महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-106, verse-6

ब्रह्मण्यं वीर्यसंपन्नं समरेष्वनिवर्तिनम् ।
कथं कर्णं युधां श्रेष्ठं भीमोऽयुध्यत संयुगे ॥६॥

6. brahmaṇyaṁ vīryasaṁpannaṁ samareṣvanivartinam ,
kathaṁ karṇaṁ yudhāṁ śreṣṭhaṁ bhīmo'yudhyata saṁyuge.

6. brāhmaṇyam vīryasaṃpannam samareṣu anivartinam katham
karṇam yudhām śreṣṭham bhīmaḥ ayudhyata saṃyuge

6. katham bhīmaḥ yudhām śreṣṭham brāhmaṇyam vīryasaṃpannam
samareṣu anivartinam karṇam saṃyuge ayudhyata

6. How did Bhima fight Karna in combat, Karna who was the best among warriors, devoted to Brahmins, endowed with great valor, and never retreated in battles?

Words meanings summery:

• ब्राह्मण्यम् (brāhmaṇyam) - devoted to Brahmins, pious, righteous

• वीर्यसंपन्नम् (vīryasaṁpannam) - endowed with valor, full of energy/power

• समरेषु (samareṣu) - in battles, in wars

• अनिवर्तिनम् (anivartinam) - not turning back, not retreating, unwavering

• कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner

• कर्णम् (karṇam) - Karna (proper noun)

• युधाम् (yudhām) - of warriors, of battles

• श्रेष्ठम् (śreṣṭham) - best, most excellent

• भीमः (bhīmaḥ) - Bhima (proper noun)

• अयुध्यत (ayudhyata) - fought

• संयुगे (saṁyuge) - in battle, in combat

Words meanings and morphology

ब्राह्मण्यम् (brāhmaṇyam) - devoted to Brahmins, pious, righteous

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇya

brāhmaṇya - devotion to Brahmins, piety, righteousness

from brāhmaṇa (Brahmin) + ya (suffix for belonging/relation)

Note: Agrees with Karṇam.

वीर्यसंपन्नम् (vīryasaṁpannam) - endowed with valor, full of energy/power

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vīryasaṃpanna

vīryasaṁpanna - endowed with valor, possessed of energy

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vīrya+saṃpanna)

• vīrya – valor, heroism, energy, strength
  noun (neuter)
• saṃpanna – endowed with, furnished with, possessed of, accomplished
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from sam-pad (to attain, furnish)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Agrees with Karṇam.

समरेषु (samareṣu) - in battles, in wars

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of samara

samara - battle, war, conflict

Note: Refers to Karna's unwavering nature in multiple battles.

अनिवर्तिनम् (anivartinam) - not turning back, not retreating, unwavering

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of anivartin

anivartin - not retreating, not turning back, steadfast

Agent Noun/Adjective

from a (negation) + ni-vṛt (to turn back, retreat) + -in (agent suffix)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+nivartin)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• nivartin – retreating, turning back
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent Noun/Adjective
  from ni-vṛt (to turn back, retreat) + -in (agent suffix)
  Prefix: ni
  Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Agrees with Karṇam.

कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner

(indeclinable)

Note: Interrogative adverb.

कर्णम् (karṇam) - Karna (proper noun)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of karṇa

karṇa - Karna (name of a warrior)

Note: Object of the verb 'ayudhyata'.

युधाम् (yudhām) - of warriors, of battles

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of yudh

yudh - battle, fight, warrior

Note: Used with 'śreṣṭham' meaning 'best among'.

श्रेष्ठम् (śreṣṭham) - best, most excellent

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śreṣṭha

śreṣṭha - best, most excellent, pre-eminent

superlative of praśasya (excellent)

Note: Agrees with Karṇam, qualifying him as 'best of warriors'.

भीमः (bhīmaḥ) - Bhima (proper noun)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīma

bhīma - Bhima (name of a Pāṇḍava prince)

Note: Subject of the verb 'ayudhyata'.

अयुध्यत (ayudhyata) - fought

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of yudh

Root: yudh (class 4)

Note: The prefix 'a-' denotes past tense.

संयुगे (saṁyuge) - in battle, in combat

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of saṃyuga

saṁyuga - battle, conflict, combat

Prefix: sam

Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Locative of place.