महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-5, verse-12

कर्ण उवाच ।
सर्व एव महात्मान इमे पुरुषसत्तमाः ।
सेनापतित्वमर्हन्ति नात्र कार्या विचारणा ॥१२॥

12. karṇa uvāca ,
sarva eva mahātmāna ime puruṣasattamāḥ ,
senāpatitvamarhanti nātra kāryā vicāraṇā.

12. karṇaḥ uvāca | sarve eva mahātmānaḥ ime puruṣasattamāḥ
| senāpatitvam arhanti na atra kāryā vicāraṇā

12. karṇaḥ uvāca sarve eva ime mahātmānaḥ puruṣasattamāḥ
senāpatitvam arhanti atra vicāraṇā na kāryā

12. Karna said: All these great-souled men, the best among men, are indeed worthy of the position of commander-in-chief. There should be no deliberation on this matter.

Words meanings summery:

• कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karna (Karna (a proper noun), ear)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

• सर्वे (sarve) - all (all, every)

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly (indeed, certainly, only)

• महात्मानः (mahātmānaḥ) - great-souled men (great-souled, noble, magnanimous)

• इमे (ime) - these (these (masculine/feminine plural nominative))

• पुरुषसत्तमाः (puruṣasattamāḥ) - best among men (best among men, excellent men)

• सेनापतित्वम् (senāpatitvam) - the position of commander-in-chief (position of commander-in-chief, generalship)

• अर्हन्ति (arhanti) - are worthy of (are worthy of, deserve, are able)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• अत्र (atra) - in this matter (here, in this matter, therein)

• कार्या (kāryā) - should be done (implied 'no deliberation should be done') (to be done, ought to be done, matter, business)

• विचारणा (vicāraṇā) - deliberation (deliberation, consideration, inquiry)

Words meanings and morphology

कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karna (Karna (a proper noun), ear)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of karṇa

karṇa - Karna (a proper noun), ear

उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect past (lit) of vac

perfect active

root vac, 3rd person singular perfect active, reduplicated

Root: vac (class 2)

सर्वे (sarve) - all (all, every)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly (indeed, certainly, only)

(indeclinable)

महात्मानः (mahātmānaḥ) - great-souled men (great-souled, noble, magnanimous)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, magnanimous, a great person

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence, ego (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

इमे (ime) - these (these (masculine/feminine plural nominative))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of idam

idam - this, these

पुरुषसत्तमाः (puruṣasattamāḥ) - best among men (best among men, excellent men)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of puruṣasattama

puruṣasattama - best of men, excellent man

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (puruṣa+sattama)

• puruṣa – man, person, male, cosmic person (puruṣa)
  noun (masculine)
• sattama – best, excellent
  adjective
  superlative of sat (good)

सेनापतित्वम् (senāpatitvam) - the position of commander-in-chief (position of commander-in-chief, generalship)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of senāpatitva

senāpatitva - the state or quality of being a commander-in-chief, generalship

from senāpati + -tva (abstract suffix)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (senāpati+tva)

• senāpati – commander of an army, general
  noun (masculine)
• tva – state, condition, quality (suffix)
  indeclinable
  abstract suffix

अर्हन्ति (arhanti) - are worthy of (are worthy of, deserve, are able)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (lat) of arh

present active

root arh, 3rd person plural present active

Root: arh (class 1)

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

अत्र (atra) - in this matter (here, in this matter, therein)

(indeclinable)

कार्या (kāryā) - should be done (implied 'no deliberation should be done') (to be done, ought to be done, matter, business)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kārya

kārya - to be done, to be made, business, duty, work

gerundive

root kṛ (to do) + -ya

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Used adjectivally with vicāraṇā.

विचारणा (vicāraṇā) - deliberation (deliberation, consideration, inquiry)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vicāraṇā

vicāraṇā - deliberation, investigation, consideration, discussion

from vi-car (to move, to go) + ana (suffix for noun of action)

Prefix: vi

Root: car (class 1)

Note: Subject to which kāryā applies.