महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-11, chapter-16, verse-38

बिभ्रतः कवचान्यन्ये विमलान्यायुधानि च ।
न धर्षयन्ति क्रव्यादा जीवन्तीति जनार्दन ॥३८॥

38. bibhrataḥ kavacānyanye vimalānyāyudhāni ca ,
na dharṣayanti kravyādā jīvantīti janārdana.

38. bibhrataḥ kavacāni anye vimalāni āyudhāni ca
na dharṣayanti kravyādāḥ jīvanti iti janārdana

38. janārdana kravyādāḥ anye bibhrataḥ vimalāni
kavacāni ca āyudhāni jīvanti iti na dharṣayanti

38. O Janardana, the flesh-eating animals (kravyāda) do not dare to attack those brave warriors, even after they have fallen, who bear pure armors and weapons, as if (iti) thinking they are still alive (jīvanti).

Words meanings summery:

• बिभ्रतः (bibhrataḥ) - bearing, wearing (armors and weapons) (bearing, holding, wearing, carrying)

• कवचानि (kavacāni) - armors, cuirasses

• अन्ये (anye) - other warriors (others, other ones)

• विमलानि (vimalāni) - spotless, gleaming (weapons) (spotless, pure, clean)

• आयुधानि (āyudhāni) - weapons

• च (ca) - and

• न (na) - not

• धर्षयन्ति (dharṣayanti) - they dare to attack (they assault, they dare to attack, they overpower)

• क्रव्यादाः (kravyādāḥ) - flesh-eating animals, carrion-eaters (flesh-eaters, carnivores, vultures, jackals)

• जीवन्ति (jīvanti) - they (the warriors) are alive (they live, they are alive)

• इति (iti) - thinking that, as if (thus, so, indicating direct speech or thought)

• जनार्दन (janārdana) - O Krishna, a name of Vishnu (O Janardana)

Words meanings and morphology

बिभ्रतः (bibhrataḥ) - bearing, wearing (armors and weapons) (bearing, holding, wearing, carrying)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bibhrat

bibhrat - bearing, holding, wearing, supporting, maintaining

Present Active Participle

From root √bhṛ (to bear, carry, support) with present active participle suffix -at.

Root: bhṛ (class 3)

Note: Modifies 'anye'.

कवचानि (kavacāni) - armors, cuirasses

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of kavaca

kavaca - armor, cuirass, mail

Note: Object of 'bibhrataḥ'.

अन्ये (anye) - other warriors (others, other ones)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of anya

anya - other, another, different

Note: Refers to the warriors, subject of the implied verb in the 'jīvanti' clause.

विमलानि (vimalāni) - spotless, gleaming (weapons) (spotless, pure, clean)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, plural of vimala

vimala - spotless, pure, clean, stainless, free from dirt

From vi- (privative prefix) + mala (dirt, impurity).

Compound type : prādi-samāsa (vi+mala)

• vi – apart, asunder, without, privative prefix
  indeclinable
• mala – dirt, impurity, stain
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'āyudhāni'.

आयुधानि (āyudhāni) - weapons

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of āyudha

āyudha - weapon, implement of war, tool

From root √yudh (to fight) with prefix ā- and suffix -a.

Prefix: ā

Root: yudh (class 4)

Note: Object of 'bibhrataḥ'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects 'kavacāni' and 'āyudhāni'.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates 'dharṣayanti'.

धर्षयन्ति (dharṣayanti) - they dare to attack (they assault, they dare to attack, they overpower)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (laṭ) of dharṣay

Causative formation

From root √dhṛṣ (to be bold, dare) with causative suffix -āya.

Root: dhṛṣ (class 1)

Note: Main verb of the sentence, subject is 'kravyādāḥ'.

क्रव्यादाः (kravyādāḥ) - flesh-eating animals, carrion-eaters (flesh-eaters, carnivores, vultures, jackals)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kravyāda

kravyāda - flesh-eater, carnivore, carrion-eater (e.g., vulture, jackal, demon)

Compound of kravya (raw flesh) and ada (eater).

Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (kravya+ada)

• kravya – raw flesh, meat, carrion
  noun (neuter)
• ada – eater, eating, consuming
  noun (masculine)
  action noun
  From root √ad (to eat) with suffix -a.
  Root: ad (class 2)

Note: Subject of 'dharṣayanti'.

जीवन्ति (jīvanti) - they (the warriors) are alive (they live, they are alive)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (laṭ) of jīv

Root: jīv (class 1)

Note: Forms part of the direct speech or thought indicated by 'iti'.

इति (iti) - thinking that, as if (thus, so, indicating direct speech or thought)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the thought 'jīvanti' to the main verb 'dharṣayanti'.

जनार्दन (janārdana) - O Krishna, a name of Vishnu (O Janardana)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of janārdana

janārdana - controller of men, agitator of men, a name of Vishnu/Krishna

From jana (people) + ardana (agitating, tormenting, controlling).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jana+ardana)

• jana – person, people, man, creature
  noun (masculine)
• ardana – agitating, tormenting, destroying, controlling, causing pain
  noun (masculine)
  action noun
  From root √ṛd (to trouble, torment, control) with suffix -ana.
  Root: ṛd (class 1)

Note: Addressing Krishna.