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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-50, verse-15

कर्णेन मे महाबाहो सर्वसैन्यस्य पश्यतः ।
कवचं च ध्वजश्चैव धनुः शक्तिर्हया गदा ।
शरैः कृत्ता महेष्वास यतमानस्य संयुगे ॥१५॥
15. karṇena me mahābāho sarvasainyasya paśyataḥ ,
kavacaṁ ca dhvajaścaiva dhanuḥ śaktirhayā gadā ,
śaraiḥ kṛttā maheṣvāsa yatamānasya saṁyuge.
15. karṇena me mahābāho sarvasainyasya
paśyataḥ kavacam ca dhvajaḥ ca eva
dhanuḥ śaktiḥ hayāḥ gadā śaraiḥ
kṛttā maheṣvāsa yatamanasya saṃyuge
15. mahābāho maheṣvāsa! me sarvasainyasya paśyataḥ,
saṃyuge yatamanasya,
karṇena śaraiḥ kavacam ca dhvajaḥ ca eva,
dhanuḥ,
śaktiḥ,
hayāḥ,
gadā kṛttā.
15. O mighty-armed one (mahābāho), by Karṇa, before the eyes of my entire army, my armor, banner, bow, spear, horses, and mace were cut by arrows, even as I was striving in battle, O great archer (maheṣvāsa).

Words meanings summery:

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  • कर्णेन (karṇena) - by Karṇa
  • मे (me) - my, of me
  • महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O mighty-armed one
  • सर्वसैन्यस्य (sarvasainyasya) - of the entire army
  • पश्यतः (paśyataḥ) - of him who sees, while seeing
  • कवचम् (kavacam) - armor, coat of mail
  • (ca) - and, also
  • ध्वजः (dhvajaḥ) - banner, flag
  • (ca) - and, also
  • एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only
  • धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow
  • शक्तिः (śaktiḥ) - spear, power, strength (śakti)
  • हयाः (hayāḥ) - horses
  • गदा (gadā) - mace, club
  • शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by arrows
  • कृत्ता (kṛttā) - cut, severed, broken
  • महेष्वास (maheṣvāsa) - O great archer, O mighty bowman
  • यतमनस्य (yatamanasya) - of me (the speaker) who was striving (of the striving one, of him who was exerting himself)
  • संयुगे (saṁyuge) - in battle, in conflict

Words meanings and morphology

कर्णेन (karṇena) - by Karṇa
(proper noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of karṇa
karṇa - Karṇa (name of a prominent warrior in the Mahābhārata); ear
मे (me) - my, of me
(pronoun)
Genitive, singular of asmad
asmad - I, me
Enclitic form of asmad.
Note: Refers to the speaker's possessions.
महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O mighty-armed one
(adjective)
Vocative, masculine, singular of mahābāhu
mahābāhu - mighty-armed, strong-armed
Bahuvrīhi compound, 'one whose arms are great'.
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+bāhu)
  • mahā – great, mighty, large
    adjective
    From mahat (great), used as combining form.
  • bāhu – arm, fore-arm
    noun (masculine)
सर्वसैन्यस्य (sarvasainyasya) - of the entire army
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, singular of sarvasainya
sarvasainya - entire army, whole host
Karmadhāraya compound. 'Sarva' (all, entire) + 'sainya' (army).
Compound type : karmadhāraya (sarva+sainya)
  • sarva – all, every, entire, whole
    pronoun (masculine)
  • sainya – army, host, military
    noun (neuter)
    From senā (army).
पश्यतः (paśyataḥ) - of him who sees, while seeing
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, singular of paśyat
paśyat - seeing, looking
Present Active Participle
From root √dṛś (to see), but uses stem 'paśya' for present tense. Suffix '-at' (śatṛ).
Root: dṛś (class 1)
Note: Agrees with 'sarvasainyasya' (masculine form used here for collective noun).
कवचम् (kavacam) - armor, coat of mail
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of kavaca
kavaca - armor, breast-plate, shield
(ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
Conjunction.
ध्वजः (dhvajaḥ) - banner, flag
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of dhvaja
dhvaja - banner, flag, standard, mark
(ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
Conjunction.
एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only
(indeclinable)
Emphatic particle.
धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of dhanus
dhanus - bow, arc
शक्तिः (śaktiḥ) - spear, power, strength (śakti)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of śakti
śakti - spear, dart, power, strength, faculty (śakti)
From root √śak (to be able).
Root: śak (class 5)
हयाः (hayāḥ) - horses
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of haya
haya - horse
From root √hi (to go).
Root: hi (class 3)
Note: Refers to the speaker's horses.
गदा (gadā) - mace, club
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of gadā
gadā - mace, club
शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by arrows
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of śara
śara - arrow, reed
Root: śṛ (class 1)
कृत्ता (kṛttā) - cut, severed, broken
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of kṛtta
kṛtta - cut, severed, divided, destroyed
Past Passive Participle
From root √kṛt (to cut, divide) with suffix -ta.
Root: kṛt (class 6)
Note: Predicative adjective.
महेष्वास (maheṣvāsa) - O great archer, O mighty bowman
(adjective)
Vocative, masculine, singular of maheṣvāsa
maheṣvāsa - great archer, mighty bowman
Bahuvrīhi compound, 'one whose bow (iṣvāsa) is great (mahā)'.
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+iṣvāsa)
  • mahā – great, mighty, large
    adjective
    From mahat (great), used as combining form.
  • iṣvāsa – bow, archer
    noun (masculine)
    Compound: iṣu (arrow) + āsa (throwing, from √as to throw).
यतमनस्य (yatamanasya) - of me (the speaker) who was striving (of the striving one, of him who was exerting himself)
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, singular of yatamanasya
yatamanasya - striving, endeavoring, exerting oneself
Present Middle Participle
From root √yat (to strive, endeavor) with suffix '-māna' (śānac).
Root: yat (class 1)
Note: Describes the speaker's state during the event.
संयुगे (saṁyuge) - in battle, in conflict
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of saṃyuga
saṁyuga - battle, combat, conflict, war
From prefix 'sam' + root √yuj (to join).
Prefix: sam
Root: yuj (class 7)