महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-27, verse-37

ईषादन्तं महानागं प्रभिन्नकरटामुखम् ।
शशकाह्वयसे युद्धे कर्ण पार्थं धनंजयम् ॥३७॥

37. īṣādantaṁ mahānāgaṁ prabhinnakaraṭāmukham ,
śaśakāhvayase yuddhe karṇa pārthaṁ dhanaṁjayam.

37. īṣādantam mahānāgam prabhinnakaraṭāmukham śaśaka
āhvayase yuddhe karṇa pārtham dhanaṃjayam

37. he karṇa,
śaśakaḥ (iva) tvam yuddhe īṣādantam mahānāgam prabhinnakaraṭāmukham pārtham dhanaṃjayam āhvayase

37. O Karṇa, like a hare, you challenge Pārtha (Arjuna) Dhanaṃjaya in battle, who is like a mighty elephant whose temples and mouth stream with ichor and whose tusks are like plowshares.

Words meanings summery:

• ईषादन्तम् (īṣādantam) - having tusks like a plowshare

• महानागम् (mahānāgam) - great elephant (great elephant, great serpent)

• प्रभिन्नकरटामुखम् (prabhinnakaraṭāmukham) - whose temples and mouth stream with ichor (having ichor flowing from its temples and mouth)

• शशक (śaśaka) - a hare (Karṇa compared to a hare) (hare, rabbit)

• आह्वयसे (āhvayase) - you challenge, you summon

• युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle, in war

• कर्ण (karṇa) - O Karṇa (Karṇa)

• पार्थम् (pārtham) - Arjuna (Pārtha (Arjuna))

• धनंजयम् (dhanaṁjayam) - Arjuna (Dhanaṃjaya (conqueror of wealth, a name of Arjuna))

Words meanings and morphology

ईषादन्तम् (īṣādantam) - having tusks like a plowshare

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of īṣādanta

īṣādanta - having tusks like a plowshare

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (īṣā+danta)

• īṣā – plowshare, pole of a carriage
  noun (feminine)
• danta – tooth, tusk, ivory
  noun (masculine)

महानागम् (mahānāgam) - great elephant (great elephant, great serpent)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahānāga

mahānāga - great serpent, great elephant

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+nāga)

• mahā – great, large, extensive
  adjective
• nāga – serpent, snake, elephant
  noun (masculine)

प्रभिन्नकरटामुखम् (prabhinnakaraṭāmukham) - whose temples and mouth stream with ichor (having ichor flowing from its temples and mouth)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of prabhinnakaraṭāmukha

prabhinnakaraṭāmukha - having ichor streaming from the temples and mouth (of an elephant)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (prabhinna+karaṭā+mukha)

• prabhinna – split, burst forth, streaming, flowing
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from the root 'bhid-' (to break, split) with the upasarga 'pra-' and the kta suffix.
  Prefix: pra
  Root: bhid (class 7)
• karaṭā – temple (of an elephant)
  noun (feminine)
• mukha – face, mouth, front
  noun (neuter)

शशक (śaśaka) - a hare (Karṇa compared to a hare) (hare, rabbit)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śaśaka

śaśaka - hare, rabbit

Note: Used here in a nominative singular form, implying a comparison (like a hare).

आह्वयसे (āhvayase) - you challenge, you summon

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of āhve

Prefix: ā

Root: hve (class 1)

युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle, in war

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of yuddha

yuddha - battle, war, fight

कर्ण (karṇa) - O Karṇa (Karṇa)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of karṇa

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

पार्थम् (pārtham) - Arjuna (Pārtha (Arjuna))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pārtha

pārtha - Pārtha (son of Pṛthā/Kuntī), an epithet of Arjuna

Derived from Pṛthā (another name for Kuntī) with the aṇ affix, meaning 'son of Pṛthā'.

धनंजयम् (dhanaṁjayam) - Arjuna (Dhanaṃjaya (conqueror of wealth, a name of Arjuna))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dhanaṃjaya

dhanaṁjaya - conqueror of wealth (an epithet of Arjuna)

Derived from 'dhana' (wealth) and the root 'ji-' (to conquer).

Compound type : upapada tatpuruṣa (dhana+ji)

• dhana – wealth, riches, property
  noun (neuter)
• ji – to conquer, to win, to overcome
  verb
  root used in compound formation
  Verbal root 'ji-' (to conquer) used in forming the agent noun 'jaya'.
  Root: ji (class 1)