महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-23, verse-3

श्रुतवानसि कर्णस्य ब्रुवतो वदतां वर ।
यथा नृपतिसिंहानां मध्ये त्वां वरयत्ययम् ॥३॥

3. śrutavānasi karṇasya bruvato vadatāṁ vara ,
yathā nṛpatisiṁhānāṁ madhye tvāṁ varayatyayam.

3. śrutavān asi karṇasya bruvataḥ vadatām vara
yathā nṛpatisiṃhānām madhye tvām varayati ayam

3. vadatām vara,
tvam karṇasya bruvataḥ śrutavān asi,
ayam yathā nṛpatisiṃhānām madhye tvām varayati

3. O best among speakers, you have heard Karna speaking about how this one (Karna) selects you from among the foremost kings.

Words meanings summery:

• श्रुतवान् (śrutavān) - having heard, one who has heard

• असि (asi) - you are

• कर्णस्य (karṇasya) - of Karna

• ब्रुवतः (bruvataḥ) - speaking, of one who speaks

• वदताम् (vadatām) - of those who speak, among speakers

• वर (vara) - O best, O excellent one

• यथा (yathā) - how, just as, as

• नृपतिसिंहानाम् (nṛpatisiṁhānām) - of king-lions, among the foremost kings

• मध्ये (madhye) - in the middle, among

• त्वाम् (tvām) - you

• वरयति (varayati) - he chooses, he selects

• अयम् (ayam) - This one (Karna) (this one, he)

Words meanings and morphology

श्रुतवान् (śrutavān) - having heard, one who has heard

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrutavat

śrutavat - heard, having heard

Past Active Participle

Derived from the root śru (to hear) with the suffix -vat, indicating possession of the action.

Root: śru (class 5)

असि (asi) - you are

(verb)

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

present tense, 2nd person singular

Root: as (class 2)

कर्णस्य (karṇasya) - of Karna

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of karṇa

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

ब्रुवतः (bruvataḥ) - speaking, of one who speaks

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bruvat

bruvat - speaking, saying

Present Active Participle

Derived from the root brū (to speak).

Root: brū (class 2)

वदताम् (vadatām) - of those who speak, among speakers

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of vadat

vadat - speaking, talking

Present Active Participle

Derived from the root vad (to speak).

Root: vad (class 1)

वर (vara) - O best, O excellent one

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vara

vara - best, excellent, choice, boon

यथा (yathā) - how, just as, as

(indeclinable)

नृपतिसिंहानाम् (nṛpatisiṁhānām) - of king-lions, among the foremost kings

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of nṛpatisiṃha

nṛpatisiṁha - lion-like king, foremost king

Compound type : karmadhāraya (nṛpati+siṃha)

• nṛpati – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
• siṃha – lion, chief, best
  noun (masculine)

मध्ये (madhye) - in the middle, among

(indeclinable)

त्वाम् (tvām) - you

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (2nd person pronoun)

वरयति (varayati) - he chooses, he selects

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of vṛ

present tense, 3rd person singular

Root from the 10th class (curādi) or causative of root vṛ (class 9).

Root: vṛ (class 10)

अयम् (ayam) - This one (Karna) (this one, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one