महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-127, verse-4

पश्य राधेय राजानः पृथिव्यां प्रवरा युधि ।
पार्थेनैकेन निहताः सिंहेनेवेतरा मृगाः ॥४॥

4. paśya rādheya rājānaḥ pṛthivyāṁ pravarā yudhi ,
pārthenaikena nihatāḥ siṁhenevetarā mṛgāḥ.

4. paśya rādheya rājānaḥ pṛthivyām pravarāḥ yudhi |
pārthena ekena nihatāḥ siṃhena iva itarāḥ mṛgāḥ

4. rādheya paśya yudhi pṛthivyām प्रवराः राजानः
एकेन पार्थेन सिंहेन इव इतराः मृगाः निहताः

4. Behold, O son of Rādhā (Rādheya), how the foremost kings on earth were slain in battle by Arjuna (Pārtha) alone, just as other deer are killed by a lion.

Words meanings summery:

• पश्य (paśya) - behold!, look!, see!

• राधेय (rādheya) - O Karṇa (O son of Rādhā)

• राजानः (rājānaḥ) - kings

• पृथिव्याम् (pṛthivyām) - on earth, in the world

• प्रवराः (pravarāḥ) - foremost, excellent, chief

• युधि (yudhi) - in battle, in war

• पार्थेन (pārthena) - by Arjuna, by the son of Pṛthā

• एकेन (ekena) - by Arjuna alone (by one, by a single, by alone)

• निहताः (nihatāḥ) - slain, killed, struck down

• सिंहेन (siṁhena) - by a lion

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• इतराः (itarāḥ) - other, different

• मृगाः (mṛgāḥ) - deer, animals

Words meanings and morphology

पश्य (paśya) - behold!, look!, see!

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of dṛś

Imperative Active

Imperative 2nd singular active, from root dṛś (to see), with prefix 'paś' used in present tense formations

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Direct command to Karṇa.

राधेय (rādheya) - O Karṇa (O son of Rādhā)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rādheya

rādheya - son of Rādhā, an epithet of Karṇa

Derived from Rādhā (Karṇa's foster mother) with ḍhak suffix (a patronymic).

Note: Addressed to Karṇa.

राजानः (rājānaḥ) - kings

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Note: Subject of the passive construction (implied 'were slain').

पृथिव्याम् (pṛthivyām) - on earth, in the world

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of pṛthivī

pṛthivī - earth, ground, world

Note: Locative of place.

प्रवराः (pravarāḥ) - foremost, excellent, chief

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pravara

pravara - foremost, excellent, chief, best

Prefix: pra

Root: vṛ (class 9)

Note: Qualifies 'rājānaḥ'.

युधि (yudhi) - in battle, in war

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of yudh

yudh - battle, war, fight

Root: yudh (class 4)

Note: Locative of circumstance.

पार्थेन (pārthena) - by Arjuna, by the son of Pṛthā

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of pārtha

pārtha - son of Pṛthā (Kuntī), an epithet of Arjuna

Derived from Pṛthā (Kuntī) with aṇ suffix (a patronymic).

Note: Agent of the passive 'nihatāḥ'.

एकेन (ekena) - by Arjuna alone (by one, by a single, by alone)

(numeral)

Note: Qualifies 'pārthena'.

निहताः (nihatāḥ) - slain, killed, struck down

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nihata

nihata - slain, killed, struck down, destroyed

Past Passive Participle

From ni-√han (to strike down, kill)

Prefix: ni

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Functions as the main verb (predicate) for 'rājānaḥ'.

सिंहेन (siṁhena) - by a lion

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of siṃha

siṁha - lion

Note: Agent in the simile.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of comparison.

इतराः (itarāḥ) - other, different

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of itara

itara - other, different, distinct

Note: Qualifies 'mṛgāḥ'.

मृगाः (mṛgāḥ) - deer, animals

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mṛga

mṛga - deer, wild animal

Note: Object of comparison.