महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-28, verse-66

एवं विद्वान्मावमंस्थाः सूतपुत्राच्युतार्जुनौ ।
नृसिंहौ तौ नरश्वा त्वं जोषमास्स्व विकत्थन ॥६६॥

66. evaṁ vidvānmāvamaṁsthāḥ sūtaputrācyutārjunau ,
nṛsiṁhau tau naraśvā tvaṁ joṣamāssva vikatthana.

66. evam vidvān mā avamamsthāḥ sūtaputra acyutārjunau
nṛsiṃhau tau naraḥ ca tvam joṣam āssva vikatthana

66. sūtaputra vikatthana tvam evam vidvān acyutārjunau mā
avamamsthāḥ tau nṛsiṃhau tvam ca naraḥ joṣam āssva

66. O son of Suta (sūtaputra), having understood this, do not disparage Acyuta (Kṛṣṇa) and Arjuna! Those two are like lions among men (nṛsiṃhau), while you are merely a man. O boastful one (vikatthana), remain silent!

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

• विद्वान् (vidvān) - having understood this situation (knowing, learned, wise one)

• मा (mā) - do not, not

• अवमम्स्थाः (avamamsthāḥ) - insult, disparage, underestimate

• सूतपुत्र (sūtaputra) - Karna, being addressed by Shalya (son of a charioteer)

• अच्युतार्जुनौ (acyutārjunau) - Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna (Acyuta and Arjuna)

• नृसिंहौ (nṛsiṁhau) - Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna are compared to lions (two lion-men, two best among men)

• तौ (tau) - referring to Acyuta and Arjuna (those two)

• नरः (naraḥ) - a mere man (in contrast to lion-men) (man, person)

• च (ca) - and, while (and, also, but)

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• जोषम् (joṣam) - silently, quietly

• आस्स्व (āssva) - remain silent (remain, sit, be)

• विकत्थन (vikatthana) - Karna, being a braggart (boastful one, braggart)

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

विद्वान् (vidvān) - having understood this situation (knowing, learned, wise one)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vidvat

vidvat - knowing, learned, wise, a wise person

Present Active Participle

Derived from root vid (to know) with suffix śatṛ.

Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Participle used substantively.

मा (mā) - do not, not

(indeclinable)

Prohibitive particle used with aorist.

अवमम्स्थाः (avamamsthāḥ) - insult, disparage, underestimate

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, aorist (luṅ) of avamanyate

Aorist Middle

From root man (to think) with upasarga ava. 2nd person singular.

Prefix: ava

Root: man (class 4)

सूतपुत्र (sūtaputra) - Karna, being addressed by Shalya (son of a charioteer)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of sūtaputra

sūtaputra - son of a sūta (charioteer or bard)

Compound type : tatpurusha (sūta+putra)

• sūta – charioteer, bard
  noun (masculine)
• putra – son
  noun (masculine)

अच्युतार्जुनौ (acyutārjunau) - Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna (Acyuta and Arjuna)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of acyutārjuna

acyutārjuna - Acyuta (Kṛṣṇa) and Arjuna (dual compound)

Compound type : dvandva (acyuta+arjuna)

• acyuta – the infallible one (an epithet of Kṛṣṇa)
  proper noun (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  a- (not) + cyuta (fallen). One who has not fallen.
  Root: cyu (class 1)
• arjuna – Arjuna (name of a Pāṇḍava prince)
  proper noun (masculine)

नृसिंहौ (nṛsiṁhau) - Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna are compared to lions (two lion-men, two best among men)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of nṛsiṃha

nṛsiṁha - man-lion, best of men, a mighty man

Compound type : karmadhāraya (nṛ+siṃha)

• nṛ – man
  noun (masculine)
• siṃha – lion
  noun (masculine)

तौ (tau) - referring to Acyuta and Arjuna (those two)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, those

नरः (naraḥ) - a mere man (in contrast to lion-men) (man, person)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nara

nara - man, human, hero

च (ca) - and, while (and, also, but)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (pronoun)

जोषम् (joṣam) - silently, quietly

(indeclinable)

Adverbial accusative of joṣa.

आस्स्व (āssva) - remain silent (remain, sit, be)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (loṭ) of ās

Imperative Middle

From root ās (to sit). 2nd person singular.

Root: ās (class 2)

विकत्थन (vikatthana) - Karna, being a braggart (boastful one, braggart)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vikatthana

vikatthana - boastful, bragging, a boaster, braggart

Derived from root katth (to boast) with upasarga vi.

Prefix: vi

Root: katth (class 1)