महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-113, verse-13

नूनं पार्थार्थमेवास्मान्मोहयन्ति दिवौकसः ।
यत्कर्णभीमप्रभवैर्वध्यते नो बलं शरैः ॥१३॥

13. nūnaṁ pārthārthamevāsmānmohayanti divaukasaḥ ,
yatkarṇabhīmaprabhavairvadhyate no balaṁ śaraiḥ.

13. nūnam pārtha-artham eva asmān mohayanti divaukasaḥ
yat karṇa-bhīma-prabhavaiḥ vadhyate naḥ balam śaraiḥ

13. nūnam divaukasaḥ pārtha-artham eva asmān mohayanti,
yat naḥ balam karṇa-bhīma-prabhavaiḥ śaraiḥ vadhyate

13. Surely, the gods (divaukasa) are deluding us just for Arjuna's (pārtha) sake, because our army (balam) is being slain by arrows originating from both Karṇa and Bhīma.

Words meanings summery:

• नूनम् (nūnam) - surely, certainly, indeed

• पार्थ-अर्थम् (pārtha-artham) - for Arjuna's sake, on account of Arjuna

• एव (eva) - just, only, indeed

• अस्मान् (asmān) - us

• मोहयन्ति (mohayanti) - they delude, they bewilder, they confuse

• दिवौकसः (divaukasaḥ) - the gods, dwellers in heaven

• यत् (yat) - because, in that (sense)

• कर्ण-भीम-प्रभवैः (karṇa-bhīma-prabhavaiḥ) - by arrows originating from Karṇa and Bhīma (by those originating from Karṇa and Bhīma, by those caused by Karṇa and Bhīma)

• वध्यते (vadhyate) - is being killed, is being slain

• नः (naḥ) - our

• बलम् (balam) - army, force, strength

• शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by arrows

Words meanings and morphology

नूनम् (nūnam) - surely, certainly, indeed

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

पार्थ-अर्थम् (pārtha-artham) - for Arjuna's sake, on account of Arjuna

(indeclinable)

Tatpuruṣa compound, acting as an adverb.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pārtha+artha)

• pārtha – Arjuna (son of Pṛthā/Kuntī)
  proper noun (masculine)
  Derived from 'Pṛthā' (Kuntī).
• artha – purpose, aim, sake, meaning
  noun (masculine)

Note: Adverbial usage.

एव (eva) - just, only, indeed

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

अस्मान् (asmān) - us

(pronoun)

Accusative, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Object of 'mohayanti'.

मोहयन्ति (mohayanti) - they delude, they bewilder, they confuse

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of moh

Present Active Indicative

Derived from root 'muh' (to be bewildered) in causative form (mohayati), 3rd person plural.

Root: muh (class 4)

Note: Verb for 'divaukasaḥ'.

दिवौकसः (divaukasaḥ) - the gods, dwellers in heaven

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of divaukas

divaukas - god, dweller in heaven

Compound of 'div' (heaven) and 'okas' (dwelling).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (div+okas)

• div – heaven, sky, day
  noun (masculine)
• okas – dwelling, house, abode
  noun (neuter)

Note: Subject of 'mohayanti'.

यत् (yat) - because, in that (sense)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction introducing the reason.

कर्ण-भीम-प्रभवैः (karṇa-bhīma-prabhavaiḥ) - by arrows originating from Karṇa and Bhīma (by those originating from Karṇa and Bhīma, by those caused by Karṇa and Bhīma)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of karṇabhīmaprabhava

karṇabhīmaprabhava - originating from Karṇa and Bhīma

Bahuvrīhi compound, where 'prabhava' means 'originating from'.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (karṇa+bhīma+prabhava)

• karṇa – Karṇa (proper noun)
  proper noun (masculine)
• bhīma – Bhīma (proper noun)
  proper noun (masculine)
• prabhava – origin, source, arising from
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'bhū' (to be) with prefix 'pra'.
  Prefix: pra
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'śaraiḥ'.

वध्यते (vadhyate) - is being killed, is being slain

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of vadh

Present Passive Indicative

Derived from root 'vadh' (to kill), passive voice, 3rd person singular.

Root: vadh (class 1)

Note: Verb for 'balam'.

नः (naḥ) - our

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Possessive, modifying 'balam'.

बलम् (balam) - army, force, strength

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bala

bala - strength, power, force, army

Note: Subject of passive verb 'vadhyate'.

शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śara

śara - arrow, reed

Note: Agent of passive verb 'vadhyate'.