महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-112, verse-4

स ताम्रनयनः क्रोधाच्छ्वसन्निव महोरगः ।
बभौ कर्णः शरानस्यन्रश्मिवानिव भास्करः ॥४॥

4. sa tāmranayanaḥ krodhācchvasanniva mahoragaḥ ,
babhau karṇaḥ śarānasyanraśmivāniva bhāskaraḥ.

4. sa tāmranayanaḥ krodhāt śvasan iva mahoragaḥ
babhau karṇaḥ śarān asyan raśmimān iva bhāskaraḥ

4. karṇaḥ tāmranayanaḥ sa krodhāt mahoragaḥ iva
śvasan babhau śarān asyan raśmimān bhāskaraḥ iva

4. With coppery eyes, like a great serpent hissing in rage, Karṇa shone as he discharged arrows, just like the radiant sun (bhāskara) with its rays.

Words meanings summery:

• स (sa) - Refers to Karna. (he, that)

• ताम्रनयनः (tāmranayanaḥ) - coppery-eyed, with reddish eyes

• क्रोधात् (krodhāt) - from anger, out of rage

• श्वसन् (śvasan) - Hissing, like a serpent. (hissing, breathing, panting)

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• महोरगः (mahoragaḥ) - great serpent, large snake

• बभौ (babhau) - shone, was brilliant

• कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karna

• शरान् (śarān) - arrows

• अस्यन् (asyan) - discharging, throwing, casting

• रश्मिमान् (raśmimān) - radiant, having rays

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• भास्करः (bhāskaraḥ) - Specifically refers to the sun. (the sun, producer of light)

Words meanings and morphology

स (sa) - Refers to Karna. (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

ताम्रनयनः (tāmranayanaḥ) - coppery-eyed, with reddish eyes

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tāmranayana

tāmranayana - having coppery eyes

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tāmra+nayana)

• tāmra – copper, coppery, red, reddish
  adjective (neuter)
• nayana – eye, leading, guiding
  noun (neuter)
  From root 'nī' (to lead) with suffix '-ana'
  Root: nī (class 1)

क्रोधात् (krodhāt) - from anger, out of rage

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of krodha

krodha - anger, wrath, rage

From root 'krudh' (to be angry)

Root: krudh (class 4)

श्वसन् (śvasan) - Hissing, like a serpent. (hissing, breathing, panting)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śvasat

śvasat - hissing, breathing, panting

Present Active Participle

Derived from root 'śvas' (to breathe, hiss) with present participle suffix '-at'

Root: śvas (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'mahoragaḥ'

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

महोरगः (mahoragaḥ) - great serpent, large snake

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahoraga

mahoraga - great serpent, large snake

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+uraga)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
• uraga – serpent, snake (lit. 'moving on the breast')
  noun (masculine)
  From 'uras' (breast) + 'ga' (going)

बभौ (babhau) - shone, was brilliant

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of bhā

Perfect Active

Perfect 3rd person singular active of root 'bhā'

Root: bhā (class 2)

Note: Verb for Karṇa

कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karna

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of karṇa

karṇa - Karna (a prominent character in the Mahābhārata); ear

शरान् (śarān) - arrows

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of śara

śara - arrow

Note: Object of 'asyan'

अस्यन् (asyan) - discharging, throwing, casting

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of asyat

asyat - discharging, throwing, casting, shooting

Present Active Participle

Derived from root 'as' (to throw, cast) with present participle suffix '-at'

Root: as (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'Karṇaḥ'

रश्मिमान् (raśmimān) - radiant, having rays

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of raśmimat

raśmimat - radiant, possessing rays

Derived from 'raśmi' with possessive suffix '-mat'

Note: Agrees with 'Bhāskaraḥ'

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

भास्करः (bhāskaraḥ) - Specifically refers to the sun. (the sun, producer of light)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhāskara

bhāskara - the sun (lit. 'light-maker')

From 'bhās' (light) + 'kara' (maker)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhās+kara)

• bhās – light, luster, splendor
  noun (feminine)
• kara – maker, doer, hand, ray
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'kṛ' (to do, make)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)