महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-46, verse-22

को नु मे जीवितेनार्थो राज्येनार्थोऽथ वा पुनः ।
ममैवं धिक्कृतस्येह कर्णेनाहवशोभिना ॥२२॥

22. ko nu me jīvitenārtho rājyenārtho'tha vā punaḥ ,
mamaivaṁ dhikkṛtasyeha karṇenāhavaśobhinā.

22. kaḥ nu me jīvitena arthaḥ rājyena arthaḥ atha vā
punaḥ mama evam dhikkṛtasya iha karṇena āhavaśobhinā

22. kaḥ nu arthaḥ me jīvitena,
atha vā punaḥ arthaḥ rājyena,
evam iha āhavaśobhinā karṇena dhikkṛtasya mama?

22. What purpose do I have in life, or what use is there in a kingdom, for me who has been thus disgraced here by Karna, who shines gloriously in battle?

Words meanings summery:

• कः (kaḥ) - What (purpose) (who, what)

• नु (nu) - indeed, surely (emphasizes the question) (indeed, surely, now, then)

• मे (me) - for me (to me, my, for me)

• जीवितेन (jīvitena) - in life (by life, with life)

• अर्थः (arthaḥ) - purpose, use (purpose, meaning, aim, wealth)

• राज्येन (rājyena) - in a kingdom (by a kingdom, with a kingdom, in a kingdom)

• अर्थः (arthaḥ) - purpose, use (purpose, meaning, aim, wealth)

• अथ (atha) - or (then, now, moreover, and, or)

• वा (vā) - or (or, either...or, as if)

• पुनः (punaḥ) - moreover, again (again, moreover, but, on the other hand)

• मम (mama) - for me, of me (my, of me, to me)

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this way (thus, so, in this manner)

• धिक्कृतस्य (dhikkṛtasya) - of me who has been disgraced (of one who is disgraced, insulted, rebuked)

• इह (iha) - here (in this situation/world) (here, in this world)

• कर्णेन (karṇena) - by Karna

• आहवशोभिना (āhavaśobhinā) - by (Karna) who shines gloriously in battle (by one shining in battle, by one glorious in war)

Words meanings and morphology

कः (kaḥ) - What (purpose) (who, what)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

Note: Refers to 'arthaḥ'

नु (nu) - indeed, surely (emphasizes the question) (indeed, surely, now, then)

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - for me (to me, my, for me)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Enclitic form of dative/genitive singular

जीवितेन (jīvitena) - in life (by life, with life)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of jīvita

jīvita - life, livelihood, living

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'jīv' (to live)

Root: jīv (class 1)

अर्थः (arthaḥ) - purpose, use (purpose, meaning, aim, wealth)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - object, purpose, aim, meaning, wealth, property

राज्येन (rājyena) - in a kingdom (by a kingdom, with a kingdom, in a kingdom)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of rājya

rājya - kingdom, sovereignty, reign

Root: rāj

अर्थः (arthaḥ) - purpose, use (purpose, meaning, aim, wealth)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - object, purpose, aim, meaning, wealth, property

अथ (atha) - or (then, now, moreover, and, or)

(indeclinable)

वा (vā) - or (or, either...or, as if)

(indeclinable)

पुनः (punaḥ) - moreover, again (again, moreover, but, on the other hand)

(indeclinable)

मम (mama) - for me, of me (my, of me, to me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this way (thus, so, in this manner)

(indeclinable)

धिक्कृतस्य (dhikkṛtasya) - of me who has been disgraced (of one who is disgraced, insulted, rebuked)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of dhikkṛta

dhikkṛta - disgraced, insulted, rebuked

Past Passive Participle

Derived from dhik- (interjection of contempt) and kṛta (done)

Compound type : pradi-samāsa (or avyayībhāva with dhik) (dhik+kṛta)

• dhik – fie!, shame!, curse! (interjection of contempt)
  indeclinable
• kṛta – done, made, performed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'kṛ' (to do, make)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with 'mama'

इह (iha) - here (in this situation/world) (here, in this world)

(indeclinable)

कर्णेन (karṇena) - by Karna

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of karṇa

karṇa - ear; the name of a famous warrior in the Mahābhārata

Note: Agent of 'dhikkṛtasya'

आहवशोभिना (āhavaśobhinā) - by (Karna) who shines gloriously in battle (by one shining in battle, by one glorious in war)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of āhavaśobhin

āhavaśobhin - shining in battle, glorious in war

Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (āhava+śobhin)

• āhava – battle, war, combat
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: hū (class 1)
• śobhin – shining, beautiful, glorious
  adjective (masculine)
  Present Active Participle (suffix -in)
  Derived from root 'śubh' (to shine)
  Root: śubh (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'karṇena'