महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-40, verse-57

सूतपुत्रेण नागेषु रथेषु च हयेषु च ।
नरेषु च नरव्याघ्र कृतं स्म कदनं महत् ॥५७॥

57. sūtaputreṇa nāgeṣu ratheṣu ca hayeṣu ca ,
nareṣu ca naravyāghra kṛtaṁ sma kadanaṁ mahat.

57. sūtaputreṇa nāgeṣu ratheṣu ca hayeṣu ca
nareṣu ca naravyāghra kṛtam sma kadanam mahat

57. naravyāghra sūtaputreṇa nāgeṣu ca ratheṣu ca
hayeṣu ca nareṣu ca mahat kadanam kṛtam sma

57. By the charioteer's son (Karna), O tiger among men, truly great destruction was inflicted upon elephants, chariots, horses, and men.

Words meanings summery:

• सूतपुत्रेण (sūtaputreṇa) - by Karna (by the son of a charioteer)

• नागेषु (nāgeṣu) - among elephants

• रथेषु (ratheṣu) - among chariots

• च (ca) - and

• हयेषु (hayeṣu) - among horses

• च (ca) - and

• नरेषु (nareṣu) - among men

• च (ca) - and

• नरव्याघ्र (naravyāghra) - An epithet likely addressing Dhritarashtra (O tiger among men, O best of men)

• कृतम् (kṛtam) - was done, was made, was inflicted

• स्म (sma) - indeed; a particle indicating past action

• कदनम् (kadanam) - destruction, slaughter

• महत् (mahat) - great, mighty, vast

Words meanings and morphology

सूतपुत्रेण (sūtaputreṇa) - by Karna (by the son of a charioteer)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of sūtaputra

sūtaputra - son of a charioteer

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (sūta+putra)

• sūta – charioteer; a class of mixed caste
  noun (masculine)
• putra – son
  noun (masculine)

नागेषु (nāgeṣu) - among elephants

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of nāga

nāga - snake, serpent; elephant

रथेषु (ratheṣu) - among chariots

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of ratha

ratha - chariot, car

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

हयेषु (hayeṣu) - among horses

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of haya

haya - horse

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

नरेषु (nareṣu) - among men

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of nara

nara - man, human being

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

नरव्याघ्र (naravyāghra) - An epithet likely addressing Dhritarashtra (O tiger among men, O best of men)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of naravyāghra

naravyāghra - tiger among men, best of men (an epithet of an excellent man)

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (nara+vyāghra)

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

कृतम् (kṛtam) - was done, was made, was inflicted

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kṛta

kṛta - done, made, performed, accomplished (past passive participle)

Past Passive Participle

From root kṛ (to do, make)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with 'kadanam'.

स्म (sma) - indeed; a particle indicating past action

(indeclinable)

कदनम् (kadanam) - destruction, slaughter

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kadana

kadana - killing, slaughter, destruction, havoc

Note: Subject of 'kṛtam'.

महत् (mahat) - great, mighty, vast

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, mighty, considerable

Note: Qualifies 'kadanam'.