महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-26, verse-66

स्मरसि ननु यदा परैर्हृतः स च धृतराष्ट्रसुतो विमोक्षितः ।
दिनकरज नरोत्तमैर्यदा मरुषु बहून्विनिहत्य तानरीन् ॥६६॥

66. smarasi nanu yadā parairhṛtaḥ; sa ca dhṛtarāṣṭrasuto vimokṣitaḥ ,
dinakaraja narottamairyadā; maruṣu bahūnvinihatya tānarīn.

66. smarasi nanu yadā paraiḥ hṛtaḥ
saḥ ca dhṛtarāṣṭrasutaḥ vimokṣitaḥ
dinakaraja narottamaiḥ yadā
maruṣu bahūn vinihatya tān arīn

66. dinakaraja nanu smarasi yadā saḥ
dhṛtarāṣṭrasutaḥ paraiḥ hṛtaḥ
ca vimokṣitaḥ yadā narottamaiḥ
maruṣu tān bahūn arīn vinihatya

66. Surely you remember, O son of the sun (Karṇa), when that son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra was carried off by enemies and then liberated? (Do you not recall) when the best of men, having thoroughly defeated many of those foes in the desert, (secured his release)?

Words meanings summery:

• स्मरसि (smarasi) - you remember, you recall

• ननु (nanu) - surely, indeed, is it not?

• यदा (yadā) - when, at which time

• परैः (paraiḥ) - by enemy forces (Gandharvas) (by others, by enemies)

• हृतः (hṛtaḥ) - carried off, seized, abducted

• सः (saḥ) - that, he

• च (ca) - and, also

• धृतराष्ट्रसुतः (dhṛtarāṣṭrasutaḥ) - Duryodhana (son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra)

• विमोक्षितः (vimokṣitaḥ) - released, liberated, set free

• दिनकरज (dinakaraja) - O Karṇa (O son of the sun)

• नरोत्तमैः (narottamaiḥ) - by the Pāṇḍavas (by the best of men)

• यदा (yadā) - when, at which time

• मरुषु (maruṣu) - in the desert-like regions where the battle took place (in the deserts, in arid lands)

• बहून् (bahūn) - many, numerous

• विनिहत्य (vinihatya) - having thoroughly killed, having destroyed

• तान् (tān) - those

• अरीन् (arīn) - the Gandharvas who captured Duryodhana (enemies, foes)

Words meanings and morphology

स्मरसि (smarasi) - you remember, you recall

(verb)

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

Present 2nd singular active

From root √smṛ (class 1)

Root: smṛ (class 1)

Note: Addressed to Karṇa

ननु (nanu) - surely, indeed, is it not?

(indeclinable)

यदा (yadā) - when, at which time

(indeclinable)

Note: Temporal adverb.

परैः (paraiḥ) - by enemy forces (Gandharvas) (by others, by enemies)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of para

para - other, hostile, enemy

हृतः (hṛtaḥ) - carried off, seized, abducted

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hṛta

hṛta - carried, seized, stolen, abducted

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of root √hṛ (to carry, seize)

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'dhṛtarāṣṭrasutaḥ'.

सः (saḥ) - that, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he/she/it

Note: Refers to Dhṛtarāṣṭra's son (Duryodhana).

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

धृतराष्ट्रसुतः (dhṛtarāṣṭrasutaḥ) - Duryodhana (son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhṛtarāṣṭrasuta

dhṛtarāṣṭrasuta - son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dhṛtarāṣṭra+suta)

• dhṛtarāṣṭra – Dhṛtarāṣṭra (name of the blind king)
  proper noun (masculine)
• suta – son, offspring
  noun (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  PPP of √sū (to beget)
  Root: sū (class 2)

Note: Refers to Duryodhana.

विमोक्षितः (vimokṣitaḥ) - released, liberated, set free

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vimokṣita

vimokṣita - released, set free, emancipated

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of root √muc (to free) with prefix vi-.

Prefix: vi

Root: muc (class 6)

Note: Qualifies 'dhṛtarāṣṭrasutaḥ'.

दिनकरज (dinakaraja) - O Karṇa (O son of the sun)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of dinakaraja

dinakaraja - son of the sun (epithet for Karṇa)

Compound of 'dinakara' (sun) and 'ja' (born from).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dinakara+ja)

• dinakara – sun (day-maker)
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of 'dina' (day) and 'kara' (maker).
• ja – born, produced from
  adjective (masculine)
  Suffix indicating 'born from'

Note: Direct address to Karṇa.

नरोत्तमैः (narottamaiḥ) - by the Pāṇḍavas (by the best of men)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of narottama

narottama - best among men, excellent man

Compound of 'nara' (man) and 'uttama' (best).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nara+uttama)

• nara – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• uttama – best, excellent, supreme
  adjective (masculine)

यदा (yadā) - when, at which time

(indeclinable)

Note: Temporal adverb, introduces the second clause of memory.

मरुषु (maruṣu) - in the desert-like regions where the battle took place (in the deserts, in arid lands)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of maru

maru - desert, sandy region, wilderness

बहून् (bahūn) - many, numerous

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of bahu

bahu - many, much, numerous

Note: Qualifies 'arīn'.

विनिहत्य (vinihatya) - having thoroughly killed, having destroyed

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Absolutive from root √han (to strike, kill) with prefixes vi- and ni-.

Prefixes: vi+ni

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Action preceding the implied rescue/release.

तान् (tān) - those

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to the enemies ('arīn').

अरीन् (arīn) - the Gandharvas who captured Duryodhana (enemies, foes)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of ari

ari - enemy, foe, adversary

Note: Object of 'vinihatya'.