महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-5, verse-43

स हि वीरो महेष्वासः पुत्राणामभयंकरः ।
शेते विनिहतो वीरः शक्रेणेव यथा बलः ॥४३॥

43. sa hi vīro maheṣvāsaḥ putrāṇāmabhayaṁkaraḥ ,
śete vinihato vīraḥ śakreṇeva yathā balaḥ.

43. saḥ hi vīraḥ maheṣvāsaḥ putrāṇām abhayaṅkaraḥ
śete vinihataḥ vīraḥ śakreṇa iva yathā balaḥ

43. saḥ hi vīraḥ maheṣvāsaḥ putrāṇām abhayaṅkaraḥ vinihataḥ vīraḥ śete.
yathā balaḥ śakreṇa iva.

43. Indeed, that hero, a great archer and protector of his sons, lies completely slain, just as the hero Bala was struck down by Indra.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - Karna (he, that (person))

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, surely

• वीरः (vīraḥ) - hero, valiant man

• महेष्वासः (maheṣvāsaḥ) - great archer

• पुत्राणाम् (putrāṇām) - of the sons

• अभयङ्करः (abhayaṅkaraḥ) - granter of fearlessness, protector

• शेते (śete) - he lies, he sleeps

• विनिहतः (vinihataḥ) - completely slain, struck down

• वीरः (vīraḥ) - Referring to the slain hero Karna (hero, valiant man)

• शक्रेण (śakreṇa) - by Indra

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, like

• बलः (balaḥ) - the Asura Bala, enemy of Indra (Bala (name of an asura))

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - Karna (he, that (person))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

हि (hi) - indeed, for, surely

(indeclinable)

वीरः (vīraḥ) - hero, valiant man

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vīra

vīra - hero, brave, strong man

महेष्वासः (maheṣvāsaḥ) - great archer

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of maheṣvāsa

maheṣvāsa - great archer, having a great bow

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (mahā+īṣvāsa)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• īṣvāsa – bow
  noun (masculine)

पुत्राणाम् (putrāṇām) - of the sons

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of putra

putra - son, child

अभयङ्करः (abhayaṅkaraḥ) - granter of fearlessness, protector

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of abhayaṅkara

abhayaṅkara - causing fearlessness, protecting, safeguarding, deliverer

Compound type : Upapada Tatpurusha (abhaya+kara)

• abhaya – fearlessness, safety
  noun (neuter)
• kara – making, doing, causing
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun/suffix
  Derived from root 'kṛ' (to do, make)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

शेते (śete) - he lies, he sleeps

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of śī

Root: śī (class 2)

विनिहतः (vinihataḥ) - completely slain, struck down

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vinihata

vinihata - completely killed, utterly slain, struck down

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'han' (to strike, kill) with prefixes 'vi-' and 'ni-'

Prefixes: vi+ni

Root: han (class 2)

वीरः (vīraḥ) - Referring to the slain hero Karna (hero, valiant man)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vīra

vīra - hero, brave, strong man

शक्रेण (śakreṇa) - by Indra

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of śakra

śakra - Indra (name of a deity), powerful, able

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, like

(indeclinable)

बलः (balaḥ) - the Asura Bala, enemy of Indra (Bala (name of an asura))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bala

bala - Bala (name of an asura), strength, power