महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-15, verse-5

स पाण्ड्यो नृपतिश्रेष्ठः सर्वशस्त्रभृतां वरः ।
कर्णस्यानीकमवधीत्परिभूत इवान्तकः ॥५॥

5. sa pāṇḍyo nṛpatiśreṣṭhaḥ sarvaśastrabhṛtāṁ varaḥ ,
karṇasyānīkamavadhītparibhūta ivāntakaḥ.

5. sa pāṇḍyaḥ nṛpatiśreṣṭhaḥ sarvaśastrabhṛtām varaḥ
karṇasya anīkam avadhīt paribhūtaḥ iva antakaḥ

5. sa pāṇḍyaḥ nṛpatiśreṣṭhaḥ sarvaśastrabhṛtām varaḥ
paribhūtaḥ iva antakaḥ karṇasya anīkam avadhīt

5. That Pāṇḍya king, the foremost of rulers and the best among all weapon-bearers, indeed destroyed Karṇa's army, like Antaka (the god of death), having been insulted.

Words meanings summery:

• स (sa) - that (Pāṇḍya king) (that, he)

• पाण्ड्यः (pāṇḍyaḥ) - the Pāṇḍya king (a Pāṇḍya (king), belonging to the Pāṇḍya dynasty)

• नृपतिश्रेष्ठः (nṛpatiśreṣṭhaḥ) - the foremost of kings (best of kings, foremost among rulers)

• सर्वशस्त्रभृताम् (sarvaśastrabhṛtām) - among all weapon-bearers (of all weapon-bearers)

• वरः (varaḥ) - the best (best, excellent, choicest, boon)

• कर्णस्य (karṇasya) - of Karṇa

• अनीकम् (anīkam) - army (army, host, troop)

• अवधीत् (avadhīt) - destroyed (slew, killed, struck down, destroyed)

• परिभूतः (paribhūtaḥ) - having been insulted (by Karṇa previously) (insulted, humiliated, overcome, despised)

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

• अन्तकः (antakaḥ) - Antaka (the god of death) (the end-maker, Death, Yama)

Words meanings and morphology

स (sa) - that (Pāṇḍya king) (that, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Nominative singular of `tad`.

पाण्ड्यः (pāṇḍyaḥ) - the Pāṇḍya king (a Pāṇḍya (king), belonging to the Pāṇḍya dynasty)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pāṇḍya

pāṇḍya - a king of the Pāṇḍya dynasty; belonging to the Pāṇḍyas (a kingdom in South India)

Note: Refers to the Pāṇḍya king.

नृपतिश्रेष्ठः (nṛpatiśreṣṭhaḥ) - the foremost of kings (best of kings, foremost among rulers)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nṛpatiśreṣṭha

nṛpatiśreṣṭha - best among kings, chief of rulers

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nṛpati+śreṣṭha)

• nṛpati – king, monarch
  noun (masculine)
• śreṣṭha – best, supreme, most excellent
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative degree

Note: Agrees with `pāṇḍyaḥ`.

सर्वशस्त्रभृताम् (sarvaśastrabhṛtām) - among all weapon-bearers (of all weapon-bearers)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sarvaśastrabhṛt

sarvaśastrabhṛt - all weapon-bearers

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+śastrabhṛt)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  adjective (masculine)
• śastrabhṛt – weapon-bearer, warrior
  noun (masculine)
  From śastra (weapon) + bhṛt (bearing)
  Root: bhṛ (class 3)

Note: Used with `varaḥ` to mean "best *among*".

वरः (varaḥ) - the best (best, excellent, choicest, boon)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vara

vara - best, excellent, choicest, boon, choice

Root: vṛ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `pāṇḍyaḥ`.

कर्णस्य (karṇasya) - of Karṇa

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of karṇa

karṇa - Karṇa (a name of a warrior)

Note: Possessive, "Karṇa's".

अनीकम् (anīkam) - army (army, host, troop)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of anīka

anīka - army, host, troop, array, face

Note: Object of `avadhīt`.

अवधीत् (avadhīt) - destroyed (slew, killed, struck down, destroyed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, aorist (luṅ) of han

Aorist tense, 3rd person singular, active voice of root han

Prefix: a

Root: han (class 2)

Note: The prefix 'a-' is part of the aorist formation and not a separate upasarga here.

परिभूतः (paribhūtaḥ) - having been insulted (by Karṇa previously) (insulted, humiliated, overcome, despised)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paribhūta

paribhūta - insulted, humiliated, overcome, despised, defeated

Past Passive Participle

Derived from pari + bhū + kta

Prefix: pari

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Refers to the Pāṇḍya king, indicating the reason for his actions.

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

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle for comparison.

अन्तकः (antakaḥ) - Antaka (the god of death) (the end-maker, Death, Yama)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of antaka

antaka - the end-maker, destroyer, Death, Yama (god of death)

From anta (end) + ka (maker)

Note: Refers to the god of death.