महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-56, verse-2

कर्णो वा जयतां श्रेष्ठो योधा वा मामका युधि ।
कृपो वा कृतवर्मा च द्रौणिर्दुःशासनोऽपि वा ॥२॥

2. karṇo vā jayatāṁ śreṣṭho yodhā vā māmakā yudhi ,
kṛpo vā kṛtavarmā ca drauṇirduḥśāsano'pi vā.

2. karṇaḥ vā jayatām śreṣṭhaḥ yodhāḥ vā māmakāḥ yudhi
| kṛpaḥ vā kṛtavarmā ca drauṇiḥ duḥśāsanaḥ api vā

2. (saṃjaya !) vā jayatām śreṣṭhaḥ karṇaḥ,
vā yudhi māmakāḥ yodhāḥ,
vā kṛpaḥ,
ca kṛtavarmā,
vā drauṇiḥ,
vā api duḥśāsanaḥ (abravīt) ?

2. (Did he speak to) Karṇa, the best among conquerors? Or my warriors in battle? Or Kṛpa, or Kṛtavarmā, and Drauṇi (Aśvatthāman), or even Duḥśāsana?

Words meanings summery:

• कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karna (the great warrior, son of Surya and Kunti) (Karna)

• वा (vā) - or (or, either)

• जयताम् (jayatām) - among the conquerors (among the conquering, among the victors)

• श्रेष्ठः (śreṣṭhaḥ) - best (best, excellent, foremost)

• योधाः (yodhāḥ) - warriors (warriors, fighters)

• वा (vā) - or (or, either)

• मामकाः (māmakāḥ) - my (referring to Dhritarashtra's side, the Kauravas) (my, ours, belonging to us)

• युधि (yudhi) - in battle (in battle, in war)

• कृपः (kṛpaḥ) - Kripa (a revered guru and warrior on the Kaurava side) (Kripa)

• वा (vā) - or (or, either)

• कृतवर्मा (kṛtavarmā) - Kritavarma (a Yadava warrior fighting for the Kauravas) (Kritavarma)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• द्रौणिः (drauṇiḥ) - Drauṇi (Aśvatthāman, son of Drona) (son of Drona, Drona's son)

• दुःशासनः (duḥśāsanaḥ) - Duhshasana (one of the Kaurava brothers) (Duhshasana)

• अपि (api) - even (also, even, too)

• वा (vā) - or (or, either)

Words meanings and morphology

कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karna (the great warrior, son of Surya and Kunti) (Karna)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of karṇa

karṇa - Karna (proper name); ear

वा (vā) - or (or, either)

(indeclinable)

जयताम् (jayatām) - among the conquerors (among the conquering, among the victors)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of jayat

jayat - conquering, victorious

Present Active Participle

from root ji (to conquer)

Root: ji (class 1)

Note: Often used substantively, 'of those who conquer'

श्रेष्ठः (śreṣṭhaḥ) - best (best, excellent, foremost)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śreṣṭha

śreṣṭha - best, most excellent, chief

superlative of praśasya (praiseworthy)

Note: agrees with Karṇaḥ

योधाः (yodhāḥ) - warriors (warriors, fighters)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yodha

yodha - warrior, fighter

Root: yudh (class 4)

वा (vā) - or (or, either)

(indeclinable)

मामकाः (māmakāḥ) - my (referring to Dhritarashtra's side, the Kauravas) (my, ours, belonging to us)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of māmakā

māmakā - my, ours, belonging to me/us

from mama (my)

Note: agrees with yodhāḥ

युधि (yudhi) - in battle (in battle, in war)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of yudh

yudh - battle, fight, war

Root: yudh (class 4)

कृपः (kṛpaḥ) - Kripa (a revered guru and warrior on the Kaurava side) (Kripa)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛpa

kṛpa - Kripa (proper name)

वा (vā) - or (or, either)

(indeclinable)

कृतवर्मा (kṛtavarmā) - Kritavarma (a Yadava warrior fighting for the Kauravas) (Kritavarma)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛtavarman

kṛtavarman - Kritavarma (proper name); one whose armor is made

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kṛta+varman)

• kṛta – made, done
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root kṛ (to do)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• varman – armor, shield
  noun (neuter)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

द्रौणिः (drauṇiḥ) - Drauṇi (Aśvatthāman, son of Drona) (son of Drona, Drona's son)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of drauṇi

drauṇi - son of Drona, (patronymic for Aśvatthāman)

patronymic from Droṇa

दुःशासनः (duḥśāsanaḥ) - Duhshasana (one of the Kaurava brothers) (Duhshasana)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of duḥśāsana

duḥśāsana - Duhshasana (proper name); difficult to rule/govern

Prefix: dur

Root: śās (class 2)

अपि (api) - even (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

वा (vā) - or (or, either)

(indeclinable)