महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-87, verse-24

सततं प्रियकामाश्च कर्णस्यैते वशे स्थिताः ।
तस्यैव वचनाद्राजन्निवृत्ताः श्वेतवाहनात् ॥२४॥

24. satataṁ priyakāmāśca karṇasyaite vaśe sthitāḥ ,
tasyaiva vacanādrājannivṛttāḥ śvetavāhanāt.

24. satatam priyakāmāḥ ca karṇasya ete vaśe sthitāḥ
tasya eva vacanāt rājan nivṛttāḥ śvetavāhanāt

24. rājan ete satatam priyakāmāḥ ca karṇasya vaśe
sthitāḥ tasya eva vacanāt śvetavāhanāt nivṛttāḥ

24. And these men, always desiring Karṇa's favor, remain under his control. O King, it was only by his command that they turned away from Arjuna (śvetavāhana).

Words meanings summery:

• सततम् (satatam) - always, constantly

• प्रियकामाः (priyakāmāḥ) - desiring Karṇa's favor (desiring what is dear, desirous of favor)

• च (ca) - and

• कर्णस्य (karṇasya) - of Karṇa

• एते (ete) - these

• वशे (vaśe) - under control, in power

• स्थिताः (sthitāḥ) - situated, remaining

• तस्य (tasya) - of Karṇa (of him)

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

• वचनात् (vacanāt) - from the word, from the command

• राजन् (rājan) - O king

• निवृत्ताः (nivṛttāḥ) - turned away (turned away, ceased, refrained)

• श्वेतवाहनात् (śvetavāhanāt) - from Arjuna (from Arjuna (the one with white steeds))

Words meanings and morphology

सततम् (satatam) - always, constantly

(indeclinable)

प्रियकामाः (priyakāmāḥ) - desiring Karṇa's favor (desiring what is dear, desirous of favor)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of priyakāma

priyakāma - desiring what is dear, desirous of favor, loving

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (priya+kāma)

• priya – dear, beloved, pleasing
  adjective (masculine)
• kāma – desire, wish, love
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kam (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

कर्णस्य (karṇasya) - of Karṇa

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of karṇa

karṇa - Karṇa (proper name), ear

एते (ete) - these

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of etas

etas - this, these

वशे (vaśe) - under control, in power

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of vaśa

vaśa - will, power, control, authority

स्थिताः (sthitāḥ) - situated, remaining

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sthita

sthita - stood, standing, situated, remaining, fixed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root 'sthā'.

Root: sthā (class 1)

तस्य (tasya) - of Karṇa (of him)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

एव (eva) - only (only, indeed, just)

(indeclinable)

वचनात् (vacanāt) - from the word, from the command

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - speech, word, statement, command

Derived from root 'vac' (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

राजन् (rājan) - O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

निवृत्ताः (nivṛttāḥ) - turned away (turned away, ceased, refrained)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nivṛtta

nivṛtta - turned back, ceased, stopped, retired, refrained

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'vṛt' (to turn) with prefix 'ni'.

Prefix: ni

Root: vṛt (class 1)

श्वेतवाहनात् (śvetavāhanāt) - from Arjuna (from Arjuna (the one with white steeds))

(proper noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of śvetavāhana

śvetavāhana - one whose vehicle is white (epithet of Arjuna)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śveta+vāhana)

• śveta – white, pure
  adjective (masculine)
• vāhana – vehicle, steed, bearer
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root 'vah' (to carry).
  Root: vah (class 1)