महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-55, verse-15

वैशंपायन उवाच ।
इति कर्णं ब्रुवन्नेव बीभत्सुरपराजितः ।
अभ्ययाद्विसृजन्बाणान्कायावरणभेदिनः ॥१५॥

15. vaiśaṁpāyana uvāca ,
iti karṇaṁ bruvanneva bībhatsuraparājitaḥ ,
abhyayādvisṛjanbāṇānkāyāvaraṇabhedinaḥ.

15. vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca iti karṇam bruvan eva bībhatsuḥ
aparājitaḥ abhyayāt visṛjan bāṇān kāyāvaraṇabhedinaḥ

15. Vaiśaṃpāyana said: 'Even while speaking thus to Karna, the undefeated Arjuna (Bībhatsu) advanced, releasing arrows that pierced through armor.'

Words meanings summery:

• वैशंपायन (vaiśaṁpāyana) - The narrator of the Mahābhārata to Janamejaya (Vaiśaṃpāyana)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• इति (iti) - marking the end of a quotation (Arjuna's speech) (thus, so, in this way)

• कर्णम् (karṇam) - Karna, the antagonist (Karna)

• ब्रुवन् (bruvan) - Arjuna speaking to Karna (speaking, saying)

• एव (eva) - even while speaking (emphasizing the simultaneous action) (just, only, indeed)

• बीभत्सुः (bībhatsuḥ) - Arjuna, named Bībhatsu for his abhorrence of unrighteous acts in battle (disgusted, abhorrent; a name of Arjuna)

• अपराजितः (aparājitaḥ) - undefeated, unconquered

• अभ्ययात् (abhyayāt) - advanced in battle (advanced, approached)

• विसृजन् (visṛjan) - releasing arrows (releasing, throwing, letting go)

• बाणान् (bāṇān) - arrows

• कायावरणभेदिनः (kāyāvaraṇabhedinaḥ) - (arrows) that pierce body armor (piercing body armor, breaking armors)

Words meanings and morphology

वैशंपायन (vaiśaṁpāyana) - The narrator of the Mahābhārata to Janamejaya (Vaiśaṃpāyana)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vaiśaṃpāyana

vaiśaṁpāyana - Vaiśaṃpāyana (a sage, disciple of Vyāsa and narrator of the Mahābhārata)

Note: Speaker of the verse

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect Tense

Root vac, perfect third person singular active

Root: vac (class 2)

इति (iti) - marking the end of a quotation (Arjuna's speech) (thus, so, in this way)

(indeclinable)

कर्णम् (karṇam) - Karna, the antagonist (Karna)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of karṇa

karṇa - Karna (a proper name, the son of Kunti and Surya, adopted by Rādhā)

ब्रुवन् (bruvan) - Arjuna speaking to Karna (speaking, saying)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bruvat

bruvat - speaking, saying

Present Active Participle

From root brū (class 2), present participle, strong stem

Root: brū (class 2)

Note: masculine nominative singular, refers to Bībhatsuḥ

एव (eva) - even while speaking (emphasizing the simultaneous action) (just, only, indeed)

(indeclinable)

बीभत्सुः (bībhatsuḥ) - Arjuna, named Bībhatsu for his abhorrence of unrighteous acts in battle (disgusted, abhorrent; a name of Arjuna)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bībhatsu

bībhatsu - disgusted, abhorrent; a name of Arjuna (one who abhors foul deeds in battle)

Root: bhī (class 3)

Note: A name of Arjuna.

अपराजितः (aparājitaḥ) - undefeated, unconquered

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aparājita

aparājita - undefeated, unconquered

Past Passive Participle

from root ji with upasargas apa-rā-, negated with a-

Compound type : bahuvrihi (a+parājita)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• parājita – defeated, conquered
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  from root ji with upasarga parā-
  Prefix: parā
  Root: ji (class 1)

Note: masculine nominative singular, refers to Bībhatsuḥ

अभ्ययात् (abhyayāt) - advanced in battle (advanced, approached)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of abhyayāt

Imperfect Tense

Root i (class 2), imperfect third person singular active, with upasarga abhi-

Prefix: abhi

Root: i (class 2)

विसृजन् (visṛjan) - releasing arrows (releasing, throwing, letting go)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of visṛjat

visṛjat - releasing, throwing, letting go

Present Active Participle

From root sṛj with upasarga vi-, present participle, strong stem

Prefix: vi

Root: sṛj (class 6)

Note: masculine nominative singular, refers to Bībhatsuḥ

बाणान् (bāṇān) - arrows

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of bāṇa

bāṇa - arrow

कायावरणभेदिनः (kāyāvaraṇabhedinaḥ) - (arrows) that pierce body armor (piercing body armor, breaking armors)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of kāyāvaraṇabhedin

kāyāvaraṇabhedin - piercing body armor

Agent Noun/Adjective

compound of kāya, āvaraṇa, and bhedin (from root bhid)

Compound type : tatpurusha (kāya+āvaraṇa+bhedin)

• kāya – body
  noun (masculine)
• āvaraṇa – covering, armor
  noun (neuter)
  from root vṛ with upasarga ā-
  Prefix: ā
  Root: vṛ (class 5)
• bhedin – piercing, breaking
  adjective
  Agent Noun/Adjective
  from root bhid + -in suffix
  Root: bhid (class 7)

Note: masculine accusative plural, refers to bāṇān