महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-27, verse-33

बालश्चन्द्रं मातुरङ्के शयानो यथा कश्चित्प्रार्थयतेऽपहर्तुम् ।
तद्वन्मोहाद्यतमानो रथस्थस्त्वं प्रार्थयस्यर्जुनमद्य जेतुम् ॥३३॥

33. bālaścandraṁ māturaṅke śayāno; yathā kaścitprārthayate'pahartum ,
tadvanmohādyatamāno rathastha;stvaṁ prārthayasyarjunamadya jetum.

33. bālaḥ candram mātuḥ aṅke śayānaḥ
yathā kaścit prārthayate apahartum
tadvat mohāt yatamānaḥ rathasthaḥ
tvam prārthayasi arjunam adya jetum

33. yathā mātuḥ aṅke śayānaḥ kaścit bālaḥ candram apahartum prārthayate,
tadvat tvam rathasthaḥ mohāt yatamānaḥ adya arjunam jetum prārthayasi

33. Just as a child lying in his mother's lap wishes to seize the moon, so too you, standing in your chariot and striving out of delusion (moha), wish to conquer Arjuna today.

Words meanings summery:

• बालः (bālaḥ) - a child (child; boy; young)

• चन्द्रम् (candram) - the moon (moon; camphor)

• मातुः (mātuḥ) - of his mother (of the mother)

• अङ्के (aṅke) - in the lap (in the lap; on the side; in the embrace)

• शयानः (śayānaḥ) - lying (lying; sleeping)

• यथा (yathā) - just as (as; just as; according to)

• कश्चित् (kaścit) - a certain (child) (someone; anyone; a certain)

• प्रार्थयते (prārthayate) - wishes (he wishes; he requests; he prays)

• अपहर्तुम् (apahartum) - to seize (to seize; to carry away; to steal)

• तद्वत् (tadvat) - similarly, so too (similarly; like that; in that manner)

• मोहात् (mohāt) - out of delusion (moha) (from delusion; out of confusion)

• यतमानः (yatamānaḥ) - striving (striving; endeavoring; attempting)

• रथस्थः (rathasthaḥ) - standing in your chariot (standing/seated in a chariot)

• त्वम् (tvam) - you (Karna) (you (nominative singular))

• प्रार्थयसि (prārthayasi) - you wish (you wish; you request; you pray)

• अर्जुनम् (arjunam) - Arjuna (Arjuna (accusative))

• अद्य (adya) - today (today; now)

• जेतुम् (jetum) - to conquer (to conquer; to win; to defeat)

Words meanings and morphology

बालः (bālaḥ) - a child (child; boy; young)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bāla

bāla - child; boy; young; ignorant

Note: Subject of the first comparison clause.

चन्द्रम् (candram) - the moon (moon; camphor)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of candra

candra - moon; moonlight; camphor; gold

Note: Object of 'apahartum'.

मातुः (mātuḥ) - of his mother (of the mother)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of mātṛ

mātṛ - mother

Note: Possessive of 'aṅke'.

अङ्के (aṅke) - in the lap (in the lap; on the side; in the embrace)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of aṅka

aṅka - lap; side; mark; embrace

Note: Location for 'śayānaḥ'.

शयानः (śayānaḥ) - lying (lying; sleeping)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śayāna

śayāna - lying; sleeping; resting

Present Middle Participle

From root √śī (to lie, sleep) with suffix -āna

Root: śī (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'bālaḥ'.

यथा (yathā) - just as (as; just as; according to)

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces the comparison.

कश्चित् (kaścit) - a certain (child) (someone; anyone; a certain)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaścid

kaścid - someone; anyone; a certain person or thing

Combination of kaḥ (who) and cit (an indeclinable particle)

Note: Used idiomatically, can be omitted in translation to make it more natural 'a child'.

प्रार्थयते (prārthayate) - wishes (he wishes; he requests; he prays)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of prārth

Present Tense, Middle Voice

From root √arth (to seek) with prefix pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: arth (class 10)

Note: Subject is 'bālaḥ'.

अपहर्तुम् (apahartum) - to seize (to seize; to carry away; to steal)

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

From root √hṛ (to take, carry) with prefix apa-

Prefix: apa

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Expresses purpose.

तद्वत् (tadvat) - similarly, so too (similarly; like that; in that manner)

(indeclinable)

Note: Corresponds to 'yathā'.

मोहात् (mohāt) - out of delusion (moha) (from delusion; out of confusion)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of moha

moha - delusion; confusion; bewilderment; folly

From root √muh (to be bewildered, deluded)

Root: muh (class 4)

Note: Indicates the cause or reason.

यतमानः (yatamānaḥ) - striving (striving; endeavoring; attempting)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yatamāna

yatamāna - striving; endeavoring; attempting; exerting oneself

Present Middle Participle

From root √yat (to strive, endeavor)

Root: yat (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'tvam'.

रथस्थः (rathasthaḥ) - standing in your chariot (standing/seated in a chariot)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rathastha

rathastha - standing/seated in a chariot

Compound: ratha (chariot) + stha (standing)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ratha+stha)

• ratha – chariot; car
  noun (masculine)
• stha – standing; situated; being in
  adjective (masculine)
  Suffix indicating 'standing' or 'being in'

Note: Qualifies 'tvam'.

त्वम् (tvam) - you (Karna) (you (nominative singular))

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of tvam

tvam - you

Note: Subject of the main clause.

प्रार्थयसि (prārthayasi) - you wish (you wish; you request; you pray)

(verb)

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

Present Tense, Active Voice

From root √arth (to seek) with prefix pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: arth (class 10)

Note: Subject is 'tvam'.

अर्जुनम् (arjunam) - Arjuna (Arjuna (accusative))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of arjuna

arjuna - Arjuna (name of a Pāṇḍava prince); white; clear

Note: Object of 'jetum'.

अद्य (adya) - today (today; now)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of time.

जेतुम् (jetum) - to conquer (to conquer; to win; to defeat)

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

From root √ji (to conquer)

Root: ji (class 1)

Note: Expresses purpose.