महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-294, verse-26

कर्ण उवाच ।
एकमेवाहमिच्छामि रिपुं हन्तुं महाहवे ।
गर्जन्तं प्रतपन्तं च यतो मम भयं भवेत् ॥२६॥

26. karṇa uvāca ,
ekamevāhamicchāmi ripuṁ hantuṁ mahāhave ,
garjantaṁ pratapantaṁ ca yato mama bhayaṁ bhavet.

26. karṇa uvāca ekam eva aham icchāmi ripum hantum mahāhave
garjantam pratapantam ca yataḥ mama bhayam bhavet

26. Karna said: 'I wish to kill only one enemy in a great battle, one who is roaring and formidable, and from whom I have fear.'

Words meanings summery:

• कर्ण (karṇa) - Karna

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• एकम् (ekam) - one

• एव (eva) - indeed, just, only

• अहम् (aham) - I

• इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I desire, I wish

• रिपुम् (ripum) - enemy

• हन्तुम् (hantum) - to kill, to slay

• महाहवे (mahāhave) - in a great battle, in a great war

• गर्जन्तम् (garjantam) - roaring

• प्रतपन्तम् (pratapantam) - formidable and powerful (enemy) (scorching, tormenting, formidable)

• च (ca) - and, also

• यतः (yataḥ) - from whom (i.e., this enemy) (from whom, because, from which place)

• मम (mama) - my, of me

• भयम् (bhayam) - fear, danger

• भवेत् (bhavet) - may be, should be, would be

Words meanings and morphology

कर्ण (karṇa) - Karna

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of karṇa

karṇa - Karna (proper name), ear

Note: Subject of 'uvāca'.

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect (liṭ), 3rd person singular, active voice (parasmaipada).

Root: vac (class 2)

एकम् (ekam) - one

(numeral)

Note: Qualifies 'ripum'.

एव (eva) - indeed, just, only

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes 'ekam'.

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of mad

mad - I, me

Note: Subject of 'icchāmi'.

इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I desire, I wish

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of iṣ

Present, 1st person singular, active voice (parasmaipada).

Root: iṣ (class 6)

रिपुम् (ripum) - enemy

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ripu

ripu - enemy, foe

Note: Object of 'hantum'.

हन्तुम् (hantum) - to kill, to slay

(verb)

infinitive of han

Infinitive

Infinitive form of root han.

Root: han (class 2)

महाहवे (mahāhave) - in a great battle, in a great war

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of mahāhava

mahāhava - great battle, great war

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+āhava)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• āhava – battle, war, combat
  noun (masculine)

गर्जन्तम् (garjantam) - roaring

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of garjat

garjat - roaring, thundering

Present Active Participle

Derived from root garj.

Root: garj (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'ripum'.

प्रतपन्तम् (pratapantam) - formidable and powerful (enemy) (scorching, tormenting, formidable)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pratapat

pratapat - scorching, tormenting, distressing, powerful, formidable

Present Active Participle

Derived from pra + root tap.

Prefix: pra

Root: tap (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'ripum'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

यतः (yataḥ) - from whom (i.e., this enemy) (from whom, because, from which place)

(pronoun)

Ablative, singular of yad

yad - which, who, what, whence

Note: Refers to the 'ripum'.

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of mad

mad - I, me

Note: Possessive for 'bhayam'.

भयम् (bhayam) - fear, danger

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhaya

bhaya - fear, dread, terror, danger

Note: Subject of 'bhavet'.

भवेत् (bhavet) - may be, should be, would be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of bhū

Optative, 3rd person singular, active voice (parasmaipada).

Root: bhū (class 1)