महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-108, verse-20

स काङ्क्षन्भीमसेनस्य वधं वैकर्तनो वृषः ।
शक्तिं कनकवैडूर्यचित्रदण्डां परामृशत् ॥२०॥

20. sa kāṅkṣanbhīmasenasya vadhaṁ vaikartano vṛṣaḥ ,
śaktiṁ kanakavaiḍūryacitradaṇḍāṁ parāmṛśat.

20. saḥ kāṅkṣan bhīmasenasya vadham vaikartanaḥ
vṛṣaḥ śaktim kanakavaiḍūryacitradaṇḍām parāmṛśat

20. saḥ vṛṣaḥ vaikartanaḥ bhīmasenasya vadham kāṅkṣan
kanakavaiḍūryacitradaṇḍām śaktim parāmṛśat

20. That mighty Karṇa, desiring the death of Bhīmasena, grasped his spear (śakti), which had a shaft adorned with gold and cat's eye gems.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - he (referring to Karṇa) (he, that)

• काङ्क्षन् (kāṅkṣan) - desiring, wishing, longing for

• भीमसेनस्य (bhīmasenasya) - of Bhīmasena

• वधम् (vadham) - slaying, killing, death

• वैकर्तनः (vaikartanaḥ) - Karṇa (the son of Vikartana, Karṇa)

• वृषः (vṛṣaḥ) - the mighty one (referring to Karṇa) (the bull, the mighty one, the best)

• शक्तिम् (śaktim) - the spear (śakti) (spear, power, energy)

• कनकवैडूर्यचित्रदण्डाम् (kanakavaiḍūryacitradaṇḍām) - having a shaft adorned with gold and cat's eye gems

• परामृशत् (parāmṛśat) - grasped, seized, took up

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - he (referring to Karṇa) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

काङ्क्षन् (kāṅkṣan) - desiring, wishing, longing for

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kāṅkṣat

kāṅkṣat - desiring, wishing, longing for

Present Active Participle

Derived from the root 'kāṅkṣ' (to desire, long for)

Root: kāṅkṣ (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'vaikartanaḥ'

भीमसेनस्य (bhīmasenasya) - of Bhīmasena

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bhīmasena

bhīmasena - Bhīmasena (proper name, an epithet of Bhīma)

वधम् (vadham) - slaying, killing, death

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vadha

vadha - slaying, killing, striking, death

Root: vadh (class 1)

वैकर्तनः (vaikartanaḥ) - Karṇa (the son of Vikartana, Karṇa)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vaikartana

vaikartana - son of Vikartana (an epithet for Karṇa)

वृषः (vṛṣaḥ) - the mighty one (referring to Karṇa) (the bull, the mighty one, the best)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vṛṣa

vṛṣa - bull, male, powerful man, chief, excellent one

Note: Epithet for Karṇa

शक्तिम् (śaktim) - the spear (śakti) (spear, power, energy)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śakti

śakti - power, faculty, energy, strength, ability, spear, divine power (śakti)

Root: śak (class 5)

कनकवैडूर्यचित्रदण्डाम् (kanakavaiḍūryacitradaṇḍām) - having a shaft adorned with gold and cat's eye gems

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kanakavaiḍūryacitradaṇḍa

kanakavaiḍūryacitradaṇḍa - whose shaft is adorned with gold and cat's eye gems

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kanaka+vaiḍūrya+citra+daṇḍa)

• kanaka – gold
  noun (neuter)
• vaiḍūrya – cat's eye gem, beryl
  noun (neuter)
• citra – adorned, variegated, brilliant, wonderful
  adjective
• daṇḍa – staff, stick, shaft, rod
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'śaktim'

परामृशत् (parāmṛśat) - grasped, seized, took up

(verb)

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

Prefix: parā

Root: mṛś (class 6)