महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-56, verse-53

यथा भूतगणान्हत्वा कालस्तिष्ठेन्महाबलः ।
तथा स सोमकान्हत्वा तस्थावेको महारथः ॥५३॥

53. yathā bhūtagaṇānhatvā kālastiṣṭhenmahābalaḥ ,
tathā sa somakānhatvā tasthāveko mahārathaḥ.

53. yathā bhūtagaṇān hatvā kālaḥ tiṣṭhet mahābalaḥ
tathā saḥ somakān hatvā tasthāva ekaḥ mahārathaḥ

53. yathā mahābalaḥ kālaḥ bhūtagaṇān hatvā tiṣṭhet,
tathā saḥ mahārathaḥ ekaḥ somakān hatvā tasthāva.

53. Just as all-powerful Time (kāla) remains standing after destroying countless hosts of beings, so too that solitary great charioteer (mahāratha) stood firm after slaying the Somakas.

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as

• भूतगणान् (bhūtagaṇān) - hosts of beings, multitudes of creatures

• हत्वा (hatvā) - having slain, having killed, having destroyed

• कालः (kālaḥ) - Death, personified as a mighty force (time, death)

• तिष्ठेत् (tiṣṭhet) - should stand, may stand, remains

• महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - greatly powerful, mighty

• तथा (tathā) - so, thus, similarly

• सः (saḥ) - He (referring to Karna, the great charioteer) (he, that)

• सोमकान् (somakān) - the Somakas (a people or tribe)

• हत्वा (hatvā) - having slain, having killed, having destroyed

• तस्थाव (tasthāva) - stood firm (stood, remained)

• एकः (ekaḥ) - one, alone, solitary

• महारथः (mahārathaḥ) - great charioteer, great warrior

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - just as, as

(indeclinable)

भूतगणान् (bhūtagaṇān) - hosts of beings, multitudes of creatures

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of bhūtagaṇa

bhūtagaṇa - host of beings, multitude of creatures

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhūta+gaṇa)

• bhūta – being, creature, element
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  derived from root 'bhū' (to be)
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• gaṇa – multitude, host, group
  noun (masculine)

हत्वा (hatvā) - having slain, having killed, having destroyed

(indeclinable)

absolutive

gerund of root 'han' (to strike, kill)

Root: han (class 2)

कालः (kālaḥ) - Death, personified as a mighty force (time, death)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, season, death

तिष्ठेत् (tiṣṭhet) - should stand, may stand, remains

(verb)

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

Optative Mood

3rd person singular active optative of root 'sthā'

Root: sthā (class 1)

महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - greatly powerful, mighty

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahābala

mahābala - greatly powerful, mighty

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+bala)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• bala – strength, power, force
  noun (neuter)

तथा (tathā) - so, thus, similarly

(indeclinable)

सः (saḥ) - He (referring to Karna, the great charioteer) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

सोमकान् (somakān) - the Somakas (a people or tribe)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of somaka

somaka - name of a people/tribe (likely related to Pañcālas)

हत्वा (hatvā) - having slain, having killed, having destroyed

(indeclinable)

absolutive

gerund of root 'han' (to strike, kill)

Root: han (class 2)

तस्थाव (tasthāva) - stood firm (stood, remained)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of sthā

Perfect Tense

3rd person singular active perfect of root 'sthā'

Root: sthā (class 1)

एकः (ekaḥ) - one, alone, solitary

(numeral)

महारथः (mahārathaḥ) - great charioteer, great warrior

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāratha

mahāratha - great charioteer, a warrior capable of fighting ten thousand archers

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+ratha)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• ratha – chariot, charioteer
  noun (masculine)