महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-155, verse-13

शक्तिहस्तं पुनः कर्णं को लोकेऽस्ति पुमानिह ।
य एनमभितस्तिष्ठेत्कार्त्तिकेयमिवाहवे ॥१३॥

13. śaktihastaṁ punaḥ karṇaṁ ko loke'sti pumāniha ,
ya enamabhitastiṣṭhetkārttikeyamivāhave.

13. śaktihastam punaḥ karṇam kaḥ loke asti pumān iha
yaḥ enam abhitaḥ tiṣṭhet kārttikeyam iva āhave

13. punaḥ,
śaktihastam karṇam,
(yathā) kārttikeyam iva,
āhave,
yaḥ enam abhitaḥ tiṣṭhet,
iha loke kaḥ pumān asti?

13. But if Karṇa were still to wield the divine weapon (śakti), what man in this world could stand against him in battle, just as one would stand against Kārttikeya?

Words meanings summery:

• शक्तिहस्तम् (śaktihastam) - wielding the divine weapon (śakti) (holding a weapon/power in hand; having śakti in hand)

• पुनः (punaḥ) - but, however (implying a hypothetical condition after the previous verse) (again, but, moreover, on the other hand)

• कर्णम् (karṇam) - Karṇa

• कः (kaḥ) - who (man)? (who?)

• लोके (loke) - in this world (in the world, among people)

• अस्ति (asti) - exists (is, exists)

• पुमान् (pumān) - man, person (man, male, person)

• इह (iha) - here, in this world

• यः (yaḥ) - who (relative pronoun) (who, which (relative pronoun))

• एनम् (enam) - him (Karṇa) (him, this one)

• अभितः (abhitaḥ) - near, against (near, around, on both sides)

• तिष्ठेत् (tiṣṭhet) - could stand (against) (would stand, should stand, may stand)

• कार्त्तिकेयम् (kārttikeyam) - Kārttikeya (Kārttikeya (Skanda, god of war))

• इव (iva) - like, as (comparison) (like, as, as if)

• आहवे (āhave) - in battle (in battle, in conflict)

Words meanings and morphology

शक्तिहस्तम् (śaktihastam) - wielding the divine weapon (śakti) (holding a weapon/power in hand; having śakti in hand)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śaktihasta

śaktihasta - holding power/weapon in hand, having śakti in hand

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śakti+hasta)

• śakti – power, strength, energy, divine weapon (śakti)
  noun (feminine)
  Root: śak (class 5)
• hasta – hand
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'karṇam'.

पुनः (punaḥ) - but, however (implying a hypothetical condition after the previous verse) (again, but, moreover, on the other hand)

(indeclinable)

Note: Sets up a contrasting or hypothetical situation.

कर्णम् (karṇam) - Karṇa

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of karṇa

karṇa - Karṇa (a central character in the Mahābhārata)

Note: Object of implicit verb, or predicate nominative with 'kaḥ pumān'.

कः (kaḥ) - who (man)? (who?)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

Note: Subject of 'asti'.

लोके (loke) - in this world (in the world, among people)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, realm, people, mankind

अस्ति (asti) - exists (is, exists)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

पुमान् (pumān) - man, person (man, male, person)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pums

pums - man, male, human being, person

Note: Predicate nominative to 'kaḥ'.

इह (iha) - here, in this world

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes 'loke'.

यः (yaḥ) - who (relative pronoun) (who, which (relative pronoun))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

Note: Subject of 'tiṣṭhet'.

एनम् (enam) - him (Karṇa) (him, this one)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of enam

enam - him, her, it, this one, that one (used for immediate reference)

Note: Object of 'abhitaḥ' (preposition taking accusative).

अभितः (abhitaḥ) - near, against (near, around, on both sides)

(indeclinable)

Note: Preposition governing 'enam'.

तिष्ठेत् (tiṣṭhet) - could stand (against) (would stand, should stand, may stand)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of sthā

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Expresses potential or hypothetical action.

कार्त्तिकेयम् (kārttikeyam) - Kārttikeya (Kārttikeya (Skanda, god of war))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kārttikeya

kārttikeya - Kārttikeya (son of Shiva, god of war, also known as Skanda, Kumāra)

Son of the Kṛttikās (Pleiades)

Note: Object of comparison with 'iva'.

इव (iva) - like, as (comparison) (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

आहवे (āhave) - in battle (in battle, in conflict)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of āhava

āhava - battle, war, conflict, fight

Derived from ā- + hu (to call, invoke, offer) or hū (to call).

Prefix: ā

Root: hu/hū (class 3)