महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-52, verse-14

तस्य निर्मुच्यमानस्य कवचात्काय आबभौ ।
समये मुच्यमानस्य सर्पस्येव तनुर्यथा ॥१४॥

14. tasya nirmucyamānasya kavacātkāya ābabhau ,
samaye mucyamānasya sarpasyeva tanuryathā.

14. tasya nirmucyamānasya kavacāt kāyaḥ ābabhau
samaye mucyamānasya sarpasya iva tanuḥ yathā

14. As his armor was being shed, his body shone forth, just like the skin of a serpent (sarpa) being shed in due season.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्य (tasya) - his (referring to Karna, matching nirmucyamānasya) (his, its, of that)

• निर्मुच्यमानस्य (nirmucyamānasya) - of him, as his (armor) was being shed (of him who is being released/shed)

• कवचात् (kavacāt) - from the armor

• कायः (kāyaḥ) - body (body, collection of elements)

• आबभौ (ābabhau) - shone forth (he/it shone, appeared)

• समये (samaye) - in due season (at the proper time, in due season, at a convention)

• मुच्यमानस्य (mucyamānasya) - of one being shed (of him who is being released/shed)

• सर्पस्य (sarpasya) - of a serpent (sarpa) (of a serpent, of a snake)

• इव (iva) - like (like, as, as it were)

• तनुः (tanuḥ) - skin (body, skin, form)

• यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, according to)

Words meanings and morphology

तस्य (tasya) - his (referring to Karna, matching nirmucyamānasya) (his, its, of that)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Also dative singular. Contextual meaning implies genitive.

निर्मुच्यमानस्य (nirmucyamānasya) - of him, as his (armor) was being shed (of him who is being released/shed)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of nirmucyamāna

nirmucyamāna - being released, being shed, being cast off

Present Passive Participle

From root muc (to release) with prefix nir, in passive voice, Present Participle

Prefix: nir

Root: muc (class 6)

Note: Qualifies the implied subject of tasya (Karna).

कवचात् (kavacāt) - from the armor

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of kavaca

kavaca - armor, mail, breastplate, shield

कायः (kāyaḥ) - body (body, collection of elements)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kāya

kāya - body, the aggregate of all corporeal elements, collection

Note: Subject of ābabhau.

आबभौ (ābabhau) - shone forth (he/it shone, appeared)

(verb)

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

Prefix: ā

Root: bhā (class 2)

Note: From ā-bhā meaning to shine.

समये (samaye) - in due season (at the proper time, in due season, at a convention)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of samaya

samaya - agreement, convention, fixed time, proper season, religious obligation

मुच्यमानस्य (mucyamānasya) - of one being shed (of him who is being released/shed)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mucyamāna

mucyamāna - being released, being shed, being cast off

Present Passive Participle

From root muc (to release) in passive voice, Present Participle

Root: muc (class 6)

Note: Qualifies sarpasya.

सर्पस्य (sarpasya) - of a serpent (sarpa) (of a serpent, of a snake)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of sarpa

sarpa - serpent, snake

Root: sṛp (class 1)

इव (iva) - like (like, as, as it were)

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle indicating comparison.

तनुः (tanuḥ) - skin (body, skin, form)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tanu

tanu - body, person, form, skin, thin, slender

Note: Subject in the simile.

यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, according to)

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces the comparison.