महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-100, verse-15

चराणामचरा ह्यन्नमदंष्ट्रा दंष्ट्रिणामपि ।
अपाणयः पाणिमतामन्नं शूरस्य कातराः ॥१५॥

15. carāṇāmacarā hyannamadaṁṣṭrā daṁṣṭriṇāmapi ,
apāṇayaḥ pāṇimatāmannaṁ śūrasya kātarāḥ.

15. carāṇām acarāḥ hi annam adaṃṣṭrāḥ daṃṣṭriṇām
api apāṇayaḥ pāṇimatām annam śūrasya kātarāḥ

15. hi acarāḥ annam carāṇām api adaṃṣṭrāḥ daṃṣṭriṇām
apāṇayaḥ annam pāṇimatām kātarāḥ śūrasya

15. Indeed, the unmoving (plants) are food for moving creatures. Similarly, those without fangs are food even for those with fangs, and those without hands are food for those with hands. In the same way, cowards are food for the brave.

Words meanings summery:

• चराणाम् (carāṇām) - of moving beings, of animals

• अचराः (acarāḥ) - plants (the unmoving, immobile (things))

• हि (hi) - indeed, certainly (indeed, surely, for, because)

• अन्नम् (annam) - food (food, nourishment)

• अदंष्ट्राः (adaṁṣṭrāḥ) - animals without fangs (e.g., deer) (those without fangs, fangless)

• दंष्ट्रिणाम् (daṁṣṭriṇām) - of carnivores (of those with fangs, of carnivores)

• अपि (api) - even (also, even, too)

• अपाणयः (apāṇayaḥ) - animals without hands (e.g., small creatures, birds) (those without hands, handless)

• पाणिमताम् (pāṇimatām) - of humans or other hand-possessing creatures (of those with hands)

• अन्नम् (annam) - food (food, nourishment)

• शूरस्य (śūrasya) - of the brave person (of the brave, of the hero)

• कातराः (kātarāḥ) - cowards (cowards, timid ones)

Words meanings and morphology

चराणाम् (carāṇām) - of moving beings, of animals

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of cara

cara - moving, movable; an animal

From root √car (to move)

Root: car (class 1)

अचराः (acarāḥ) - plants (the unmoving, immobile (things))

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of acara

acara - unmoving, immobile, stationary; a plant

Negative prefix 'a-' + 'cara' (moving)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+cara)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• cara – moving, movable; an animal
  noun (masculine)
  From root √car (to move)
  Root: car (class 1)

Note: Used substantively.

हि (hi) - indeed, certainly (indeed, surely, for, because)

(indeclinable)

अन्नम् (annam) - food (food, nourishment)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anna

anna - food, grain, rice

Past Passive Participle (from √ad + -na)

From root √ad (to eat)

Root: ad (class 2)

Note: Used as predicate nominative.

अदंष्ट्राः (adaṁṣṭrāḥ) - animals without fangs (e.g., deer) (those without fangs, fangless)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of adaṃṣṭra

adaṁṣṭra - without fangs, fangless

Negative prefix 'a-' + 'daṃṣṭra' (fanged)

Compound type : nañ-bahuvrīhi (a+daṃṣṭra)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• daṃṣṭra – a fang, tusk; fanged
  noun (masculine)
  from √daṃś (to bite)
  Root: daṃś (class 1)

Note: Used substantively.

दंष्ट्रिणाम् (daṁṣṭriṇām) - of carnivores (of those with fangs, of carnivores)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of daṃṣṭrin

daṁṣṭrin - having fangs or tusks, fanged; a fanged animal, carnivore

From 'daṃṣṭra' (fang) + '-in' suffix (possessive)

अपि (api) - even (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

अपाणयः (apāṇayaḥ) - animals without hands (e.g., small creatures, birds) (those without hands, handless)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of apāṇi

apāṇi - without hands, handless

Negative prefix 'a-' + 'pāṇi' (hand)

Compound type : nañ-bahuvrīhi (a+pāṇi)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• pāṇi – hand, claw, foot (of an animal)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used substantively.

पाणिमताम् (pāṇimatām) - of humans or other hand-possessing creatures (of those with hands)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of pāṇimat

pāṇimat - having hands, possessing hands

From 'pāṇi' (hand) + '-mat' suffix (possessive)

Note: Used substantively.

अन्नम् (annam) - food (food, nourishment)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anna

anna - food, grain, rice

Past Passive Participle (from √ad + -na)

From root √ad (to eat)

Root: ad (class 2)

Note: Used as predicate nominative.

शूरस्य (śūrasya) - of the brave person (of the brave, of the hero)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of śūra

śūra - brave, valiant, heroic; a hero, warrior

कातराः (kātarāḥ) - cowards (cowards, timid ones)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kātara

kātara - timid, fearful, cowardly; a coward

Note: Used substantively.