महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-26, verse-15

आस्थितः स रथश्रेष्ठं कर्णः शरगभस्तिमान् ।
प्रबभौ पुरुषव्याघ्रो मन्दरस्थ इवांशुमान् ॥१५॥

15. āsthitaḥ sa rathaśreṣṭhaṁ karṇaḥ śaragabhastimān ,
prababhau puruṣavyāghro mandarastha ivāṁśumān.

15. āsthitaḥ saḥ ratha-śreṣṭham karṇaḥ śara-gabhastimān
prababhau puruṣa-vyāghraḥ mandara-sthaḥ iva aṃśumān

15. saḥ puruṣa-vyāghraḥ śara-gabhastimān karṇaḥ ratha-śreṣṭham āsthitaḥ prababhau,
mandara-sthaḥ aṃśumān iva

15. Seated upon his excellent chariot, Karṇa, that tiger among men (puruṣavyāghra) and wielder of arrow-rays, shone brilliantly, like the sun (aṃśumān) positioned atop Mount Mandara.

Words meanings summery:

• आस्थितः (āsthitaḥ) - mounted, seated upon, established

• सः (saḥ) - he

• रथ-श्रेष्ठम् (ratha-śreṣṭham) - the best of chariots, excellent chariot

• कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karṇa

• शर-गभस्तिमान् (śara-gabhastimān) - possessing rays of arrows, having arrows as rays

• प्रबभौ (prababhau) - shone forth, gleamed brilliantly

• पुरुष-व्याघ्रः (puruṣa-vyāghraḥ) - tiger among men, foremost man

• मन्दर-स्थः (mandara-sthaḥ) - situated on Mount Mandara

• इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to

• अंशुमान् (aṁśumān) - the sun (possessing rays)

Words meanings and morphology

आस्थितः (āsthitaḥ) - mounted, seated upon, established

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āsthita

āsthita - seated, standing upon, mounted, commenced, undertaken

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root 'sthā' (to stand) with the prefix 'ā' and the 'kta' suffix.

Prefix: ā

Root: sthā (class 1)

सः (saḥ) - he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

रथ-श्रेष्ठम् (ratha-śreṣṭham) - the best of chariots, excellent chariot

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ratha-śreṣṭha

ratha-śreṣṭha - best of chariots, excellent chariot

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ratha+śreṣṭha)

• ratha – chariot, car
  noun (masculine)
• śreṣṭha – best, excellent, superior, chief
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Used as object of 'āsthitaḥ'.

कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karṇa

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of karṇa

karṇa - Karṇa (a prominent warrior in the Mahābhārata, son of Sūrya and Kuntī)

शर-गभस्तिमान् (śara-gabhastimān) - possessing rays of arrows, having arrows as rays

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śara-gabhastimat

śara-gabhastimat - having arrows as rays (metaphorical for intense archery)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śara+gabhasti)

• śara – arrow
  noun (masculine)
• gabhasti – ray of light, sunbeam, hand (poetic)
  noun (masculine)

प्रबभौ (prababhau) - shone forth, gleamed brilliantly

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect past (liṭ) of prabhā

Prefix: pra

Root: bhā (class 2)

पुरुष-व्याघ्रः (puruṣa-vyāghraḥ) - tiger among men, foremost man

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of puruṣa-vyāghra

puruṣa-vyāghra - a tiger among men, an excellent man, foremost of men

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (puruṣa+vyāghra)

• puruṣa – man, human being, person (puruṣa)
  noun (masculine)
• vyāghra – tiger
  noun (masculine)

मन्दर-स्थः (mandara-sthaḥ) - situated on Mount Mandara

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mandara-stha

mandara-stha - standing or situated on Mount Mandara

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mandara+stha)

• mandara – Mount Mandara (a mythical mountain used in the churning of the ocean)
  proper noun (masculine)
• stha – standing, staying, situated, located
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from the root 'sthā' (to stand).
  Root: sthā (class 1)

इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to

(indeclinable)

अंशुमान् (aṁśumān) - the sun (possessing rays)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aṃśumat

aṁśumat - possessing rays, radiant; the sun

Derived from 'aṃśu' (ray) with the possessive suffix '-mat'.