महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-119, verse-37

दंष्ट्राश्च दंष्ट्रिणां तेषां मर्मस्वपि निपातिताः ।
त्वचं नैवास्य बिभिदुः सारत्वात्पृथुवक्षसः ॥३७॥

37. daṁṣṭrāśca daṁṣṭriṇāṁ teṣāṁ marmasvapi nipātitāḥ ,
tvacaṁ naivāsya bibhiduḥ sāratvātpṛthuvakṣasaḥ.

37. daṃṣṭrāḥ ca daṃṣṭriṇām teṣām marmasu api nipātitāḥ
tvacam na eva asya bibhiduḥ sāratvāt pṛthuvakṣasaḥ

37. And the fangs of those fanged creatures, even though struck into his vital points, could not pierce his skin due to the inherent strength of his broad chest.

Words meanings summery:

• दंष्ट्राः (daṁṣṭrāḥ) - fangs

• च (ca) - and, also

• दंष्ट्रिणाम् (daṁṣṭriṇām) - of the fanged ones

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them, of those

• मर्मसु (marmasu) - in the vital spots, on the vital parts

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• निपातिताः (nipātitāḥ) - struck down, aimed, thrown

• त्वचम् (tvacam) - skin, hide

• न (na) - not, no

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• अस्य (asya) - his, of this

• बिभिदुः (bibhiduḥ) - they pierced, they split

• सारत्वात् (sāratvāt) - due to the firmness, on account of the strength

• पृथुवक्षसः (pṛthuvakṣasaḥ) - of the broad-chested one

Words meanings and morphology

दंष्ट्राः (daṁṣṭrāḥ) - fangs

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of daṃṣṭrā

daṁṣṭrā - fang, tusk

Root: daṃś (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

दंष्ट्रिणाम् (daṁṣṭriṇām) - of the fanged ones

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of daṃṣṭrin

daṁṣṭrin - having fangs, fanged, an animal with fangs

Derived from 'daṃṣṭrā' (fang) + '-in' (possessive suffix).

तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them, of those

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to the 'fanged ones' (snakes).

मर्मसु (marmasu) - in the vital spots, on the vital parts

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of marman

marman - vital spot, vulnerable point, essential part

Root: mṛ (class 6)

Note: Refers to Bhīma's vital parts.

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

Note: Here, it has a concessive sense, 'even though'.

निपातिताः (nipātitāḥ) - struck down, aimed, thrown

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of nipātita

nipātita - struck down, thrown down, dropped, aimed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'pat' (to fall) with prefix 'ni' (down) and causative 'ṇic' followed by kta (passive participle suffix).

Prefix: ni

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'daṃṣṭrāḥ'.

त्वचम् (tvacam) - skin, hide

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tvac

tvac - skin, hide, bark

Note: Object of 'bibhiduḥ'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

अस्य (asya) - his, of this

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Bhīma.

बिभिदुः (bibhiduḥ) - they pierced, they split

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past perfect (Lit) of bhid

Reduplicated perfect form (Lit).

Root: bhid (class 7)

Note: Subject is 'daṃṣṭrāḥ'.

सारत्वात् (sāratvāt) - due to the firmness, on account of the strength

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of sāratva

sāratva - firmness, strength, solidity, essence

Derived from 'sāra' (essence, strength) + '-tva' (abstract noun suffix).

Note: Indicates cause.

पृथुवक्षसः (pṛthuvakṣasaḥ) - of the broad-chested one

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pṛthuvakṣas

pṛthuvakṣas - broad-chested

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (pṛthu+vakṣas)

• pṛthu – broad, wide, great
  adjective
• vakṣas – chest, breast
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with the implied genitive of the person (Bhīma) to whom the strength refers.