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4,43

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-43, verse-8

एष चैव महेष्वासस्त्रिषु लोकेषु विश्रुतः ।
अहं चापि कुरुश्रेष्ठा अर्जुनान्नावरः क्वचित् ॥८॥
8. eṣa caiva maheṣvāsastriṣu lokeṣu viśrutaḥ ,
ahaṁ cāpi kuruśreṣṭhā arjunānnāvaraḥ kvacit.
8. eṣaḥ ca eva maheṣvāsaḥ triṣu lokeṣu viśrutaḥ
aham ca api kuruśreṣṭha arjunāt na avaraḥ kvacit
8. And this great archer (Arjuna) is indeed renowned in the three worlds. Yet, O best of the Kurus, I am also certainly not inferior to Arjuna anywhere at all.

Words meanings summery:

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  • एषः (eṣaḥ) - This one (Arjuna) (this, he)
  • (ca) - and
  • एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only
  • महेष्वासः (maheṣvāsaḥ) - great archer
  • त्रिषु (triṣu) - in three
  • लोकेषु (lokeṣu) - in the three worlds (heaven, earth, netherworld) (in the worlds)
  • विश्रुतः (viśrutaḥ) - renowned, famous, heard of
  • अहम् (aham) - I (Karṇa) (I)
  • (ca) - and, also
  • अपि (api) - also, even, too
  • कुरुश्रेष्ठ (kuruśreṣṭha) - O best of the Kurus (addressing Duryodhana) (O best of Kurus)
  • अर्जुनात् (arjunāt) - than Arjuna
  • (na) - not
  • अवरः (avaraḥ) - inferior, lower, junior
  • क्वचित् (kvacit) - anywhere, at all, sometimes

Words meanings and morphology

एषः (eṣaḥ) - This one (Arjuna) (this, he)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of etad
etad - this, that, he
Note: Refers to Arjuna.
(ca) - and
(indeclinable)
Note: Conjunction.
एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only
(indeclinable)
Note: Emphasizing particle.
महेष्वासः (maheṣvāsaḥ) - great archer
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of maheṣvāsa
maheṣvāsa - great archer, one with a great bow
Compound: mahā (great) + iṣvāsa (bowman, archer). Guṇa sandhi (a+i=e)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+iṣvāsa)
  • mahā – great, large
    adjective (feminine)
  • iṣvāsa – bow, archer
    noun (masculine)
Note: Qualifies eṣaḥ (Arjuna).
त्रिषु (triṣu) - in three
(numeral)
Note: Qualifies lokeṣu.
लोकेषु (lokeṣu) - in the three worlds (heaven, earth, netherworld) (in the worlds)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, plural of loka
loka - world, realm, people
Note: Refers to the three worlds.
विश्रुतः (viśrutaḥ) - renowned, famous, heard of
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of viśruta
viśruta - renowned, famous, heard of
Past Passive Participle
from √śru (to hear) with prefix vi-
Prefix: vi
Root: śru (class 5)
Note: Qualifies eṣaḥ.
अहम् (aham) - I (Karṇa) (I)
(pronoun)
Nominative, singular of asmad
asmad - I, me
Note: Speaker (Karṇa).
(ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
Note: Conjunction.
अपि (api) - also, even, too
(indeclinable)
Note: Emphasizing particle.
कुरुश्रेष्ठ (kuruśreṣṭha) - O best of the Kurus (addressing Duryodhana) (O best of Kurus)
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of kuruśreṣṭha
kuruśreṣṭha - best among Kurus
Compound: Kuru (name of dynasty) + śreṣṭha (best)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kuru+śreṣṭha)
  • kuru – Kuru (name of a dynasty/people)
    proper noun (masculine)
  • śreṣṭha – best, excellent, foremost
    adjective (masculine)
Note: Address to Duryodhana.
अर्जुनात् (arjunāt) - than Arjuna
(proper noun)
Ablative, masculine, singular of arjuna
arjuna - Arjuna (name of a Pandava prince)
Note: Used for comparison.
(na) - not
(indeclinable)
Note: Negation.
अवरः (avaraḥ) - inferior, lower, junior
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of avara
avara - inferior, lower, later, junior
Note: Predicative adjective for Aham.
क्वचित् (kvacit) - anywhere, at all, sometimes
(indeclinable)
Note: Adverb of place/emphasis.