महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-23, verse-22

अस्मत्तोऽभ्यधिकं कर्णं मन्यमानः प्रशंससि ।
न चाहं युधि राधेयं गणये तुल्यमात्मना ॥२२॥

22. asmatto'bhyadhikaṁ karṇaṁ manyamānaḥ praśaṁsasi ,
na cāhaṁ yudhi rādheyaṁ gaṇaye tulyamātmanā.

22. asmattaḥ abhyadhikam karṇam manyamānaḥ praśaṃsasi
na ca aham yudhi rādheyam gaṇaye tulyam ātmanā

22. tvam asmattaḥ abhyadhikam karṇam manyamānaḥ praśaṃsasi.
ca aham yudhi rādheyam ātmanā tulyam na gaṇaye.

22. You praise Karṇa, considering him superior to me, yet I do not deem Radheya (Karṇa) to be my equal to myself (ātmanā) in battle (yudhi).

Words meanings summery:

• अस्मत्तः (asmattaḥ) - than me (than us, than me)

• अभ्यधिकम् (abhyadhikam) - superior, greater, excessive

• कर्णम् (karṇam) - Karna

• मन्यमानः (manyamānaḥ) - considering, thinking, believing

• प्रशंससि (praśaṁsasi) - you praise, you laud

• न (na) - not

• च (ca) - yet, but (and, also)

• अहम् (aham) - I

• युधि (yudhi) - in battle, in war

• राधेयम् (rādheyam) - Karna (Radheya (son of Radha, i.e., Karna))

• गणये (gaṇaye) - I consider, I count

• तुल्यम् (tulyam) - equal, similar

• आत्मना (ātmanā) - to myself (by oneself, with oneself, to oneself)

Words meanings and morphology

अस्मत्तः (asmattaḥ) - than me (than us, than me)

(pronoun)

Ablative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Ablative singular form of asmad, used with -tas suffix

Note: Used for comparison.

अभ्यधिकम् (abhyadhikam) - superior, greater, excessive

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of abhyadhika

abhyadhika - superior, greater, excessive

Note: Qualifies `karṇam`.

कर्णम् (karṇam) - Karna

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of karṇa

karṇa - Karna (proper name)

Note: Object of `manyamānaḥ`.

मन्यमानः (manyamānaḥ) - considering, thinking, believing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of manyamāna

manyamāna - considering, thinking

Present Middle Participle

Present middle participle of root man

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Qualifies the implied subject 'you'.

प्रशंससि (praśaṁsasi) - you praise, you laud

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of praśaṃs

Present Active Second Person Singular

Present tense, second person, singular, active voice of root śaṃs with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: śaṃs (class 1)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

Negating particle

Note: Negates `gaṇaye`.

च (ca) - yet, but (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction

Note: Joins clauses.

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I

Note: Subject of `gaṇaye`.

युधि (yudhi) - in battle, in war

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of yudh

yudh - battle, fight, war

Locative singular of feminine noun yudh

Root: yudh (class 4)

Note: Denotes place/circumstance.

राधेयम् (rādheyam) - Karna (Radheya (son of Radha, i.e., Karna))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rādheya

rādheya - son of Radha, Karna

Patronymic from Radhā

Note: Object of `gaṇaye`.

गणये (gaṇaye) - I consider, I count

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of gaṇ

Present Active First Person Singular

Present tense, first person, singular, active voice of root gaṇ (denom. from gaṇa)

Root: gaṇ (class 10)

तुल्यम् (tulyam) - equal, similar

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tulya

tulya - equal, similar, comparable

Root: tul (class 10)

Note: Qualifies `rādheyam` (as its complement). Takes instrumental `ātmanā`.

आत्मना (ātmanā) - to myself (by oneself, with oneself, to oneself)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, ego (ātman)

Root: an (class 2)

Note: Used with `tulyam` for comparison.