महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-98, verse-7

निवातकवचा नाम दानवा युद्धदुर्मदाः ।
जानासि च यथा शक्रो नैताञ्शक्नोति बाधितुम् ॥७॥

7. nivātakavacā nāma dānavā yuddhadurmadāḥ ,
jānāsi ca yathā śakro naitāñśaknoti bādhitum.

7. nivātakavacāḥ nāma dānavāḥ yuddhadurmadāḥ
jānāsi ca yathā śakraḥ na etān śaknoti bādhitum

7. There are Dānavas named Nivātakavacas, who are fiercely arrogant in battle. And you know well how Śakra (Indra) is unable to defeat them.

Words meanings summery:

• निवातकवचाः (nivātakavacāḥ) - Nivātakavacas (a class of powerful Dānavas)

• नाम (nāma) - name, indeed, by name

• दानवाः (dānavāḥ) - Dānavas (a class of demons)

• युद्धदुर्मदाः (yuddhadurmadāḥ) - mad with battle, furiously arrogant in war

• जानासि (jānāsi) - you know

• च (ca) - and, also

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, how

• शक्रः (śakraḥ) - Śakra (Indra, king of the gods)

• न (na) - not, no

• एतान् (etān) - these (masculine plural)

• शक्नोति (śaknoti) - is able, can

• बाधितुम् (bādhitum) - to obstruct, to defeat, to oppress

Words meanings and morphology

निवातकवचाः (nivātakavacāḥ) - Nivātakavacas (a class of powerful Dānavas)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nivātakavaca

nivātakavaca - a member of the Nivātakavaca clan (name of a class of powerful Dānavas)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (nivāta+kavaca)

• nivāta – windless, sheltered from wind, protected
  adjective (masculine)
  Prefix: ni
• kavaca – armor, mail, shield
  noun (masculine)

Note: The Devanagari `निवातकवचा` suggests `nivātakavacā` which is either an irregular nominative plural or a specific poetic usage for the class name. Restored to `nivātakavacāḥ` for clarity of grammatical form.

नाम (nāma) - name, indeed, by name

(indeclinable)

Note: Can also be used as an adverb.

दानवाः (dānavāḥ) - Dānavas (a class of demons)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dānava

dānava - a descendant of Danu, a class of giants or demons

Note: The Devanagari `दानवा` suggests `dānavā` without visarga, likely for metrical reasons or as a specific usage in a list. Restored to `dānavāḥ` for clarity of grammatical form.

युद्धदुर्मदाः (yuddhadurmadāḥ) - mad with battle, furiously arrogant in war

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yuddhadurmada

yuddhadurmada - mad with battle, fiercely arrogant in combat

Compound type : tatpurusha (yuddha+durmada)

• yuddha – battle, war, fight
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from √yudh (to fight)
  Root: yudh (class 4)
• durmada – excessive pride, arrogance, difficult to subdue, furious
  adjective (masculine)
  From dur- (bad, difficult) + mada (intoxication, pride)
  Prefix: dur

जानासि (jānāsi) - you know

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of jñā

present active second singular

Root: jñā (class 9)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, how

(indeclinable)

शक्रः (śakraḥ) - Śakra (Indra, king of the gods)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śakra

śakra - powerful, mighty; name of Indra, king of the gods

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: particle of negation

एतान् (etān) - these (masculine plural)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of etad

etad - this, these

Note: Demonstrative pronoun.

शक्नोति (śaknoti) - is able, can

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of śak

present active third singular

Root: śak (class 5)

बाधितुम् (bādhitum) - to obstruct, to defeat, to oppress

(verb)

active, infinitive (tumun) of bādh

Infinitive

Infinitive form of √bādh

Root: bādh (class 1)