महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-149, verse-36

एवमुक्त्वा ततः प्रायात्कर्णं प्रति जनेश्वर ।
किरञ्शरशतांस्तीक्ष्णान्विमुञ्चन्कर्णमूर्धनि ॥३६॥

36. evamuktvā tataḥ prāyātkarṇaṁ prati janeśvara ,
kirañśaraśatāṁstīkṣṇānvimuñcankarṇamūrdhani.

36. evam uktvā tataḥ prāyāt karṇam prati janeśvara
kiran śaraśatān tīkṣṇān vimuñcan karṇamūrdhani

36. jameśvara evam uktvā tataḥ karṇam prati prāyāt
tīkṣṇān śaraśatān kiran karṇamūrdhani vimuñcan

36. O lord of men, having spoken thus, he then advanced towards Karṇa, showering hundreds of sharp arrows and releasing them upon Karṇa's head.

Words meanings summery:

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

• उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having said, having spoken

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, from there, thereafter

• प्रायात् (prāyāt) - went, proceeded, advanced

• कर्णम् (karṇam) - the warrior Karṇa (Karṇa)

• प्रति (prati) - towards, against, in opposition to

• जनेश्वर (janeśvara) - O Dhṛtarāṣṭra (addressed by Sañjaya) (O lord of men, O ruler of people)

• किरन् (kiran) - showering, scattering, emitting

• शरशतान् (śaraśatān) - hundreds of arrows

• तीक्ष्णान् (tīkṣṇān) - sharp, keen, fierce

• विमुञ्चन् (vimuñcan) - releasing, shooting, throwing

• कर्णमूर्धनि (karṇamūrdhani) - on Karṇa's head

Words meanings and morphology

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

(indeclinable)

उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having said, having spoken

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

from root vac (to speak) + ktvā suffix

Root: vac (class 2)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, from there, thereafter

(indeclinable)

प्रायात् (prāyāt) - went, proceeded, advanced

(verb)

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

imperfect, 3rd person singular, active voice

from root yā (to go) with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: yā (class 2)

कर्णम् (karṇam) - the warrior Karṇa (Karṇa)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of karṇa

karṇa - ear; the son of Kuntī by the Sun god (a major character in the Mahābhārata)

प्रति (prati) - towards, against, in opposition to

(indeclinable)

जनेश्वर (janeśvara) - O Dhṛtarāṣṭra (addressed by Sañjaya) (O lord of men, O ruler of people)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of janeśvara

janeśvara - lord of men, king, ruler

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jana+īśvara)

• jana – people, man, creature
  noun (masculine)
• īśvara – lord, master, ruler, god
  noun (masculine)
  Root: īś (class 2)

किरन् (kiran) - showering, scattering, emitting

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kiran

kiran - scattering, showering, emitting

present active participle

from root kṛ (to scatter, to pour) + śatṛ suffix

Root: kṛ (class 6)

Note: Agrees with the implied subject (Ghaṭotkaca, from previous context)

शरशतान् (śaraśatān) - hundreds of arrows

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of śaraśata

śaraśata - hundreds of arrows

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śara+śata)

• śara – arrow
  noun (masculine)
• śata – hundred
  noun (neuter)

तीक्ष्णान् (tīkṣṇān) - sharp, keen, fierce

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tīkṣṇa

tīkṣṇa - sharp, keen, piercing, fierce

Note: Agrees with śaraśatān

विमुञ्चन् (vimuñcan) - releasing, shooting, throwing

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vimuñcan

vimuñcan - releasing, shooting, throwing

present active participle

from root muc (to release) with prefix vi

Prefix: vi

Root: muc (class 6)

Note: Agrees with the implied subject (Ghaṭotkaca)

कर्णमूर्धनि (karṇamūrdhani) - on Karṇa's head

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of karṇamūrdhan

karṇamūrdhan - Karṇa's head

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (karṇa+mūrdhan)

• karṇa – Karṇa
  proper noun (masculine)
• mūrdhan – head, top
  noun (masculine)