महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-24, verse-160

सकुण्डलं सकवचं दीर्घबाहुं महारथम् ।
कथमादित्यसदृशं मृगी व्याघ्रं जनिष्यति ॥१६०॥

160. sakuṇḍalaṁ sakavacaṁ dīrghabāhuṁ mahāratham ,
kathamādityasadṛśaṁ mṛgī vyāghraṁ janiṣyati.

160. sakuṇḍalam sakavacam dīrghabāhum mahāratham
katham ādityasadṛśam mṛgī vyāghram janiṣyati

160. (sā mṛgī) sakuṇḍalam sakavacam dīrghabāhum
mahāratham ādityasadṛśam vyāghram katham janiṣyati

160. How could a doe give birth to a tiger—one who possesses earrings, armor, long arms, is a great charioteer, and resembles the sun?

Words meanings summery:

• सकुण्डलम् (sakuṇḍalam) - with earrings, having earrings

• सकवचम् (sakavacam) - with armor, having armor

• दीर्घबाहुम् (dīrghabāhum) - long-armed

• महारथम् (mahāratham) - a great charioteer, a warrior of a great chariot

• कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner, why

• आदित्यसदृशम् (ādityasadṛśam) - resembling the sun, like the sun

• मृगी (mṛgī) - a doe, a female deer

• व्याघ्रम् (vyāghram) - symbolically refers to Karna, implying his strength and prowess (a tiger)

• जनिष्यति (janiṣyati) - will give birth to, will produce

Words meanings and morphology

सकुण्डलम् (sakuṇḍalam) - with earrings, having earrings

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sakuṇḍala

sakuṇḍala - having earrings, wearing earrings

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+kuṇḍala)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• kuṇḍala – earring, ring
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'vyāghram' (tiger, i.e., Karna)

सकवचम् (sakavacam) - with armor, having armor

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sakavaca

sakavaca - wearing armor, protected by armor

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+kavaca)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• kavaca – armor, cuirass
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'vyāghram' (tiger, i.e., Karna)

दीर्घबाहुम् (dīrghabāhum) - long-armed

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dīrghabāhu

dīrghabāhu - long-armed (a mark of royalty or greatness)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dīrgha+bāhu)

• dīrgha – long, tall, extensive
  adjective
• bāhu – arm
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'vyāghram' (tiger, i.e., Karna)

महारथम् (mahāratham) - a great charioteer, a warrior of a great chariot

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahāratha

mahāratha - a warrior fighting on a great chariot, a great hero or warrior

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ratha)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• ratha – chariot, car
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'vyāghram' (tiger, i.e., Karna)

कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner, why

(indeclinable)

आदित्यसदृशम् (ādityasadṛśam) - resembling the sun, like the sun

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ādityasadṛśa

ādityasadṛśa - resembling the sun, sun-like

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (āditya+sadṛśa)

• āditya – the sun, a solar deity, son of Aditi
  noun (masculine)
• sadṛśa – like, resembling, similar to
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'vyāghram' (tiger, i.e., Karna)

मृगी (mṛgī) - a doe, a female deer

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mṛgī

mṛgī - a female deer, doe

व्याघ्रम् (vyāghram) - symbolically refers to Karna, implying his strength and prowess (a tiger)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vyāghra

vyāghra - tiger; a chief, pre-eminent person (often used as an epithet)

जनिष्यति (janiṣyati) - will give birth to, will produce

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of jan

Root: jan (class 4)