महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-84, verse-9

सोऽश्ववेगानिलबलः शरार्चिस्तलनिस्वनः ।
रजोधूमोऽस्त्रसंतापो धार्तराष्ट्रानिलोद्धतः ॥९॥

9. so'śvavegānilabalaḥ śarārcistalanisvanaḥ ,
rajodhūmo'strasaṁtāpo dhārtarāṣṭrāniloddhataḥ.

9. saḥ aśvavegānilabalaḥ śarārciḥ talanisvanaḥ
rajodhūmaḥ astrasaṃtāpaḥ dhārtarāṣṭrānilauddhataḥ

9. He (Karna), whose strength is like the swiftness of horses and the wind, whose arrows are his flames, whose palm-slaps (on his bowstring) are his roars, whose dust is his smoke, whose weapons cause great torment, and who is agitated by the wind (support) of the Dhārtarāṣṭras (Kauravas)...

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - He (Karna) (he, that)

• अश्ववेगानिलबलः (aśvavegānilabalaḥ) - He, whose strength is like the speed of horses and the wind (whose strength is like the speed of horses and the wind)

• शरार्चिः (śarārciḥ) - He, whose flames are his arrows (whose flames are arrows)

• तलनिस्वनः (talanisvanaḥ) - He, whose roar is the sound of his palm-slap (on the bowstring) (whose roar is the sound of his palm-slap (on the bowstring))

• रजोधूमः (rajodhūmaḥ) - He, whose smoke is the dust (he raises) (whose smoke is dust)

• अस्त्रसंतापः (astrasaṁtāpaḥ) - He, whose intense heat (or suffering for enemies) comes from his weapons (whose torment/heat is from weapons)

• धार्तराष्ट्रानिलौद्धतः (dhārtarāṣṭrānilauddhataḥ) - He, agitated by the wind (support) of the Dhārtarāṣṭras (Kauravas) (agitated by the wind of the Dhārtarāṣṭras)

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - He (Karna) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अश्ववेगानिलबलः (aśvavegānilabalaḥ) - He, whose strength is like the speed of horses and the wind (whose strength is like the speed of horses and the wind)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aśvavegānilabala

aśvavegānilabala - having strength like the speed of horses and wind

Bahuvrīhi compound, describing a person whose strength is characterized by the speed of horses and wind.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (aśva+vega+anila+bala)

• aśva – horse
  noun (masculine)
• vega – speed, velocity, impulse
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vij (class 7)
• anila – wind, air
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)
• bala – strength, power, force
  noun (neuter)

Note: Compound adjective describing Karna.

शरार्चिः (śarārciḥ) - He, whose flames are his arrows (whose flames are arrows)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śarārci

śarārci - having arrows as flames, flaming with arrows

Bahuvrīhi compound.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śara+arci)

• śara – arrow
  noun (masculine)
  Root: śṝ (class 9)
• arci – flame, ray of light
  noun (feminine)
  Root: arc (class 1)

Note: Compound adjective describing Karna.

तलनिस्वनः (talanisvanaḥ) - He, whose roar is the sound of his palm-slap (on the bowstring) (whose roar is the sound of his palm-slap (on the bowstring))

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of talanisvana

talanisvana - having the sound of a palm-slap as a roar

Bahuvrīhi compound.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tala+nisvana)

• tala – palm of the hand, sole of the foot, surface
  noun (masculine)
• nisvana – sound, noise, roar
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'svan' with prefix 'nis'.
  Prefix: nis
  Root: svan (class 1)

Note: Compound adjective describing Karna.

रजोधूमः (rajodhūmaḥ) - He, whose smoke is the dust (he raises) (whose smoke is dust)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rajodhūma

rajodhūma - having dust as smoke

Bahuvrīhi compound.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (rajas+dhūma)

• rajas – dust, dirt, passion (guṇa)
  noun (neuter)
  Root: raj (class 1)
• dhūma – smoke
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhū (class 1)

Note: Compound adjective describing Karna.

अस्त्रसंतापः (astrasaṁtāpaḥ) - He, whose intense heat (or suffering for enemies) comes from his weapons (whose torment/heat is from weapons)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of astrasaṃtāpa

astrasaṁtāpa - whose torment is from weapons, causing heat/agony through weapons

Bahuvrīhi compound.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (astra+saṃtāpa)

• astra – weapon, missile
  noun (neuter)
  Root: as (class 4)
• saṃtāpa – heat, torment, suffering, fever
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'tap' with prefix 'sam'.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: tap (class 1)

Note: Compound adjective describing Karna.

धार्तराष्ट्रानिलौद्धतः (dhārtarāṣṭrānilauddhataḥ) - He, agitated by the wind (support) of the Dhārtarāṣṭras (Kauravas) (agitated by the wind of the Dhārtarāṣṭras)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhārtarāṣṭrānilauddhata

dhārtarāṣṭrānilauddhata - stirred up by the wind of the Dhārtarāṣṭras

Bahuvrīhi compound.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dhārtarāṣṭrānila+uddhata)

• dhārtarāṣṭrānila – wind of the Dhārtarāṣṭras
  noun (masculine)
  Tatpuruṣa compound: 'Dhārtarāṣṭra' (genitive) + 'anila' (wind).
• uddhata – agitated, stirred up, haughty
  past passive participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'han' with prefix 'ud'.
  Prefix: ud
  Root: han (class 2)

Note: Compound adjective describing Karna.