महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-142, verse-16

एवमुक्त्वा तु तं कर्णो रथेन रथिनां वरः ।
प्रायात्पाञ्चालपाण्डूनां सैन्यानि प्रहसन्निव ॥१६॥

16. evamuktvā tu taṁ karṇo rathena rathināṁ varaḥ ,
prāyātpāñcālapāṇḍūnāṁ sainyāni prahasanniva.

16. evam uktvā tu tam karṇaḥ rathena rathinām varaḥ
prāyāt pāñcālapaṇḍūnām sainyāni prahasan iva

16. karṇaḥ rathinām varaḥ tam evam uktvā tu prahasan
iva rathena pāñcālapaṇḍūnām sainyāni prāyāt

16. Having spoken thus to him, Karna, the best of charioteers, proceeded with his chariot towards the armies of the Panchalas and Pandavas, as if laughing.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus (thus, in this manner)

• उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken (having spoken, having said)

• तु (tu) - indeed (but, indeed, however, and)

• तम् (tam) - him (Sahadeva) (him, that one)

• कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karna (Karna (proper noun))

• रथेन (rathena) - with his chariot (with the chariot, by means of the chariot)

• रथिनाम् (rathinām) - of charioteers

• वरः (varaḥ) - the best (best, excellent, superior)

• प्रायात् (prāyāt) - he proceeded (he went, he proceeded)

• पाञ्चालपण्डूनाम् (pāñcālapaṇḍūnām) - of the Panchalas and Pandavas

• सैन्यानि (sainyāni) - armies (armies, troops)

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

• इव (iva) - as if (as if, like, similar to)

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus (thus, in this manner)

(indeclinable)

उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken (having spoken, having said)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Absolutive form from root √vac ('to speak'), irregular past participle stem 'ukta'.

Root: vac (class 2)

तु (tu) - indeed (but, indeed, however, and)

(indeclinable)

तम् (tam) - him (Sahadeva) (him, that one)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, that one, him, her, it

Note: Masculine accusative singular form of 'tad'.

कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karna (Karna (proper noun))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of karṇa

karṇa - Karna (name of a great warrior in the Mahabharata); ear

रथेन (rathena) - with his chariot (with the chariot, by means of the chariot)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of ratha

ratha - chariot, car

Root: ram (class 1)

रथिनाम् (rathinām) - of charioteers

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of rathin

rathin - charioteer, warrior fighting from a chariot

Derived from 'ratha' (chariot) with the possessive suffix '-in'.

वरः (varaḥ) - the best (best, excellent, superior)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vara

vara - best, excellent, superior, choice, boon

Root: vṛ (class 9)

Note: Modifies Karna.

प्रायात् (prāyāt) - he proceeded (he went, he proceeded)

(verb)

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

Imperfect Active

Imperfect 3rd person singular active of root √i ('to go') with upasarga 'pra-'.

Prefix: pra

Root: i (class 2)

पाञ्चालपण्डूनाम् (pāñcālapaṇḍūnām) - of the Panchalas and Pandavas

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of pāñcālapaṇḍu

pāñcālapaṇḍu - Panchalas and Pandavas

Compound type : dvandva (pāñcāla+paṇḍu)

• pāñcāla – Panchala (name of a kingdom/people)
  proper noun (masculine)
• paṇḍu – Pandu (name of a king, father of the Pandavas)
  proper noun (masculine)

सैन्यानि (sainyāni) - armies (armies, troops)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of sainya

sainya - army, troops, military

Derived from 'senā' (army) with the suffix '-ya'.

Note: Accusative plural, object of 'prāyāt'.

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

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prahasant

prahasant - laughing, smiling, mockingly laughing

Present Active Participle

Derived from root √has ('to laugh') with upasarga 'pra-' and suffix '-at'.

Prefix: pra

Root: has (class 1)

Note: Modifies Karna.

इव (iva) - as if (as if, like, similar to)

(indeclinable)