महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-153, verse-24

कर्णो वा युध्यतां पूर्वमहं वा पृथिवीपते ।
स्पर्धते हि सदात्यर्थं सूतपुत्रो मया रणे ॥२४॥

24. karṇo vā yudhyatāṁ pūrvamahaṁ vā pṛthivīpate ,
spardhate hi sadātyarthaṁ sūtaputro mayā raṇe.

24. karṇaḥ vā yudhyatām pūrvam aham vā pṛthivīpate
spardhate hi sadā atyartham sūtaputraḥ mayā raṇe

24. pṛthivīpate karṇaḥ vā aham vā pūrvam yudhyatām
hi sūtaputraḥ sadā atyartham mayā raṇe spardhate

24. O lord of the earth, let either Karṇa or I fight first, for the Sūtaputra always competes greatly with me in battle.

Words meanings summery:

• कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karna

• वा (vā) - or

• युध्यताम् (yudhyatām) - let him fight

• पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - first, previously

• अहम् (aham) - I

• वा (vā) - or

• पृथिवीपते (pṛthivīpate) - O lord of the earth

• स्पर्धते (spardhate) - he competes, he rivals

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• सदा (sadā) - always, ever

• अत्यर्थम् (atyartham) - greatly, excessively

• सूतपुत्रः (sūtaputraḥ) - an epithet for Karṇa (son of a charioteer)

• मया (mayā) - by me, with me

• रणे (raṇe) - in battle

Words meanings and morphology

कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karna

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of karṇa

karṇa - Karna (proper name of a hero in the Mahabharata)

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

युध्यताम् (yudhyatām) - let him fight

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of yudh

Root: yudh (class 4)

पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - first, previously

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

पृथिवीपते (pṛthivīpate) - O lord of the earth

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pṛthivīpati

pṛthivīpati - lord of the earth, king

Compound type : tatpurusha (pṛthivī+pati)

• pṛthivī – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
• pati – lord, master, ruler
  noun (masculine)

स्पर्धते (spardhate) - he competes, he rivals

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of spardh

Root: spardh (class 1)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

सदा (sadā) - always, ever

(indeclinable)

अत्यर्थम् (atyartham) - greatly, excessively

(indeclinable)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (ati+artha)

• ati – over, beyond, very, excessively
  indeclinable
• artha – meaning, purpose, wealth, object
  noun (masculine)

सूतपुत्रः (sūtaputraḥ) - an epithet for Karṇa (son of a charioteer)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sūtaputra

sūtaputra - son of a charioteer

Compound type : tatpurusha (sūta+putra)

• sūta – charioteer, bard, one of mixed caste
  noun (masculine)
• putra – son, child
  noun (masculine)

मया (mayā) - by me, with me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

रणे (raṇe) - in battle

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of raṇa

raṇa - battle, war, combat, conflict