महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-124, verse-9

यावन्न सुकुमारेषु शरीरेषु महीक्षिताम् ।
गार्ध्रपत्राः पतन्त्युग्रास्तावच्छाम्यतु वैशसम् ॥९॥

9. yāvanna sukumāreṣu śarīreṣu mahīkṣitām ,
gārdhrapatrāḥ patantyugrāstāvacchāmyatu vaiśasam.

9. yāvat na sukumāreṣu śarīreṣu mahīkṣitām
gārdhrapatrāḥ patanti ugrāḥ tāvat śāmyatu vaiśasam

9. Let this slaughter subside before fierce, vulture-feathered (arrows) fall upon the delicate bodies of kings.

Words meanings summery:

• यावत् (yāvat) - as long as, until

• न (na) - not, no

• सुकुमारेषु (sukumāreṣu) - on the delicate (bodies) (on delicate, on tender)

• शरीरेषु (śarīreṣu) - on bodies, in bodies

• महीक्षिताम् (mahīkṣitām) - of kings, of rulers, of sovereigns

• गार्ध्रपत्राः (gārdhrapatrāḥ) - vulture-feathered (arrows)

• पतन्ति (patanti) - they fall, they drop

• उग्राः (ugrāḥ) - fierce, terrible, mighty

• तावत् (tāvat) - then, so long, until then

• शाम्यतु (śāmyatu) - let it subside, let it be appeased

• वैशसम् (vaiśasam) - slaughter, massacre, carnage

Words meanings and morphology

यावत् (yāvat) - as long as, until

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

सुकुमारेषु (sukumāreṣu) - on the delicate (bodies) (on delicate, on tender)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, plural of sukumāra

sukumāra - delicate, tender, very soft, graceful

'su' (well, good, very) + 'kumāra' (tender, young).

Note: Agrees with 'śarīreṣu' (bodies), which is neuter, but adjectives often have slightly varying declension patterns.

शरीरेषु (śarīreṣu) - on bodies, in bodies

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of śarīra

śarīra - body, frame, physical form

महीक्षिताम् (mahīkṣitām) - of kings, of rulers, of sovereigns

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of mahīkṣit

mahīkṣit - ruler of the earth, king, sovereign

Compound type : tatpurusha (mahī+kṣit)

• mahī – earth, ground, land
  noun (feminine)
• kṣit – ruling, dwelling; ruler, inhabitant
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root √kṣi (to rule, possess, dwell).
  Root: kṣi (class 5)

गार्ध्रपत्राः (gārdhrapatrāḥ) - vulture-feathered (arrows)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of gārdhrapatra

gārdhrapatra - having vulture feathers

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (gārdhra+patra)

• gārdhra – relating to a vulture, vulture-like
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from 'gṛdhra' (vulture).
• patra – feather, leaf, wing
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with implied 'bāṇāḥ' (arrows).

पतन्ति (patanti) - they fall, they drop

(verb)

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

Root: pat (class 1)

उग्राः (ugrāḥ) - fierce, terrible, mighty

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ugra

ugra - fierce, terrible, formidable, mighty

Note: Agrees with 'gārdhrapatrāḥ' and implied 'bāṇāḥ'.

तावत् (tāvat) - then, so long, until then

(indeclinable)

शाम्यतु (śāmyatu) - let it subside, let it be appeased

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of śam

Root: śam (class 4)

वैशसम् (vaiśasam) - slaughter, massacre, carnage

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vaiśasa

vaiśasa - slaughter, carnage, massacre, destruction

Note: Subject of the verb 'śāmyatu'.