महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-114, verse-50

स चर्मादत्त कौन्तेयो जातरूपपरिष्कृतम् ।
खड्गं चान्यतरप्रेप्सुर्मृत्योरग्रे जयस्य वा ।
तदस्य सहसा कर्णो व्यधमत्प्रहसन्निव ॥५०॥

50. sa carmādatta kaunteyo jātarūpapariṣkṛtam ,
khaḍgaṁ cānyataraprepsurmṛtyoragre jayasya vā ,
tadasya sahasā karṇo vyadhamatprahasanniva.

50. saḥ carma ādattat kaunteyaḥ
jātarūpaparikṛtam khaḍgam ca anyataraprepsuḥ
mṛtyoḥ agre jayasya vā tat asya
sahasā karṇaḥ vyadhamat prahasan iva

50. kaunteyaḥ saḥ mṛtyoḥ vā jayasya agre
anyataraprepsuḥ jātarūpaparikṛtam
carma khaḍgam ca ādattat tat asya
sahasā karṇaḥ prahasan iva vyadhamat

50. Kunti's son (Arjuna), desiring either death or victory, took a shield adorned with gold and a sword. Then Karṇa suddenly shattered them, as if laughing.

Words meanings summery:

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

• चर्म (carma) - shield (skin, hide, shield)

• आदत्तत् (ādattat) - took (took, received)

• कौन्तेयः (kaunteyaḥ) - Kunti's son (Arjuna) (son of Kunti)

• जातरूपपरिकृतम् (jātarūpaparikṛtam) - adorned with gold (adorned with gold, decorated with gold)

• खड्गम् (khaḍgam) - sword

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• अन्यतरप्रेप्सुः (anyataraprepsuḥ) - desirous of either (death or victory) (desirous of either, wishing for one of two)

• मृत्योः (mṛtyoḥ) - of death

• अग्रे (agre) - instead (of), in preference (to) (in front, before, in the presence of)

• जयस्य (jayasya) - of victory (of victory, of conquest)

• वा (vā) - or (or, either... or)

• तत् (tat) - that (referring to the shield and sword) (that, it)

• अस्य (asya) - his (referring to Arjuna's items) (his, of him)

• सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly (suddenly, forcibly, quickly)

• कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karṇa

• व्यधमत् (vyadhamat) - shattered (shattered, broke, blew away)

• प्रहसन् (prahasan) - as if laughing (laughing, smiling)

• इव (iva) - as if (as if, like, in the manner of)

Words meanings and morphology

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

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, it

चर्म (carma) - shield (skin, hide, shield)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of carman

carman - skin, hide, leather, shield

आदत्तत् (ādattat) - took (took, received)

(verb)

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

Imperfect Indicative

Root dā with upasarga ā, 3rd conjugation, Atmanepada

Prefix: ā

Root: dā (class 3)

कौन्तेयः (kaunteyaḥ) - Kunti's son (Arjuna) (son of Kunti)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaunteya

kaunteya - son of Kunti (referring to Arjuna or any of the Pāṇḍavas)

Derived from Kuntī by vṛddhi

जातरूपपरिकृतम् (jātarūpaparikṛtam) - adorned with gold (adorned with gold, decorated with gold)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of jātarūpaparikṛta

jātarūpaparikṛta - adorned with gold

Compound type : tṛtīyā-tatpuruṣa (jātarūpa+parikṛta)

• jātarūpa – gold
  noun (neuter)
• parikṛta – adorned, decorated, prepared, completed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root kṛ with upasarga pari
  Prefix: pari
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Modifies 'carma' and 'khaḍgam'.

खड्गम् (khaḍgam) - sword

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of khaḍga

khaḍga - sword, rhinoceros

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

अन्यतरप्रेप्सुः (anyataraprepsuḥ) - desirous of either (death or victory) (desirous of either, wishing for one of two)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anyataraprepsu

anyataraprepsu - desirous of either, wishing for one of two

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (anyatara+īpsu)

• anyatara – either (of two), one of two
  pronoun (masculine)
• īpsu – desirous, wishing to obtain, intending to gain
  adjective (masculine)
  Desiderative noun/adjective
  Derived from desiderative stem of root āp (to obtain)
  Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Modifies 'kaunteyaḥ'.

मृत्योः (mṛtyoḥ) - of death

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mṛtyu

mṛtyu - death, mortality, god of death

अग्रे (agre) - instead (of), in preference (to) (in front, before, in the presence of)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used here as an adverb meaning 'before' or 'in preference to'.

जयस्य (jayasya) - of victory (of victory, of conquest)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of jaya

jaya - victory, triumph, conquest

वा (vā) - or (or, either... or)

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that (referring to the shield and sword) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

अस्य (asya) - his (referring to Arjuna's items) (his, of him)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly (suddenly, forcibly, quickly)

(indeclinable)

कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karṇa

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of karṇa

karṇa - Karṇa (proper name), ear

व्यधमत् (vyadhamat) - shattered (shattered, broke, blew away)

(verb)

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

Imperfect Indicative

Root dham with upasarga vi, 1st conjugation, Parasmaipada

Prefix: vi

Root: dham (class 1)

प्रहसन् (prahasan) - as if laughing (laughing, smiling)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prahasat

prahasat - laughing, smiling, mocking

Present Active Participle

Derived from root has with upasarga pra

Prefix: pra

Root: has (class 1)

Note: Used here with 'iva' to form 'as if laughing'.

इव (iva) - as if (as if, like, in the manner of)

(indeclinable)