महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-107, verse-20

महारथो महाबाहुर्महावेगैर्महाबलः ।
विव्याधाधिरथिर्भीमं नवभिर्निशितैः शरैः ॥२०॥

20. mahāratho mahābāhurmahāvegairmahābalaḥ ,
vivyādhādhirathirbhīmaṁ navabhirniśitaiḥ śaraiḥ.

20. mahārathaḥ mahābāhuḥ mahāvegaiḥ mahābalaḥ vivyādha
adhirathiḥ bhīmam navabhiḥ niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ

20. adhirathiḥ mahārathaḥ mahābāhuḥ mahābalaḥ
mahāvegaiḥ bhīmam navabhiḥ niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ vivyādha

20. The great charioteer (mahāratha), mighty-armed (mahābāhu), and mighty-strong (mahābala) Adhirathi (Karna), with great speed, pierced Bhima with nine sharp arrows.

Words meanings summery:

• महारथः (mahārathaḥ) - Karna, a great charioteer (great charioteer, great warrior)

• महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - Karna, who was mighty-armed (mighty-armed, strong-armed)

• महावेगैः (mahāvegaiḥ) - with great speed (referring to the manner of piercing) (with great speeds, with great force)

• महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - Karna, who was mighty-strong (mighty-strong, very powerful)

• विव्याध (vivyādha) - Karna pierced (pierced, struck, wounded)

• अधिरथिः (adhirathiḥ) - Karna (son of Adhiratha) (son of Adhiratha, charioteer)

• भीमम् (bhīmam) - Bhima (the Pandava hero) (Bhima)

• नवभिः (navabhiḥ) - with nine (arrows) (by nine, with nine)

• निशितैः (niśitaiḥ) - with sharp (arrows) (sharp, whetted, sharpened)

• शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows (by arrows, with arrows)

Words meanings and morphology

महारथः (mahārathaḥ) - Karna, a great charioteer (great charioteer, great warrior)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāratha

mahāratha - great charioteer, great warrior, a chief, a general

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ratha)

• mahā – great, mighty, large
  adjective
• ratha – chariot, car, warrior (in a chariot)
  noun (masculine)

महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - Karna, who was mighty-armed (mighty-armed, strong-armed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahābāhu

mahābāhu - mighty-armed, strong-armed

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+bāhu)

• mahā – great, mighty, large
  adjective
• bāhu – arm
  noun (masculine)

महावेगैः (mahāvegaiḥ) - with great speed (referring to the manner of piercing) (with great speeds, with great force)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of mahāvega

mahāvega - great speed, great impulse, swiftness

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+vega)

• mahā – great, mighty, large
  adjective
• vega – speed, velocity, impetus, force
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vij (class 1)

Note: Used adverbially here.

महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - Karna, who was mighty-strong (mighty-strong, very powerful)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahābala

mahābala - mighty-strong, very powerful, of great strength

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+bala)

• mahā – great, mighty, large
  adjective
• bala – strength, power, force, army
  noun (neuter)

विव्याध (vivyādha) - Karna pierced (pierced, struck, wounded)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of √vyadh

Perfect Tense

Root verb, reduplicated perfect form (vivyādha)

Root: vyadh (class 4)

अधिरथिः (adhirathiḥ) - Karna (son of Adhiratha) (son of Adhiratha, charioteer)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adhirathi

adhirathi - son of Adhiratha (Karna), a charioteer

Compound type : genitive tatpuruṣa (adhiratha+i)

• adhiratha – name of Karna's foster father
  proper noun (masculine)

भीमम् (bhīmam) - Bhima (the Pandava hero) (Bhima)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhīma

bhīma - terrible, fearful, formidable; name of one of the Pandavas

नवभिः (navabhiḥ) - with nine (arrows) (by nine, with nine)

(numeral)

निशितैः (niśitaiḥ) - with sharp (arrows) (sharp, whetted, sharpened)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of niśita

niśita - sharpened, whetted, sharp, keen

Past Passive Participle

Derived from ni-√śi (to sharpen)

Prefix: ni

Root: śi (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'śaraiḥ'.

शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows (by arrows, with arrows)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śara

śara - arrow, reed, rush