महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-2, verse-22

कर्णयोः प्रतिमुच्याहं कुण्डले ज्वलनोपमे ।
वेणीकृतशिरा राजन्नाम्ना चैव बृहन्नडा ॥२२॥

22. karṇayoḥ pratimucyāhaṁ kuṇḍale jvalanopame ,
veṇīkṛtaśirā rājannāmnā caiva bṛhannaḍā.

22. karṇayoḥ pratimucya aham kuṇḍale jvalanopame
veṇīkṛtaśirāḥ rājan nāmnā ca eva bṛhannadā

22. O king, having adorned my ears with earrings resembling fire, and with my hair braided, I will be known by the name Brihannala.

Words meanings summery:

• कर्णयोः (karṇayoḥ) - in my ears (in the ears, of the ears)

• प्रतिमुच्य (pratimucya) - having adorned (having put on, having attached, having liberated)

• अहम् (aham) - I

• कुण्डले (kuṇḍale) - two earrings

• ज्वलनोपमे (jvalanopame) - resembling fire (resembling fire, fire-like)

• वेणीकृतशिराः (veṇīkṛtaśirāḥ) - with my hair braided (one whose hair is braided)

• राजन् (rājan) - O King Virata (O king)

• नाम्ना (nāmnā) - by the name (by name)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

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

• बृहन्नदा (bṛhannadā) - the name Brihannala (Brihannala (a name))

Words meanings and morphology

कर्णयोः (karṇayoḥ) - in my ears (in the ears, of the ears)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, dual of karṇa

karṇa - ear

प्रतिमुच्य (pratimucya) - having adorned (having put on, having attached, having liberated)

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Derived from root mūc with prefix prati.

Prefix: prati

Root: muc (class 6)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Refers to the speaker, Arjuna in disguise.

कुण्डले (kuṇḍale) - two earrings

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, dual of kuṇḍala

kuṇḍala - earring, ring, circle

Note: Can also be nominative dual. Accusative fits the context of 'putting on'.

ज्वलनोपमे (jvalanopame) - resembling fire (resembling fire, fire-like)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, dual of jvalanopama

jvalanopama - resembling fire

Compound.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (jvalana+upama)

• jvalana – burning, flaming, fire
  noun (neuter)
  Root: jval (class 1)
• upama – resembling, similar, comparison
  adjective

Note: Agrees with kuṇḍale.

वेणीकृतशिराः (veṇīkṛtaśirāḥ) - with my hair braided (one whose hair is braided)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of veṇīkṛtaśiras

veṇīkṛtaśiras - having braided hair

Bahuvrīhi compound.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (veṇī+kṛta+śiras)

• veṇī – braid, plaited hair
  noun (feminine)
• kṛta – done, made
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root kṛ (to do, to make).
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• śiras – head, hair
  noun (neuter)

Note: Refers to the speaker aham.

राजन् (rājan) - O King Virata (O king)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Root: rāj (class 1)

Note: Used in direct address.

नाम्ना (nāmnā) - by the name (by name)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of nāman

nāman - name, appellation

Note: Indicates the means by which one is known.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

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

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

बृहन्नदा (bṛhannadā) - the name Brihannala (Brihannala (a name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bṛhannadā

bṛhannadā - Brihannala (Arjuna's name in disguise as a eunuch dance teacher)

Note: This is the name Arjuna adopts.