महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-5, verse-64

कर्णं त्वस्यन्तमस्त्राणि दिव्यानि च बहूनि च ।
कथमिन्द्रोपमं वीरं मृत्युर्युद्धे समस्पृशत् ॥६४॥

64. karṇaṁ tvasyantamastrāṇi divyāni ca bahūni ca ,
kathamindropamaṁ vīraṁ mṛtyuryuddhe samaspṛśat.

64. karṇam tu asyantam astrāṇi divyāni ca bahūni ca
katham indra-upamam vīram mṛtyuḥ yuddhe samaspṛśat

64. tu katham mṛtyuḥ yuddhe astrāṇi divyāni ca bahūni
ca asyantam indra-upamam vīram karṇam samaspṛśat?

64. But how did Death (mṛtyu) touch Karṇa, that hero comparable to Indra, who was hurling many divine weapons and missiles in battle?

Words meanings summery:

• कर्णम् (karṇam) - Karṇa, the great warrior (Karṇa)

• तु (tu) - but (but, indeed, however)

• अस्यन्तम् (asyantam) - hurling (weapons) (hurling, throwing, shooting)

• अस्त्राणि (astrāṇi) - weapons and missiles (weapons, missiles)

• दिव्यानि (divyāni) - divine (weapons) (divine, celestial, heavenly)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• बहूनि (bahūni) - many (weapons) (many, numerous)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• कथम् (katham) - how (how, in what manner)

• इन्द्र-उपमम् (indra-upamam) - comparable to Indra (like Indra, comparable to Indra)

• वीरम् (vīram) - hero (Karṇa) (hero, brave man, warrior)

• मृत्युः (mṛtyuḥ) - Death (mṛtyu) (death, god of death)

• युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle (in battle, in war)

• समस्पृशत् (samaspṛśat) - touched, reached (Karṇa) (touched, reached, affected)

Words meanings and morphology

कर्णम् (karṇam) - Karṇa, the great warrior (Karṇa)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of karṇa

karṇa - Karṇa (proper name of a great warrior in the Mahābhārata, son of Kuntī and Sūrya)

Note: Object of the verb 'samaspṛśat'.

तु (tu) - but (but, indeed, however)

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces a question or contrast.

अस्यन्तम् (asyantam) - hurling (weapons) (hurling, throwing, shooting)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of asyant

asyant - hurling, throwing, shooting

Present Active Participle

From root 'as' (to throw, hurl), present tense.

Root: as (class 4)

Note: Modifies 'karṇam'.

अस्त्राणि (astrāṇi) - weapons and missiles (weapons, missiles)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of astra

astra - weapon, missile, projectile

Root: as (class 4)

Note: Object of 'asyantam'.

दिव्यानि (divyāni) - divine (weapons) (divine, celestial, heavenly)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, plural of divya

divya - divine, celestial, heavenly, supernatural

Root: div (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'astrāṇi'.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects 'divyāni' and 'bahūni'.

बहूनि (bahūni) - many (weapons) (many, numerous)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, plural of bahu

bahu - many, numerous, much

Note: Agrees with 'astrāṇi'.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the adjectives modifying 'astrāṇi'.

कथम् (katham) - how (how, in what manner)

(indeclinable)

Note: Interrogative adverb.

इन्द्र-उपमम् (indra-upamam) - comparable to Indra (like Indra, comparable to Indra)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of indra-upama

indra-upama - comparable to Indra, like Indra

Compound type : upama-dvandva (comparative compound) (indra+upama)

• indra – Indra (name of the chief deity of the Vedic pantheon, god of heaven, rain, and thunder)
  proper noun (masculine)
• upama – comparison, likeness, simile; comparable, like
  adjective
  Root: mā (class 2)

Note: Modifies 'vīram'.

वीरम् (vīram) - hero (Karṇa) (hero, brave man, warrior)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vīra

vīra - hero, brave man, warrior, champion

Note: Appositional noun for 'karṇam'.

मृत्युः (mṛtyuḥ) - Death (mṛtyu) (death, god of death)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mṛtyu

mṛtyu - death, decease, the god of death

Derived from root 'mṛ' (to die).

Root: mṛ (class 6)

Note: Subject of the verb 'samaspṛśat'.

युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle (in battle, in war)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of yuddha

yuddha - battle, fight, war, combat

Past Passive Participle (substantivized)

From root 'yudh' (to fight), here used as a noun.

Root: yudh (class 4)

Note: Indicates the location of the action.

समस्पृशत् (samaspṛśat) - touched, reached (Karṇa) (touched, reached, affected)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of sam-spṛś

Imperfect

3rd singular imperfect active form of root 'spṛś' (to touch) with prefix 'sam'.

Prefix: sam

Root: spṛś (class 6)

Note: The subject is 'mṛtyuḥ'.