महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-22, verse-13

पुरंदरसमं युद्धे मरुद्गणसमं बले ।
कार्तवीर्यसमं वीर्ये कर्णं राज्ञोऽगमन्मनः ।
सूतपुत्रं महेष्वासं बन्धुमात्ययिकेष्विव ॥१३॥

13. puraṁdarasamaṁ yuddhe marudgaṇasamaṁ bale ,
kārtavīryasamaṁ vīrye karṇaṁ rājño'gamanmanaḥ ,
sūtaputraṁ maheṣvāsaṁ bandhumātyayikeṣviva.

13. purandarasamam yuddhe marudgaṇasamam
bale kārtavīryasamam vīrye
karṇam rājñaḥ agamat manaḥ sūtaputram
maheṣvāsam bandhum ātyayikeṣu iva

13. rājñaḥ manaḥ yuddhe purandarasamam
bale marudgaṇasamam vīrye
kārtavīryasamam sūtaputram maheṣvāsam
karṇam ātyayikeṣu bandhum iva agamat

13. The king's mind turned to Karna, the great archer, son of a charioteer, who was like Purandara (Indra) in battle, like the host of Maruts in strength, and like Kārtavīrya in prowess, just as one's mind turns to a kinsman in emergencies.

Words meanings summery:

• पुरन्दरसमम् (purandarasamam) - equal to Indra, like Purandara

• युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle, in war, in combat

• मरुद्गणसमम् (marudgaṇasamam) - equal to the host of Maruts, like the Marut host

• बले (bale) - in strength, in power, in might

• कार्तवीर्यसमम् (kārtavīryasamam) - equal to Kārtavīrya, like Kārtavīrya

• वीर्ये (vīrye) - in valor, in prowess, in heroism

• कर्णम् (karṇam) - Karna

• राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - Of King Duryodhana. (of the king)

• अगमत् (agamat) - The mind went/turned to Karna. (went, turned)

• मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect, thought

• सूतपुत्रम् (sūtaputram) - Referring to Karna, who was brought up by a charioteer. (son of a charioteer)

• महेष्वासम् (maheṣvāsam) - great archer, one with a mighty bow

• बन्धुम् (bandhum) - kinsman, relative, friend

• आत्ययिकेषु (ātyayikeṣu) - in emergencies, in urgent matters, in critical situations

• इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to

Words meanings and morphology

पुरन्दरसमम् (purandarasamam) - equal to Indra, like Purandara

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of purandarasama

purandarasama - equal to Indra, resembling Purandara

Compound of 'purandara' and 'sama'.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (purandara+sama)

• purandara – Indra (destroyer of cities/forts)
  proper noun (masculine)
• sama – equal, similar, like
  adjective

युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle, in war, in combat

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of yuddha

yuddha - battle, fight, war, combat

Root: yudh (class 4)

मरुद्गणसमम् (marudgaṇasamam) - equal to the host of Maruts, like the Marut host

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of marudgaṇasama

marudgaṇasama - equal to the host of Maruts

Compound of 'marudgaṇa' and 'sama'.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (marudgaṇa+sama)

• marudgaṇa – host/group of Maruts (storm deities)
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of 'marut' (wind-god) and 'gaṇa' (host, troop).
• sama – equal, similar, like
  adjective

बले (bale) - in strength, in power, in might

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of bala

bala - strength, power, might, force, army

कार्तवीर्यसमम् (kārtavīryasamam) - equal to Kārtavīrya, like Kārtavīrya

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kārtavīryasama

kārtavīryasama - equal to Kārtavīrya

Compound of 'kārtavīrya' and 'sama'.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kārtavīrya+sama)

• kārtavīrya – Kārtavīrya (a powerful legendary king, also known as Kārtavīryārjuna)
  proper noun (masculine)
• sama – equal, similar, like
  adjective

वीर्ये (vīrye) - in valor, in prowess, in heroism

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vīrya

vīrya - valor, prowess, heroism, energy, strength

कर्णम् (karṇam) - Karna

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of karṇa

karṇa - Karna (son of Kunti and Surya), ear

राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - Of King Duryodhana. (of the king)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, sovereign

अगमत् (agamat) - The mind went/turned to Karna. (went, turned)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (luṅ) of gam

Root: gam (class 1)

मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect, thought

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, thought, consciousness

सूतपुत्रम् (sūtaputram) - Referring to Karna, who was brought up by a charioteer. (son of a charioteer)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sūtaputra

sūtaputra - son of a charioteer

Compound of 'sūta' and 'putra'.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sūta+putra)

• sūta – charioteer, bard
  noun (masculine)
• putra – son, child
  noun (masculine)

महेष्वासम् (maheṣvāsam) - great archer, one with a mighty bow

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of maheṣvāsa

maheṣvāsa - great archer, one who has a large bow

Bahuvrīhi compound: 'mahā' (great) + 'iṣvāsa' (bow-holder, archer).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+iṣvāsa)

• mahā – great, mighty, large
  adjective
• iṣvāsa – archer, bowman, one who holds a bow
  noun (masculine)

बन्धुम् (bandhum) - kinsman, relative, friend

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bandhu

bandhu - kinsman, relative, friend, connection

आत्ययिकेषु (ātyayikeṣu) - in emergencies, in urgent matters, in critical situations

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, plural of ātyayika

ātyayika - urgent, critical, emergency, related to distress

Derived from 'atyaya' (crisis, urgency) with suffix '-ika'.

Note: Used here in a masculine plural locative to imply 'in emergencies' (e.g., in critical persons/situations).

इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to

(indeclinable)