महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-294, verse-21

कर्ण उवाच ।
वर्मणा कुण्डलाभ्यां च शक्तिं मे देहि वासव ।
अमोघां शत्रुसंघानां घातनीं पृतनामुखे ॥२१॥

21. karṇa uvāca ,
varmaṇā kuṇḍalābhyāṁ ca śaktiṁ me dehi vāsava ,
amoghāṁ śatrusaṁghānāṁ ghātanīṁ pṛtanāmukhe.

21. karṇaḥ uvāca varmaṇā kuṇḍalābhyām ca śaktim me dehi
vāsava amoghām śatruśaṅghānām ghātanīm pṛtanāmukhe

21. Karna said: O Indra, in exchange for my armor and earrings, give me the unfailing power (śakti), which is a slayer of enemy hosts at the forefront of battle.

Words meanings summery:

• कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karna

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• वर्मणा (varmaṇā) - by the armor, in exchange for the armor

• कुण्डलाभ्याम् (kuṇḍalābhyām) - by the two earrings, in exchange for the two earrings

• च (ca) - and

• शक्तिम् (śaktim) - power, ability, energy (śakti)

• मे (me) - to me, for me

• देहि (dehi) - give

• वासव (vāsava) - O Indra

• अमोघाम् (amoghām) - unfailing, infallible

• शत्रुशङ्घानाम् (śatruśaṅghānām) - of enemy hosts, of multitudes of enemies

• घातनीम् (ghātanīm) - slayer, killer

• पृतनामुखे (pṛtanāmukhe) - at the forefront of battle/army

Words meanings and morphology

कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karna

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of karṇa

karṇa - Karna (proper name)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

वर्मणा (varmaṇā) - by the armor, in exchange for the armor

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of varman

varman - armor, shield, protection

Root: vṛ

कुण्डलाभ्याम् (kuṇḍalābhyām) - by the two earrings, in exchange for the two earrings

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, dual of kuṇḍala

kuṇḍala - earring, ring, coil

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

शक्तिम् (śaktim) - power, ability, energy (śakti)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śakti

śakti - power, capability, strength, energy (śakti)

Root: śak (class 5)

मे (me) - to me, for me

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

देहि (dehi) - give

(verb)

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

Root: dā (class 3)

वासव (vāsava) - O Indra

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vāsava

vāsava - Indra (epithet)

अमोघाम् (amoghām) - unfailing, infallible

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of amogha

amogha - not futile, unfailing, infallible, effective

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+mogha)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• mogha – futile, vain, useless
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: muh

शत्रुशङ्घानाम् (śatruśaṅghānām) - of enemy hosts, of multitudes of enemies

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of śatruśaṅgha

śatruśaṅgha - multitude of enemies, hosts of enemies

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śatru+saṅgha)

• śatru – enemy, foe
  noun (masculine)
• saṅgha – multitude, host, collection, crowd
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: han (class 1)

घातनीम् (ghātanīm) - slayer, killer

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of ghātanī

ghātanī - slayer, killer (feminine)

agent noun

Derived from root 'han' (to strike, kill) with suffix '-ṇin' (feminine form)

Root: han (class 2)

पृतनामुखे (pṛtanāmukhe) - at the forefront of battle/army

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of pṛtanāmukha

pṛtanāmukha - front of the army, forefront of battle

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pṛtanā+mukha)

• pṛtanā – army, battle, war
  noun (feminine)
• mukha – mouth, face, front, chief
  noun (neuter)