महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-87, verse-35

उत्तरात्पर्वतादेते तीक्ष्णैर्दस्युभिरास्थिताः ।
कर्कशैः प्रवरैर्योधैः कार्ष्णायसतनुच्छदैः ॥३५॥

35. uttarātparvatādete tīkṣṇairdasyubhirāsthitāḥ ,
karkaśaiḥ pravarairyodhaiḥ kārṣṇāyasatanucchadaiḥ.

35. uttarāt parvatāt ete tīkṣṇaiḥ dasyubhiḥ āsthitāḥ
karkaśaiḥ pravaraiḥ yodhaiḥ kārṣṇāyastanucchadaiḥ

35. ete uttarāt parvatāt tīkṣṇaiḥ dasyubhiḥ karkaśaiḥ
pravaraiḥ kārṣṇāyastanucchadaiḥ yodhaiḥ āsthitāḥ

35. These (elephants) are positioned from the northern mountain, accompanied by fierce bandits, and by formidable, excellent warriors clad in armors of black iron.

Words meanings summery:

• उत्तरात् (uttarāt) - from the northern

• पर्वतात् (parvatāt) - from the mountain

• एते (ete) - these

• तीक्ष्णैः (tīkṣṇaiḥ) - by sharp, by fierce

• दस्युभिः (dasyubhiḥ) - by bandits, by robbers, by enemies

• आस्थिताः (āsthitāḥ) - stationed, placed, accompanied by

• कर्कशैः (karkaśaiḥ) - by harsh, by formidable

• प्रवरैः (pravaraiḥ) - by excellent, by chief

• योधैः (yodhaiḥ) - by warriors, by fighters

• कार्ष्णायस्तनुच्छदैः (kārṣṇāyastanucchadaiḥ) - by those with black iron armors

Words meanings and morphology

उत्तरात् (uttarāt) - from the northern

(adjective)

Ablative, masculine, singular of uttara

uttara - northern, upper, later, higher, superior

पर्वतात् (parvatāt) - from the mountain

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of parvata

parvata - mountain, hill

एते (ete) - these

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of etad

etad - this, these

तीक्ष्णैः (tīkṣṇaiḥ) - by sharp, by fierce

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of tīkṣṇa

tīkṣṇa - sharp, fierce, keen, cruel

दस्युभिः (dasyubhiḥ) - by bandits, by robbers, by enemies

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of dasyu

dasyu - bandit, robber, enemy

आस्थिताः (āsthitāḥ) - stationed, placed, accompanied by

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of āsthita

āsthita - stationed, placed, settled, occupied, accompanied by

Past Passive Participle

from root `sthā` with upasarga `ā`

Prefix: ā

Root: sthā (class 1)

कर्कशैः (karkaśaiḥ) - by harsh, by formidable

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of karkaśa

karkaśa - rough, harsh, fierce, formidable, strong

प्रवरैः (pravaraiḥ) - by excellent, by chief

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of pravara

pravara - excellent, chief, best

योधैः (yodhaiḥ) - by warriors, by fighters

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of yodha

yodha - warrior, fighter, soldier

Root: yudh (class 4)

कार्ष्णायस्तनुच्छदैः (kārṣṇāyastanucchadaiḥ) - by those with black iron armors

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of kārṣṇāyastanucchada

kārṣṇāyastanucchada - having armors of black iron

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kārṣṇāyasa+tanucchada)

• kārṣṇāyasa – black iron
  noun (neuter)
  from `kṛṣṇa` (black) and `ayas` (iron)
• tanucchada – body-covering, armor
  noun (masculine)
  from `tanu` (body) and `chada` (covering)