284, verse-23

कर्ण उवाच ।
श्रेय एव ममात्यन्तं यस्य मे गोपतिः प्रभुः ।
प्रवक्ताद्य हितान्वेषी शृणु चेदं वचो मम ॥२३॥

23. karṇa uvāca ,
śreya eva mamātyantaṁ yasya me gopatiḥ prabhuḥ ,
pravaktādya hitānveṣī śṛṇu cedaṁ vaco mama.

23. karṇaḥ uvāca śreyaḥ eva mama atyantam yasya me gopatiḥ
prabhuḥ pravaktā adya hita anveṣī śṛṇu ca idam vacaḥ mama

23. Karna said: "It is indeed a great good for me, for whom Gopati (the Sun) is the lord and is now a well-wishing instructor. Listen now to these words of mine!"

Words meanings summery:

• कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karna (proper name)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - well-being, prosperity, good, auspiciousness

• एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, just, exactly)

• मम (mama) - for me (my, of me, for me)

• अत्यन्तम् (atyantam) - exceedingly, greatly, utterly

• यस्य (yasya) - whose, of whom

• मे (me) - my, of me

• गोपतिः (gopatiḥ) - the Sun (lord of cows, protector of earth, king, the Sun)

• प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - lord, master, mighty

• प्रवक्ता (pravaktā) - instructor (speaker, instructor, expounder)

• अद्य (adya) - now (today, now)

• हितअन्वेषी (hitaanveṣī) - well-wisher, seeker of welfare

• शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen, hear

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• इदम् (idam) - this

• वचः (vacaḥ) - advice (word, speech, advice)

• मम (mama) - my, of me

Words meanings and morphology

कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karna (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of karṇa

karṇa - Karna (name of a hero in the Mahabharata)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

Perfect 3rd person singular active

Root: vac (class 2)

श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - well-being, prosperity, good, auspiciousness

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śreyas

śreyas - superior, better, well-being, good, prosperity, auspiciousness

एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, just, exactly)

(indeclinable)

मम (mama) - for me (my, of me, for me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Can also indicate dative sense.

अत्यन्तम् (atyantam) - exceedingly, greatly, utterly

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of atyanta

atyanta - exceeding, excessive, great, utter

Prefix: ati

Root: ant

Note: Adverbial usage possible. Here modifying 'śreyaḥ'.

यस्य (yasya) - whose, of whom

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

Note: Refers to 'me' (Karna).

मे (me) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Colloquial usage for 'mama'.

गोपतिः (gopatiḥ) - the Sun (lord of cows, protector of earth, king, the Sun)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gopati

gopati - lord of cows, king, the Sun, Vishnu

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (go+pati)

• go – cow, earth, ray
  noun (feminine)
• pati – lord, master, husband
  noun (masculine)

Note: Here referring to the Sun.

प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - lord, master, mighty

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prabhu

prabhu - lord, master, sovereign, mighty, powerful

Prefix: pra

Root: bhū (class 1)

प्रवक्ता (pravaktā) - instructor (speaker, instructor, expounder)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pravaktṛ

pravaktṛ - speaker, expounder, instructor

Agent Noun

Derived from pra-vac with suffix -tṛ

Prefix: pra

Root: vac (class 2)

अद्य (adya) - now (today, now)

(indeclinable)

Note: Temporal adverb.

हितअन्वेषी (hitaanveṣī) - well-wisher, seeker of welfare

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hitānveṣin

hitānveṣin - seeker of welfare, well-wisher

Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (hita+anveṣin)

• hita – benefit, welfare, advantageous, useful
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root dhā (to place) with prefix hi; or root hita
  Root: dhā (class 3)
• anveṣin – one who seeks, inquirer
  noun (masculine)
  Agent Noun
  Derived from anu-iṣ with suffix -in
  Prefix: anu
  Root: iṣ (class 4)

शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen, hear

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of śru

Imperative Active

Imperative 2nd person singular active voice

Root: śru (class 5)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

Note: Refers to 'vacaḥ'.

वचः (vacaḥ) - advice (word, speech, advice)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacas

vacas - word, speech, utterance, advice

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me