महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-56, verse-25

एतदत्यद्भुतं कर्णे दृष्टवानस्मि भारत ।
यदेकः समरे शूरान्सूतपुत्रः प्रतापवान् ॥२५॥

25. etadatyadbhutaṁ karṇe dṛṣṭavānasmi bhārata ,
yadekaḥ samare śūrānsūtaputraḥ pratāpavān.

25. etat aty-adbhutam karṇe dṛṣṭavān asmi bhārata
yat ekaḥ samare śūrān sūtaputraḥ pratāpavān

25. bhārata etat aty-adbhutam karṇe dṛṣṭavān asmi
yat ekaḥ pratāpavān sūtaputraḥ samare śūrān

25. O Bhārata, I have witnessed this exceedingly astonishing thing regarding Karna, that the mighty son of Sūta, alone in battle, (faced) the brave warriors...

Words meanings summery:

• एतत् (etat) - this, that

• अत्य्-अद्भुतम् (aty-adbhutam) - exceedingly wonderful, extremely astonishing

• कर्णे (karṇe) - regarding Karna's actions (in Karna, regarding Karna, by Karna)

• दृष्टवान् (dṛṣṭavān) - I have seen (having seen, who has seen)

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am (completing 'I have seen') (I am)

• भारत (bhārata) - O Dhṛtarāṣṭra (O descendant of Bharata)

• यत् (yat) - that (introducing a clause) (that (conjunction), which, who)

• एकः (ekaḥ) - alone (by himself) (one, alone)

• समरे (samare) - in battle, in war

• शूरान् (śūrān) - brave warriors (the Pāṇḍavas and their allies) (brave ones, heroes)

• सूतपुत्रः (sūtaputraḥ) - Karna (son of a charioteer, Karna)

• प्रतापवान् (pratāpavān) - mighty, valorous, powerful

Words meanings and morphology

एतत् (etat) - this, that

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of etat

etat - this, that

Note: Refers to the astonishing feat mentioned in the subsequent verses.

अत्य्-अद्भुतम् (aty-adbhutam) - exceedingly wonderful, extremely astonishing

(adjective)

neuter, singular of ati-adbhuta

ati-adbhuta - exceedingly wonderful, extremely astonishing, marvellous

Compound type : karmadhāraya (ati+adbhuta)

• ati – exceedingly, very, beyond
  indeclinable
• adbhuta – wonderful, marvelous, astonishing
  adjective (neuter)

Note: Adverbial usage with 'etat'.

कर्णे (karṇe) - regarding Karna's actions (in Karna, regarding Karna, by Karna)

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of karṇa

karṇa - Karna (proper name), ear, rudder

Note: Used here in a sense of 'in the case of' or 'regarding'.

दृष्टवान् (dṛṣṭavān) - I have seen (having seen, who has seen)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dṛś

dṛś - to see

kṛt (Past Active Participle)

Derived from root dṛś (class 1/P) with suffix -vat (kṛt, Past Active Participle). Forms like dṛṣṭavān (masculine nominative singular).

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Past Active Participle, here functioning as a finite verb with `asmi`.

अस्मि (asmi) - I am (completing 'I have seen') (I am)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Verb from root as (class 2/P), present tense, first person, singular.

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Auxiliary verb, forming a perfect tense construction with dṛṣṭavān.

भारत (bhārata) - O Dhṛtarāṣṭra (O descendant of Bharata)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhārata

bhārata - descendant of Bharata, Indian

यत् (yat) - that (introducing a clause) (that (conjunction), which, who)

(indeclinable)

एकः (ekaḥ) - alone (by himself) (one, alone)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of eka

eka - one, single, alone, unique

Note: Agrees with sūtaputraḥ.

समरे (samare) - in battle, in war

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of samara

samara - battle, conflict, war

शूरान् (śūrān) - brave warriors (the Pāṇḍavas and their allies) (brave ones, heroes)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of śūra

śūra - brave, valorous, hero, warrior

Note: Object of the verb `ayodhayat` (from the next verse).

सूतपुत्रः (sūtaputraḥ) - Karna (son of a charioteer, Karna)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sūta-putra

sūta-putra - son of a charioteer

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sūta+putra)

• sūta – charioteer, bard
  noun (masculine)
• putra – son
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of the clause.

प्रतापवान् (pratāpavān) - mighty, valorous, powerful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pratāpavat

pratāpavat - mighty, valorous, splendid, powerful

Derived from pratāpa + -vat (possessive suffix).

Note: Agrees with `sūtaputraḥ`.