महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-46, verse-9

पातालमिव गम्भीरं सुहृदानन्दवर्धनम् ।
अन्तकाभममित्राणां कर्णं हत्वा महाहवे ।
दिष्ट्या युवामनुप्राप्तौ जित्वासुरमिवामरौ ॥९॥

9. pātālamiva gambhīraṁ suhṛdānandavardhanam ,
antakābhamamitrāṇāṁ karṇaṁ hatvā mahāhave ,
diṣṭyā yuvāmanuprāptau jitvāsuramivāmarau.

9. pātālam iva gambhīram suhṛdānandavardhanam
antakābham amitrāṇām
karṇam hatvā mahāhave diṣṭyā yuvām
anuprāptau jitvā asuram iva amarau

9. diṣṭyā yuvām amarau anuprāptau
jitvā asuram iva karṇam hatvā mahāhave
pātālam iva gambhīram
suhṛdānandavardhanam antakābham amitrāṇām

9. He was deep like the netherworld, the enhancer of his friends' joy, and a figure like Death (Antaka) for his foes. By good fortune, you two (Pāṇḍavas), like immortal deities who have vanquished a demon, have returned after slaying Karṇa in this great battle.

Words meanings summery:

• पातालम् (pātālam) - deep and mysterious like the netherworld (the netherworld, Pātāla)

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• गम्भीरम् (gambhīram) - (Karṇa), who was deep (in character or military strategy) (deep, profound, grave)

• सुहृदानन्दवर्धनम् (suhṛdānandavardhanam) - (Karṇa), who enhanced the joy of his friends (increasing the joy of friends)

• अन्तकाभम् (antakābham) - (Karṇa), who appeared like Death (Antaka) (resembling Death (Antaka), death-like)

• अमित्राणाम् (amitrāṇām) - of enemies

• कर्णम् (karṇam) - The great warrior Karṇa, who was a son of Kuntī and Sūrya. (Karṇa (accusative))

• हत्वा (hatvā) - having killed, having slain

• महाहवे (mahāhave) - in a great battle, in the great war

• दिष्ट्या (diṣṭyā) - fortunately, by good luck

• युवाम् (yuvām) - (addressed to Arjuna and Bhīma) (you two)

• अनुप्राप्तौ (anuprāptau) - (you two) have returned/achieved (this feat) (have arrived, reached, attained)

• जित्वा (jitvā) - having conquered, having defeated

• असुरम् (asuram) - (Karṇa), like a demon (who is usually defeated by gods) (a demon, an Asura)

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• अमरौ (amarau) - (you two), like immortal gods (immortals, gods (dual))

Words meanings and morphology

पातालम् (pātālam) - deep and mysterious like the netherworld (the netherworld, Pātāla)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pātāla

pātāla - one of the seven regions below the earth, the netherworld, hell

Root: pat (class 1)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Particle of comparison.

गम्भीरम् (gambhīram) - (Karṇa), who was deep (in character or military strategy) (deep, profound, grave)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of gambhīra

gambhīra - deep, profound, serious, mysterious, unfathomable

From root `gambh` (to go deep).

Root: gambh (class 1)

सुहृदानन्दवर्धनम् (suhṛdānandavardhanam) - (Karṇa), who enhanced the joy of his friends (increasing the joy of friends)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of suhṛdānandavardhana

suhṛdānandavardhana - one who increases the joy of friends

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (suhṛt+ānanda+vardhana)

• suhṛt – friend, benefactor
  noun (masculine)
  From `su` (good) + `hṛd` (heart).
• ānanda – joy, happiness, bliss
  noun (masculine)
  From `ā-nand` (to rejoice).
  Prefix: ā
  Root: nand (class 1)
• vardhana – increasing, growing, causing to prosper, enhancing
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun / adjective from causative root
  From causative `vṛdh` (to grow, increase) with suffix `ana`.
  Root: vṛdh (class 1)

Note: Refers to Karṇa.

अन्तकाभम् (antakābham) - (Karṇa), who appeared like Death (Antaka) (resembling Death (Antaka), death-like)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of antakābha

antakābha - resembling Antaka (Yama), death-like in appearance

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (antaka+ābha)

• antaka – one who makes an end, the terminator, Death, Yama
  proper noun (masculine)
  Agent noun
  From `anta` (end) with suffix `ka` (agentive).
• ābha – resembling, shining, like
  adjective (masculine)
  From root `ā-bhā` (to shine, appear).
  Prefix: ā
  Root: bhā (class 2)

Note: Refers to Karṇa.

अमित्राणाम् (amitrāṇām) - of enemies

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of amitra

amitra - enemy, foe

Negation of `mitra` (friend).

Note: Qualifies `antakābham`.

कर्णम् (karṇam) - The great warrior Karṇa, who was a son of Kuntī and Sūrya. (Karṇa (accusative))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of karṇa

karṇa - Karṇa (a principal hero of the Mahābhārata)

हत्वा (hatvā) - having killed, having slain

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From root `han` (to strike, kill) with suffix `ktvā`.

Root: han (class 2)

महाहवे (mahāhave) - in a great battle, in the great war

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of mahāhava

mahāhava - great battle, major conflict

Compound type : Karmadhāraya (mahā+hava)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• hava – battle, fight, sacrifice
  noun (masculine)
  From root `hu` (to sacrifice) or `hve` (to call, challenge).
  Root: hu (class 3)

Note: Refers to the Mahābhārata war.

दिष्ट्या (diṣṭyā) - fortunately, by good luck

(indeclinable)

From root `diś` (to point, assign).

Root: diś (class 6)

Note: Serves as an adverb.

युवाम् (yuvām) - (addressed to Arjuna and Bhīma) (you two)

(pronoun)

Nominative, dual of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (pronoun stem for 2nd person)

Stem for 2nd person dual pronoun.

Note: Refers to the two Pāṇḍavas who defeated Karṇa (historically Arjuna). The speaker addresses them collectively.

अनुप्राप्तौ (anuprāptau) - (you two) have returned/achieved (this feat) (have arrived, reached, attained)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of anuprāpta

anuprāpta - arrived at, reached, obtained, attained

Past Passive Participle

From `anu-pra-āp` (to reach after, obtain) with suffix `kta`.

Prefixes: anu+pra

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Can be interpreted as 'having arrived' or 'having attained (victory)'.

जित्वा (jitvā) - having conquered, having defeated

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From root `ji` (to conquer) with suffix `ktvā`.

Root: ji (class 1)

असुरम् (asuram) - (Karṇa), like a demon (who is usually defeated by gods) (a demon, an Asura)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of asura

asura - demon, titan, anti-god (opposed to `sura` - god)

From `a` (not) + `sura` (god).

Root: as (class 4)

Note: The comparison is that Karṇa was like a mighty demon, and the Pāṇḍavas like gods who defeated him.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Particle of comparison.

अमरौ (amarau) - (you two), like immortal gods (immortals, gods (dual))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of amara

amara - immortal, god, deity

From `a` (not) + `mara` (dying).

Prefix: a

Root: mṛ (class 1)

Note: Qualifies `yuvām` in the comparison.