महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-90, verse-21

एतेभ्यश्चाप्रमत्तः स्यात्सदा यत्तो युधिष्ठिर ।
भारुण्डसदृशा ह्येते निपतन्ति प्रमाद्यतः ॥२१॥

21. etebhyaścāpramattaḥ syātsadā yatto yudhiṣṭhira ,
bhāruṇḍasadṛśā hyete nipatanti pramādyataḥ.

21. etebhyaḥ ca apramattaḥ syāt sadā yattaḥ yudhiṣṭhira
bhāruṇḍasadṛśāḥ hi ete nipatanti pramādyataḥ

21. yudhiṣṭhira etebhyaḥ ca sadā apramattaḥ yattaḥ
syāt hi ete bhāruṇḍasadṛśāḥ pramādyataḥ nipatanti

21. O Yudhishthira, one should always be diligent and vigilant regarding these matters. For indeed, these (dangers or enemies), like Bharuṇḍa birds, attack those who are careless.

Words meanings summery:

• एतेभ्यः (etebhyaḥ) - from these (dangers/enemies) (to/for/from these, these ones)

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• अप्रमत्तः (apramattaḥ) - not negligent, vigilant, careful, attentive

• स्यात् (syāt) - should be, may be, would be

• सदा (sadā) - always, ever, constantly

• यत्तः (yattaḥ) - striving, prepared, diligent, restrained

• युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - Yudhishthira (proper name)

• भारुण्डसदृशाः (bhāruṇḍasadṛśāḥ) - similar to the Bharuṇḍa bird

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

• एते (ete) - these (dangers/enemies, referring back to etebhyaḥ) (these (masculine plural))

• निपतन्ति (nipatanti) - they attack (the careless person) (they fall down, they attack, they descend)

• प्रमाद्यतः (pramādyataḥ) - on one who is careless/negligent (implied dative or locative sense from context often with verbs of falling/attacking) (of one who is careless/negligent, from one who is careless/negligent)

Words meanings and morphology

एतेभ्यः (etebhyaḥ) - from these (dangers/enemies) (to/for/from these, these ones)

(pronoun)

masculine/feminine, plural of etas

etas - this, these

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

अप्रमत्तः (apramattaḥ) - not negligent, vigilant, careful, attentive

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of apramatta

apramatta - vigilant, not negligent, careful

Past Passive Participle

Formed from pra-mad (to be negligent, careless) with negative prefix a-.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+pramatta)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• pramatta – negligent, careless, intoxicated
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root mad (to be intoxicated, careless) with prefix pra-.
  Prefix: pra
  Root: mad (class 4)

स्यात् (syāt) - should be, may be, would be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of as

Optative Mood, 3rd Person Singular

Root: as (class 2)

सदा (sadā) - always, ever, constantly

(indeclinable)

यत्तः (yattaḥ) - striving, prepared, diligent, restrained

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yatta

yatta - diligent, prepared, controlled, striving

Past Passive Participle

From root yam (to control, restrain).

Root: yam (class 1)

युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - Yudhishthira (proper name)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of yudhiṣṭhira

yudhiṣṭhira - Yudhishthira (eldest of the Pandavas)

Compound: yudhi (in battle) + sthira (firm). "Firm in battle."

Compound type : aluk-tatpuruṣa (yudh+sthira)

• yudh – battle, fight
  noun (feminine)
• sthira – firm, steady, strong
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

भारुण्डसदृशाः (bhāruṇḍasadṛśāḥ) - similar to the Bharuṇḍa bird

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhāruṇḍasadṛśa

bhāruṇḍasadṛśa - similar to the Bharuṇḍa bird

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (bhāruṇḍa+sadṛśa)

• bhāruṇḍa – a mythical bird, perhaps a large or two-headed bird of prey
  noun (masculine)
• sadṛśa – like, similar, resembling
  adjective (masculine)
  from sam + dṛś + ka (suffix)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

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

(indeclinable)

एते (ete) - these (dangers/enemies, referring back to etebhyaḥ) (these (masculine plural))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of etas

etas - this, these

निपतन्ति (nipatanti) - they attack (the careless person) (they fall down, they attack, they descend)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of nipat

Present Tense, 3rd Person Plural

Prefix: ni

Root: pat (class 1)

प्रमाद्यतः (pramādyataḥ) - on one who is careless/negligent (implied dative or locative sense from context often with verbs of falling/attacking) (of one who is careless/negligent, from one who is careless/negligent)

(adjective)

masculine, singular of pramādyat

pramādyat - being careless, negligent

Present Active Participle

From root mad (to be intoxicated, negligent) with prefix pra-.

Prefix: pra

Root: mad (class 4)