महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-5, verse-84

अपि स्यान्मेदिनी हीना सोमसूर्यप्रभांशुभिः ।
न वधः पुरुषेन्द्रस्य समरेष्वपलायिनः ॥८४॥

84. api syānmedinī hīnā somasūryaprabhāṁśubhiḥ ,
na vadhaḥ puruṣendrasya samareṣvapalāyinaḥ.

84. api syāt medinī hīnā somasūryaprabhāṃśubhiḥ
na vadhaḥ puruṣendrasya samareṣu apalāyinaḥ

84. api medinī somasūryaprabhāṃśubhiḥ hīnā syāt,
na vadhaḥ puruṣendrasya samareṣu apalāyinaḥ

84. Even if the earth were to lose the radiant beams of the moon and sun, still there would be no slaying for that lord of men (Karṇa) who never flees in battles.

Words meanings summery:

• अपि (api) - even, also, perhaps

• स्यात् (syāt) - may be, might be, let it be

• मेदिनी (medinī) - the earth, ground

• हीना (hīnā) - devoid of, lacking, abandoned

• सोमसूर्यप्रभांशुभिः (somasūryaprabhāṁśubhiḥ) - by the rays of the light of the moon and sun

• न (na) - not

• वधः (vadhaḥ) - killing, death, slaying

• पुरुषेन्द्रस्य (puruṣendrasya) - of Karṇa, the lord of men (of the lord of men, of the chief of men)

• समरेषु (samareṣu) - in battles, in wars

• अपलायिनः (apalāyinaḥ) - of Karṇa, who never flees (of the unfleeing, of him who does not flee)

Words meanings and morphology

अपि (api) - even, also, perhaps

(indeclinable)

स्यात् (syāt) - may be, might be, let it be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of as

optative

third person singular, active voice

Root: as (class 2)

मेदिनी (medinī) - the earth, ground

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of medinī

medinī - earth, ground

Root: med (class 4)

हीना (hīnā) - devoid of, lacking, abandoned

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of hīna

hīna - devoid of, lacking, inferior, abandoned

past passive participle

from root 'hā' (to abandon, to leave)

Root: hā (class 3)

सोमसूर्यप्रभांशुभिः (somasūryaprabhāṁśubhiḥ) - by the rays of the light of the moon and sun

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of somasūryaprabhāṃśu

somasūryaprabhāṁśu - rays of the light of the moon and sun

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (soma+sūrya+prabhā+aṃśu)

• soma – moon
  noun (masculine)
• sūrya – sun
  noun (masculine)
• prabhā – light, radiance, splendor
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: bhā (class 1)
• aṃśu – ray, beam of light
  noun (masculine)

Note: Governed by 'hīnā'.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

वधः (vadhaḥ) - killing, death, slaying

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vadha

vadha - killing, slaying, murder

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Subject of the implied verb 'is'.

पुरुषेन्द्रस्य (puruṣendrasya) - of Karṇa, the lord of men (of the lord of men, of the chief of men)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of puruṣendra

puruṣendra - lord of men, chief of men

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (puruṣa+indra)

• puruṣa – man, human being, person
  noun (masculine)
• indra – chief, lord, Indra (name of a god)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Possessive, related to 'vadhaḥ'.

समरेषु (samareṣu) - in battles, in wars

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of samara

samara - battle, war, conflict

Root: mṛ (class 1)

Note: Specifies the location of the action.

अपलायिनः (apalāyinaḥ) - of Karṇa, who never flees (of the unfleeing, of him who does not flee)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of apalāyin

apalāyin - not fleeing, brave

agent noun

Compound of negative prefix 'a' and 'palāyin' (one who flees).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (a+palāyin)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• palāyin – one who flees
  agent noun (masculine)
  agent noun
  formed from the verb 'palāya' (to flee) by adding the suffix 'ini'. The verb 'palāya' comes from 'parā + ā + √i' (to go).
  Prefixes: parā+ā
  Root: i (class 2)

Note: Acts as an attribute to 'puruṣendrasya'.