महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-138, verse-9

सोऽसि कर्ण तथा जातः पाण्डोः पुत्रोऽसि धर्मतः ।
निग्रहाद्धर्मशास्त्राणामेहि राजा भविष्यसि ॥९॥

9. so'si karṇa tathā jātaḥ pāṇḍoḥ putro'si dharmataḥ ,
nigrahāddharmaśāstrāṇāmehi rājā bhaviṣyasi.

9. saḥ asi karṇa tathā jātaḥ pāṇḍoḥ putraḥ asi dharmataḥ
nigrahāt dharmaśāstrāṇām ehi rājā bhaviṣyasi

9. karṇa tvam saḥ tathā jātaḥ asi dharmataḥ pāṇḍoḥ putraḥ
asi dharmaśāstrāṇām nigrahāt ehi rājā bhaviṣyasi

9. O Karna, you are indeed born thus; by natural law (dharma), you are the son of Pāṇḍu. By a careful determination of the treatises on natural law (dharma), come, you shall be king!

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - he, that one

• असि (asi) - you are

• कर्ण (karṇa) - O Karna

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner

• जातः (jātaḥ) - born, produced

• पाण्डोः (pāṇḍoḥ) - of Pāṇḍu

• पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son

• असि (asi) - you are

• धर्मतः (dharmataḥ) - by natural law (dharma), according to dharma

• निग्रहात् (nigrahāt) - by the determination, by the strict application, from the control

• धर्मशास्त्राणाम् (dharmaśāstrāṇām) - of the treatises on natural law (dharma)

• एहि (ehi) - come!

• राजा (rājā) - king

• भविष्यसि (bhaviṣyasi) - you will be

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - he, that one

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that (demonstrative pronoun)

असि (asi) - you are

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

root of 2nd class, present active indicative

Root: as (class 2)

कर्ण (karṇa) - O Karna

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of karṇa

karṇa - Karna (proper name)

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner

(indeclinable)

जातः (jātaḥ) - born, produced

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jāta

jāta - born, produced, occurred

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root jan 'to be born'.

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'saḥ' and 'tvam'.

पाण्डोः (pāṇḍoḥ) - of Pāṇḍu

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pāṇḍu

pāṇḍu - Pāṇḍu (proper name, father of the Pāṇḍavas)

पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son

असि (asi) - you are

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

root of 2nd class, present active indicative

Root: as (class 2)

धर्मतः (dharmataḥ) - by natural law (dharma), according to dharma

(indeclinable)

Derived from dharma with adverbial suffix -tas.

निग्रहात् (nigrahāt) - by the determination, by the strict application, from the control

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of nigraha

nigraha - restraint, control, suppression, determination, decision

Derived from root grah with prefix ni.

Prefix: ni

Root: grah (class 9)

धर्मशास्त्राणाम् (dharmaśāstrāṇām) - of the treatises on natural law (dharma)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of dharmaśāstra

dharmaśāstra - treatise on natural law (dharma), law book, code of conduct

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+śāstra)

• dharma – natural law, constitution, righteousness, duty
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• śāstra – treatise, scripture, science, rule
  noun (neuter)
  derived from root śās
  Root: śās (class 2)

एहि (ehi) - come!

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of i

Root of 2nd class, imperative active 2nd singular.

Root: i (class 2)

राजा (rājā) - king

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

भविष्यसि (bhaviṣyasi) - you will be

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, future (ḷṛṭ) of bhū

root of 1st class, future active indicative

Root: bhū (class 1)