महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-23, verse-29

तन्मामेवंविधं जानन्समर्थमरिनिग्रहे ।
कस्माद्युनक्षि सारथ्ये न्यूनस्याधिरथेर्नृप ॥२९॥

29. tanmāmevaṁvidhaṁ jānansamarthamarinigrahe ,
kasmādyunakṣi sārathye nyūnasyādhirathernṛpa.

29. tat mām evamvidham jānan samartham ari-nigrahe
kasmāt yunakṣi sārathye nyūnasya adhiratheḥ nṛpa

29. nṛpa (tvam) mām evamvidham ari-nigrahe samartham
jānan kasmāt nyūnasya adhiratheḥ sārathye yunakṣi

29. O king, knowing me to be of such a nature and so capable in restraining enemies, why do you appoint me to charioteering for Adhiratha's son, who is so inferior?

Words meanings summery:

• तत् (tat) - therefore, that

• माम् (mām) - me

• एवम्विधम् (evamvidham) - such, of this kind

• जानन् (jānan) - knowing, perceiving

• समर्थम् (samartham) - capable, competent, able

• अरि-निग्रहे (ari-nigrahe) - in subduing enemies, in restraining foes

• कस्मात् (kasmāt) - why, from what, for what reason

• युनक्षि (yunakṣi) - you yoke, you appoint, you engage

• सारथ्ये (sārathye) - in charioteering, for charioteering

• न्यूनस्य (nyūnasya) - of the inferior, of the deficient

• अधिरथेः (adhiratheḥ) - Referring to Karṇa as the son of Adhiratha (his foster father). (of Adhiratha, of Adhiratha's son (Karṇa))

• नृप (nṛpa) - O king, O ruler

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - therefore, that

(indeclinable)

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

एवम्विधम् (evamvidham) - such, of this kind

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of evamvidha

evamvidha - such, of this kind, of such a nature

जानन् (jānan) - knowing, perceiving

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jānat

jānat - knowing, perceiving, understanding

Present Active Participle

Derived from root jñā- (to know)

Root: jñā (class 9)

समर्थम् (samartham) - capable, competent, able

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of samartha

samartha - capable, competent, able, suitable

अरि-निग्रहे (ari-nigrahe) - in subduing enemies, in restraining foes

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ari-nigraha

ari-nigraha - subduing of enemies, restraint of foes

Compound type : tatpurusha (ari+nigraha)

• ari – enemy, foe
  noun (masculine)
• nigraha – subduing, restraint, control
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root grah- (to seize) with prefix ni-
  Prefix: ni
  Root: grah (class 9)

कस्मात् (kasmāt) - why, from what, for what reason

(indeclinable)

युनक्षि (yunakṣi) - you yoke, you appoint, you engage

(verb)

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

present 2nd person singular

Root: yuj (class 7)

सारथ्ये (sārathye) - in charioteering, for charioteering

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of sārathya

sārathya - charioteering, office of a charioteer

Derived from sārathi (charioteer)

न्यूनस्य (nyūnasya) - of the inferior, of the deficient

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of nyūna

nyūna - deficient, inferior, less, wanting

अधिरथेः (adhiratheḥ) - Referring to Karṇa as the son of Adhiratha (his foster father). (of Adhiratha, of Adhiratha's son (Karṇa))

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of adhirathi

adhirathi - son of Adhiratha

Patronymic from Adhiratha

नृप (nṛpa) - O king, O ruler

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of nṛpa

nṛpa - king, ruler (lit. protector of men)