महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-40, verse-60

सिंहास्यं च यथा प्राप्य न जीवन्ति मृगाः क्वचित् ।
तथा कर्णमनुप्राप्य न जीवन्ति महारथाः ॥६०॥

60. siṁhāsyaṁ ca yathā prāpya na jīvanti mṛgāḥ kvacit ,
tathā karṇamanuprāpya na jīvanti mahārathāḥ.

60. siṃhāsyam ca yathā prāpya na jīvanti mṛgāḥ kvacit
tathā karṇam anuprāpya na jīvanti mahārathāḥ

60. yathā mṛgāḥ siṃhāsyam prāpya kvacit ca na jīvanti
tathā mahārathāḥ karṇam anuprāpya na jīvanti

60. And just as deer, having entered a lion's mouth, never survive anywhere, similarly, great charioteers, having encountered Karna, do not survive.

Words meanings summery:

• सिंहास्यम् (siṁhāsyam) - lion's mouth

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

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

• प्राप्य (prāpya) - having reached, having obtained

• न (na) - not, no

• जीवन्ति (jīvanti) - they live, they survive

• मृगाः (mṛgāḥ) - deer, wild animals

• क्वचित् (kvacit) - anywhere, at any time, ever, sometimes

• तथा (tathā) - similarly, so, thus

• कर्णम् (karṇam) - Karna

• अनुप्राप्य (anuprāpya) - having reached, having approached, having encountered

• न (na) - not, no

• जीवन्ति (jīvanti) - they live, they survive

• महारथाः (mahārathāḥ) - great charioteers, great warriors

Words meanings and morphology

सिंहास्यम् (siṁhāsyam) - lion's mouth

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of siṃhāsya

siṁhāsya - lion's mouth

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (siṃha+āsya)

• siṃha – lion
  noun (masculine)
• āsya – mouth, face
  noun (neuter)

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

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

(indeclinable)

प्राप्य (prāpya) - having reached, having obtained

(absolutive)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

जीवन्ति (jīvanti) - they live, they survive

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (lat) of jīv

root jīv (1st class), present tense, 3rd person plural, active voice

Root: jīv (class 1)

मृगाः (mṛgāḥ) - deer, wild animals

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mṛga

mṛga - deer, wild animal

क्वचित् (kvacit) - anywhere, at any time, ever, sometimes

(indeclinable)

तथा (tathā) - similarly, so, thus

(indeclinable)

कर्णम् (karṇam) - Karna

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of karṇa

karṇa - Karna (proper name); ear

अनुप्राप्य (anuprāpya) - having reached, having approached, having encountered

(absolutive)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

जीवन्ति (jīvanti) - they live, they survive

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (lat) of jīv

root jīv (1st class), present tense, 3rd person plural, active voice

Root: jīv (class 1)

महारथाः (mahārathāḥ) - great charioteers, great warriors

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahāratha

mahāratha - a great warrior, a great charioteer

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ratha)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective
• ratha – chariot; charioteer, warrior (often as the one who fights from a chariot)
  noun (masculine)