महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-66, verse-63

अबाणे भ्रष्टकवचे भ्रष्टभग्नायुधे तथा ।
न शूराः प्रहरन्त्याजौ न राज्ञे पार्थिवास्तथा ।
त्वं च शूरोऽसि कौन्तेय तस्मात्क्षम मुहूर्तकम् ॥६३॥

63. abāṇe bhraṣṭakavace bhraṣṭabhagnāyudhe tathā ,
na śūrāḥ praharantyājau na rājñe pārthivāstathā ,
tvaṁ ca śūro'si kaunteya tasmātkṣama muhūrtakam.

63. abāṇe bhraṣṭakavace bhraṣṭabhagnāyudhe
tathā na śūrāḥ praharanti ājau na
rājñe pārthivāḥ tathā tvam ca śūraḥ
asi kaunteya tasmāt kṣama muhūrtakam

63. abāṇe bhraṣṭakavace bhraṣṭabhagnāyudhe tathā (puruṣe) ājau śūrāḥ na praharanti.
tathā pārthivāḥ rājñe na (praharanti).
ca kaunteya tvam śūraḥ asi.
tasmāt muhūrtakam kṣama.

63. Similarly, heroes (śūra) do not strike in battle one who is weaponless, whose armor has fallen off, and whose weapons are broken and shattered. Nor do kings (pārthiva) attack another king (rājan) in such a state. O son of Kuntī, you are indeed a hero (śūra); therefore, wait for a moment.

Words meanings summery:

• अबाणे (abāṇe) - weaponless, without arrows

• भ्रष्टकवचे (bhraṣṭakavace) - whose armor has fallen off, with fallen armor

• भ्रष्टभग्नायुधे (bhraṣṭabhagnāyudhe) - whose weapons are broken and fallen, with shattered and lost weapons

• तथा (tathā) - similarly (connecting to the previous verse's conditions) (thus, so, also, similarly)

• न (na) - not, no

• शूराः (śūrāḥ) - heroes, brave men

• प्रहरन्ति (praharanti) - they strike, they attack

• आजौ (ājau) - in battle, in combat, in conflict

• न (na) - not, no

• राज्ञे (rājñe) - a (defeated) king (as the object of not striking) (to a king, for a king)

• पार्थिवाः (pārthivāḥ) - kings (kings, rulers, earthly ones)

• तथा (tathā) - similarly (in terms of rules of engagement) (thus, so, also, similarly)

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• च (ca) - indeed, and (linking to the previous statement) (and, also)

• शूरः (śūraḥ) - hero (śūra) (hero, brave man, warrior)

• असि (asi) - you are

• कौन्तेय (kaunteya) - O Arjuna (O son of Kuntī, O Arjuna)

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

• क्षम (kṣama) - wait (for me) (bear, endure, forgive, wait)

• मुहूर्तकम् (muhūrtakam) - for a moment, for a short time

Words meanings and morphology

अबाणे (abāṇe) - weaponless, without arrows

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of abāṇa

abāṇa - weaponless, without arrows

Compound of 'a' (negation) and 'bāṇa' (arrow/weapon)

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (a+bāṇa)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• bāṇa – arrow
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies an implied 'person'.

भ्रष्टकवचे (bhraṣṭakavace) - whose armor has fallen off, with fallen armor

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of bhraṣṭakavaca

bhraṣṭakavaca - whose armor has fallen off, with fallen armor

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (bhraṣṭa+kavaca)

• bhraṣṭa – fallen, dropped
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root BHRAŚ
  Root: bhraś (class 4)
• kavaca – armor, coat of mail
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies an implied 'person'.

भ्रष्टभग्नायुधे (bhraṣṭabhagnāyudhe) - whose weapons are broken and fallen, with shattered and lost weapons

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of bhraṣṭabhagnāyudha

bhraṣṭabhagnāyudha - whose weapons are broken and fallen, with shattered and lost weapons

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (bhraṣṭa+bhagna+āyudha)

• bhraṣṭa – fallen, lost
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root BHRAŚ
  Root: bhraś (class 4)
• bhagna – broken, shattered
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root BHAÑJ
  Root: bhañj (class 7)
• āyudha – weapon, implement
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies an implied 'person'.

तथा (tathā) - similarly (connecting to the previous verse's conditions) (thus, so, also, similarly)

(indeclinable)

Note: Acts as a conjunction here.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Negative particle

Note: Negates the verb 'praharanti'.

शूराः (śūrāḥ) - heroes, brave men

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śūra

śūra - hero, brave man, warrior

Note: Subject of 'praharanti'.

प्रहरन्ति (praharanti) - they strike, they attack

(verb)

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

Present Active

Derived from root HṚ with upasarga PRA

Prefix: pra

Root: hṛ (class 1)

आजौ (ājau) - in battle, in combat, in conflict

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of āji

āji - battle, combat, conflict

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Negative particle

Note: Negates the implied verb.

राज्ञे (rājñe) - a (defeated) king (as the object of not striking) (to a king, for a king)

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Note: Can be dative or genitive/locative singular in different paradigms, but dative of object for 'praharanti' (implied) fits context.

पार्थिवाः (pārthivāḥ) - kings (kings, rulers, earthly ones)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pārthiva

pārthiva - king, ruler, earthly

Derived from 'pṛthivī' (earth)

Note: Subject of implied 'praharanti'.

तथा (tathā) - similarly (in terms of rules of engagement) (thus, so, also, similarly)

(indeclinable)

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of tvam

tvam - you, yourself

Note: Subject of 'asi'.

च (ca) - indeed, and (linking to the previous statement) (and, also)

(indeclinable)

शूरः (śūraḥ) - hero (śūra) (hero, brave man, warrior)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śūra

śūra - hero, brave man, warrior

Note: Predicate nominative for 'tvam'.

असि (asi) - you are

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Present Active

Root verb

Root: as (class 2)

कौन्तेय (kaunteya) - O Arjuna (O son of Kuntī, O Arjuna)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of kaunteya

kaunteya - son of Kuntī, Arjuna

Derived from Kuntī

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

(indeclinable)

Note: Used as an adverbial "therefore".

क्षम (kṣama) - wait (for me) (bear, endure, forgive, wait)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of kṣam

Imperative

Root verb

Root: kṣam (class 1)

Note: Second person singular imperative active.

मुहूर्तकम् (muhūrtakam) - for a moment, for a short time

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of muhūrtaka

muhūrtaka - a short time, a moment (diminutive of muhūrta)

Note: Adverbial accusative of time.