महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-5, verse-102

केऽरक्षन्दक्षिणं चक्रं सूतपुत्रस्य संयुगे ।
वामं चक्रं ररक्षुर्वा के वा वीरस्य पृष्ठतः ॥१०२॥

102. ke'rakṣandakṣiṇaṁ cakraṁ sūtaputrasya saṁyuge ,
vāmaṁ cakraṁ rarakṣurvā ke vā vīrasya pṛṣṭhataḥ.

102. ke arakṣan dakṣiṇam cakram sūtaputrasya saṃyuge
vāmam cakram rarakṣuḥ vā ke vā vīrasya pṛṣṭhataḥ

102. saṃyuge sūtaputrasya dakṣiṇam cakram ke arakṣan vā
vāmam cakram ke rarakṣuḥ vā vīrasya pṛṣṭhataḥ ke

102. Who protected the right wheel of the son of Sūta (Karna) in battle? And who protected his left wheel? Or who stood behind the hero (Karna)?

Words meanings summery:

• के (ke) - who, which ones

• अरक्षन् (arakṣan) - they protected, they guarded

• दक्षिणम् (dakṣiṇam) - right (side), southern

• चक्रम् (cakram) - wheel, discus

• सूतपुत्रस्य (sūtaputrasya) - of the son of Sūta (Karna) (of the son of Sūta)

• संयुगे (saṁyuge) - in battle, in combat

• वामम् (vāmam) - left (side), beautiful

• चक्रम् (cakram) - wheel, discus

• ररक्षुः (rarakṣuḥ) - they protected, they guarded

• वा (vā) - or, and

• के (ke) - who, which ones

• वा (vā) - or, and

• वीरस्य (vīrasya) - of the hero (Karna) (of the hero)

• पृष्ठतः (pṛṣṭhataḥ) - from behind, behind

Words meanings and morphology

के (ke) - who, which ones

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kim

kim - who, what, which

अरक्षन् (arakṣan) - they protected, they guarded

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperfect past (laṅ) of rakṣ

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

दक्षिणम् (dakṣiṇam) - right (side), southern

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dakṣiṇa

dakṣiṇa - right (side), southern, skillful, proper

चक्रम् (cakram) - wheel, discus

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of cakra

cakra - wheel, discus, circle, army division

सूतपुत्रस्य (sūtaputrasya) - of the son of Sūta (Karna) (of the son of Sūta)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of sūtaputra

sūtaputra - son of a charioteer (Sūta), an epithet of Karna

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sūta+putra)

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

संयुगे (saṁyuge) - in battle, in combat

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of saṃyuga

saṁyuga - battle, combat, encounter

वामम् (vāmam) - left (side), beautiful

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vāma

vāma - left (side), beautiful, pleasing, adverse

चक्रम् (cakram) - wheel, discus

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of cakra

cakra - wheel, discus, circle, army division

ररक्षुः (rarakṣuḥ) - they protected, they guarded

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect past (liṭ) of rakṣ

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

वा (vā) - or, and

(indeclinable)

के (ke) - who, which ones

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kim

kim - who, what, which

वा (vā) - or, and

(indeclinable)

वीरस्य (vīrasya) - of the hero (Karna) (of the hero)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vīra

vīra - hero, brave man, warrior

पृष्ठतः (pṛṣṭhataḥ) - from behind, behind

(indeclinable)

Formed with the suffix -tas