महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-5, verse-74

को हि शक्तो रणे कर्णं विधुन्वानं महद्धनुः ।
विमुञ्चन्तं शरान्घोरान्दिव्यान्यस्त्राणि चाहवे ।
जेतुं पुरुषशार्दूलं शार्दूलमिव वेगितम् ॥७४॥

74. ko hi śakto raṇe karṇaṁ vidhunvānaṁ mahaddhanuḥ ,
vimuñcantaṁ śarānghorāndivyānyastrāṇi cāhave ,
jetuṁ puruṣaśārdūlaṁ śārdūlamiva vegitam.

74. kaḥ hi śaktaḥ raṇe karṇam vidhunvānam
mahat dhanuḥ vimuñcantam śarān
ghorān divyāni astrāṇi ca āhave jetum
puruṣaśārdūlam śārdūlam iva vegitam

74. hi kaḥ raṇe āhave mahat dhanuḥ
vidhunvānam ghorān śarān divyāni astrāṇi
ca vimuñcantam vegitam śārdūlam
iva puruṣaśārdūlam karṇam jetum śaktaḥ

74. Who indeed could be capable of defeating Karṇa in battle, as he brandishes his mighty bow, releasing terrible arrows and divine weapons in combat? Who could conquer that best of persons (puruṣa), who is like an impetuous tiger?

Words meanings summery:

• कः (kaḥ) - who

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• शक्तः (śaktaḥ) - able, capable

• रणे (raṇe) - in battle, in combat

• कर्णम् (karṇam) - Karṇa

• विधुन्वानम् (vidhunvānam) - brandishing, shaking, waving

• महत् (mahat) - great, mighty, large

• धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow

• विमुञ्चन्तम् (vimuñcantam) - releasing, discharging, throwing

• शरान् (śarān) - arrows

• घोरान् (ghorān) - terrible, dreadful, fearful

• दिव्यानि (divyāni) - divine, heavenly, celestial

• अस्त्राणि (astrāṇi) - weapons, missiles

• च (ca) - and, also

• आहवे (āhave) - in battle, in combat

• जेतुम् (jetum) - to conquer, to defeat

• पुरुषशार्दूलम् (puruṣaśārdūlam) - best of men, man-tiger

• शार्दूलम् (śārdūlam) - tiger

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• वेगितम् (vegitam) - swift, impetuous, quick

Words meanings and morphology

कः (kaḥ) - who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

शक्तः (śaktaḥ) - able, capable

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śakta

śakta - able, capable, mighty

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of root śak (to be able).

Root: śak (class 5)

रणे (raṇe) - in battle, in combat

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of raṇa

raṇa - battle, war, combat

Root: raṇ (class 1)

कर्णम् (karṇam) - Karṇa

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of karṇa

karṇa - Karṇa (name of a hero in the Mahābhārata), ear

विधुन्वानम् (vidhunvānam) - brandishing, shaking, waving

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vi-dhunvat

dhunvat - shaking, brandishing

Present Active Participle

Present Active Participle of root dhū (to shake, agitate) with prefix vi.

Prefix: vi

Root: dhū (class 5)

Note: Agrees with Karṇam.

महत् (mahat) - great, mighty, large

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, mighty, important

Note: Agrees with dhanuḥ.

धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dhanus

dhanus - bow, arc

विमुञ्चन्तम् (vimuñcantam) - releasing, discharging, throwing

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vi-muñcat

muñcat - releasing, discharging

Present Active Participle

Present Active Participle of root muc (to release, let go) with prefix vi.

Prefix: vi

Root: muc (class 6)

Note: Agrees with Karṇam.

शरान् (śarān) - arrows

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of śara

śara - arrow, reed

घोरान् (ghorān) - terrible, dreadful, fearful

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of ghora

ghora - terrible, dreadful, fearful, fierce

Note: Agrees with śarān.

दिव्यानि (divyāni) - divine, heavenly, celestial

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, plural of divya

divya - divine, heavenly, celestial

Note: Agrees with astrāṇi.

अस्त्राणि (astrāṇi) - weapons, missiles

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of astra

astra - weapon, missile

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

आहवे (āhave) - in battle, in combat

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of āhava

āhava - battle, combat, war

Root: hu

जेतुम् (jetum) - to conquer, to defeat

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Infinitive form.

Root: ji (class 1)

पुरुषशार्दूलम् (puruṣaśārdūlam) - best of men, man-tiger

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of puruṣaśārdūla

puruṣaśārdūla - best of men (puruṣa), man-tiger

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (puruṣa+śārdūla)

• puruṣa – man, person, cosmic person (puruṣa)
  noun (masculine)
• śārdūla – tiger, best of (used as suffix)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with Karṇam.

शार्दूलम् (śārdūlam) - tiger

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śārdūla

śārdūla - tiger, best of (used as suffix)

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

वेगितम् (vegitam) - swift, impetuous, quick

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vegita

vegita - swift, impetuous, quick, driven

Derived from vega (speed, force).

Note: Agrees with śārdūlam.