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8,57

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-57, verse-38

रथे चरत्येष रथप्रवीरः शीघ्रैर्हयैः कौरवराजपुत्रः ।
स वाद्य मां नेष्यति कृच्छ्रमेतत्कर्णस्यान्तादेतदन्ताः स्थ सर्वे ॥३८॥
38. rathe caratyeṣa rathapravīraḥ; śīghrairhayaiḥ kauravarājaputraḥ ,
sa vādya māṁ neṣyati kṛcchrameta;tkarṇasyāntādetadantāḥ stha sarve.
38. rathe carati eṣaḥ rathapravīraḥ
śīghraiḥ hayaiḥ kauravarājaputraḥ saḥ
vā adya mām neṣyati kṛcchram etat
karṇasya antāt etat antāḥ stha sarve
38. eṣaḥ rathapravīraḥ kauravarājaputraḥ
śīghraiḥ hayaiḥ rathe carati vā
saḥ adya mām etat kṛcchram neṣyati
sarve karṇasya antāt etat antāḥ stha
38. This chief charioteer, the son of the Kuru king (Arjuna), moves in his chariot with swift horses. Indeed, today he will bring me to this great difficulty. (But beware!) all of you will meet your end after Karna's demise.

Words meanings summery:

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  • रथे (rathe) - in the chariot
  • चरति (carati) - moves, proceeds
  • एषः (eṣaḥ) - this (one)
  • रथप्रवीरः (rathapravīraḥ) - chief charioteer, hero in a chariot
  • शीघ्रैः (śīghraiḥ) - with swift (ones)
  • हयैः (hayaiḥ) - with horses
  • कौरवराजपुत्रः (kauravarājaputraḥ) - Arjuna, as a descendant of the Kuru lineage (son of the Kuru king)
  • सः (saḥ) - he
  • वा (vā) - or, indeed
  • अद्य (adya) - today
  • माम् (mām) - me
  • नेष्यति (neṣyati) - will lead, will bring
  • कृच्छ्रम् (kṛcchram) - this great difficulty (difficulty, distress, hardship)
  • एतत् (etat) - this
  • कर्णस्य (karṇasya) - of Karna
  • अन्तात् (antāt) - from the end, after the end, demise
  • एतत् (etat) - this
  • अन्ताः (antāḥ) - having this (Karna's demise) as your end (having an end, ended)
  • स्थ (stha) - you are
  • सर्वे (sarve) - all, all of you

Words meanings and morphology

रथे (rathe) - in the chariot
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of ratha
ratha - chariot, war-chariot
चरति (carati) - moves, proceeds
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of car
root of the 1st conjugation (bhvādi) class
Root: car (class 1)
एषः (eṣaḥ) - this (one)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of etad
etad - this, this one
रथप्रवीरः (rathapravīraḥ) - chief charioteer, hero in a chariot
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of rathapravīra
rathapravīra - chief warrior in a chariot, excellent charioteer
Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (ratha+pravīra)
  • ratha – chariot, war-chariot
    noun (masculine)
  • pravīra – chief, hero, excellent warrior
    noun (masculine)
    Prefix: pra
शीघ्रैः (śīghraiḥ) - with swift (ones)
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of śīghra
śīghra - swift, quick, fast
हयैः (hayaiḥ) - with horses
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of haya
haya - horse
कौरवराजपुत्रः (kauravarājaputraḥ) - Arjuna, as a descendant of the Kuru lineage (son of the Kuru king)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kauravarājaputra
kauravarājaputra - son of the Kuru king
Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (kaurava+rāja+putra)
  • kaurava – descendant of Kuru, belonging to the Kurus
    adjective (masculine)
  • rāja – king, ruler
    noun (masculine)
  • putra – son
    noun (masculine)
सः (saḥ) - he
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
वा (vā) - or, indeed
(indeclinable)
अद्य (adya) - today
(indeclinable)
माम् (mām) - me
(pronoun)
Accusative, singular of asmad
asmad - I, me, we, us
नेष्यति (neṣyati) - will lead, will bring
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of nī
root of the 1st conjugation (bhvādi) class
Root: nī (class 1)
कृच्छ्रम् (kṛcchram) - this great difficulty (difficulty, distress, hardship)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of kṛcchra
kṛcchra - difficult, painful, distress, trouble, hardship
एतत् (etat) - this
(pronoun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of etad
etad - this, this one
कर्णस्य (karṇasya) - of Karna
(proper noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of karṇa
karṇa - Karna (proper name); ear
अन्तात् (antāt) - from the end, after the end, demise
(noun)
Ablative, masculine, singular of anta
anta - end, limit, boundary, death
एतत् (etat) - this
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of etad
etad - this, this one
अन्ताः (antāḥ) - having this (Karna's demise) as your end (having an end, ended)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of anta
anta - end, boundary, having an end
Note: Here, it implies 'etadantāḥ', 'having this as an end'. The compound is 'etadanta'.
स्थ (stha) - you are
(verb)
2nd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of sthā
root of the 1st conjugation (bhvādi) class
Root: sthā (class 1)
सर्वे (sarve) - all, all of you
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva
sarva - all, every, whole