महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-155, verse-20

आशीविष इव क्रुद्धः स्तम्भितो मन्त्रतेजसा ।
तथाद्य भाति कर्णो मे शान्तज्वाल इवानलः ॥२०॥

20. āśīviṣa iva kruddhaḥ stambhito mantratejasā ,
tathādya bhāti karṇo me śāntajvāla ivānalaḥ.

20. āśīviṣaḥ iva kruddhaḥ stambhitaḥ mantra-tejasā
tathā adya bhāti karṇaḥ me śāntajvālaḥ iva analaḥ

20. adya karṇaḥ me kruddhaḥ āśīviṣaḥ iva mantra-tejasā stambhitaḥ,
tathā śāntajvālaḥ analaḥ iva bhāti

20. Today, Karna appears to me like an enraged venomous snake paralyzed by the power of a mantra, or like a fire whose flames have been extinguished.

Words meanings summery:

• आशीविषः (āśīviṣaḥ) - a venomous snake

• इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

• क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - enraged (enraged, furious)

• स्तम्भितः (stambhitaḥ) - paralyzed (paralyzed, halted, checked)

• मन्त्र-तेजसा (mantra-tejasā) - by the power of a mantra

• तथा (tathā) - so, thus (thus, so, in that manner)

• अद्य (adya) - today (today, now)

• भाति (bhāti) - appears (shines, appears, seems)

• कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karna (proper name)

• मे (me) - to me (to me, my)

• शान्तज्वालः (śāntajvālaḥ) - with extinguished flames

• इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

• अनलः (analaḥ) - fire

Words meanings and morphology

आशीविषः (āśīviṣaḥ) - a venomous snake

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āśīviṣa

āśīviṣa - a venomous snake (lit. one whose 'āśīs' (fanged mouth/curse) is 'viṣa' (poison))

Bahuvrīhi compound.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (āśī+viṣa)

• āśī – fanged mouth (of a snake), curse, blessing
  noun (feminine)
• viṣa – poison, venom
  noun (neuter)

Note: Part of a simile.

इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

Particle of comparison.

क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - enraged (enraged, furious)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kruddha

kruddha - enraged, angry, furious

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √krudh (to be angry).

Root: krudh (class 4)

स्तम्भितः (stambhitaḥ) - paralyzed (paralyzed, halted, checked)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of stambhita

stambhita - paralyzed, halted, stopped, checked

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √stambh (to stop, obstruct).

Root: stambh (class 5)

मन्त्र-तेजसा (mantra-tejasā) - by the power of a mantra

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of mantratejas

mantratejas - power of a mantra

Tatpuruṣa compound.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mantra+tejas)

• mantra – sacred utterance (mantra), hymn, charm, counsel
  noun (masculine/neuter)
  From root √man (to think) + -tra suffix.
  Root: man (class 4)
• tejas – radiance, splendor, power, might, spiritual energy
  noun (neuter)
  From root √tij (to be sharp).
  Root: tij (class 6)

Note: Instrument of paralyzing.

तथा (tathā) - so, thus (thus, so, in that manner)

(indeclinable)

Adverb.

अद्य (adya) - today (today, now)

(indeclinable)

Adverb of time.

भाति (bhāti) - appears (shines, appears, seems)

(verb)

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

Present indicative, third person singular

Root √bhā (to shine).

Root: bhā (class 2)

कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karna (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of karṇa

karṇa - Karna (proper name); ear

From root √kṛ (to hear).

Root: kṛ (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'bhāti'.

मे (me) - to me (to me, my)

(pronoun)

singular of asmad

asmad - I, me, my

Enclitic form of the first person pronoun.

शान्तज्वालः (śāntajvālaḥ) - with extinguished flames

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śāntajvāla

śāntajvāla - having extinguished flames, whose flames are calmed

Bahuvrīhi compound.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śānta+jvāla)

• śānta – calmed, appeased, ceased, extinguished
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √śam (to be calm).
  Root: śam (class 4)
• jvāla – flame, blaze
  noun (masculine/feminine)
  From root √jval (to burn, blaze).
  Root: jval (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `analaḥ`.

इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

Particle of comparison.

अनलः (analaḥ) - fire

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anala

anala - fire, Agni (god of fire)

From 'na' (not) + 'ala' (sufficient, enough) - one who is never satisfied. Nañ-tatpuruṣa compound.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+nala)

• a – not, non-
  prefix
  Negative prefix.
• nala – reed, measure, sufficient
  noun/adjective

Note: Part of a simile.