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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-216, verse-21

वज्रनाभं ततश्चक्रं ददौ कृष्णाय पावकः ।
आग्नेयमस्त्रं दयितं स च कल्योऽभवत्तदा ॥२१॥
21. vajranābhaṁ tataścakraṁ dadau kṛṣṇāya pāvakaḥ ,
āgneyamastraṁ dayitaṁ sa ca kalyo'bhavattadā.
21. vajranābham tataḥ cakram dadau kr̥ṣṇāya pāvakaḥ
āgneyam astram dayitam sa ca kalyaḥ abhavat tadā
21. Then Agni (Pāvaka) gave Krishna (Kr̥ṣṇa) the discus (cakra) with a thunderbolt hub, a beloved fiery weapon (āgneya astra). And then he (Arjuna) also became capable and ready.

Words meanings summery:

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  • वज्रनाभम् (vajranābham) - (discus) with a thunderbolt-like hub (thunderbolt-hubbed, having a hub like a thunderbolt)
  • ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, from there, afterwards)
  • चक्रम् (cakram) - discus (discus, wheel)
  • ददौ (dadau) - gave
  • क्र्̥ष्णाय (kr̥ṣṇāya) - to Krishna (Kr̥ṣṇa) (to Krishna)
  • पावकः (pāvakaḥ) - Agni, the Fire-god (purifier, fire, Agni)
  • आग्नेयम् (āgneyam) - fiery, belonging to Agni
  • अस्त्रम् (astram) - weapon (weapon, missile)
  • दयितम् (dayitam) - beloved (beloved, dear)
  • (sa) - he (Arjuna) (he, that)
  • (ca) - and, also
  • कल्यः (kalyaḥ) - capable, ready (capable, healthy, ready)
  • अभवत् (abhavat) - became (became, was)
  • तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

Words meanings and morphology

वज्रनाभम् (vajranābham) - (discus) with a thunderbolt-like hub (thunderbolt-hubbed, having a hub like a thunderbolt)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of vajranābha
vajranābha - having a nave like a thunderbolt, thunderbolt-hubbed
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vajra+nābhi)
  • vajra – thunderbolt, diamond
    noun (masculine/neuter)
  • nābhi – navel, hub, center
    noun (masculine/feminine)
ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, from there, afterwards)
(indeclinable)
Root: tad
चक्रम् (cakram) - discus (discus, wheel)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of cakra
cakra - wheel, discus, circle, army division
Root: car (class 1)
ददौ (dadau) - gave
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, perfect (Lit) of dā
Perfect active
Reduplicated perfect form of dā.
Root: dā (class 3)
क्र्̥ष्णाय (kr̥ṣṇāya) - to Krishna (Kr̥ṣṇa) (to Krishna)
(proper noun)
Dative, masculine, singular of kr̥ṣṇa
kr̥ṣṇa - Krishna, black, dark, dark-blue
Root: kṛṣ (class 1)
पावकः (pāvakaḥ) - Agni, the Fire-god (purifier, fire, Agni)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of pāvaka
pāvaka - purifying, pure, fire, Agni
Agent Noun
From root pū (to purify) + -aka.
Root: pū (class 1)
आग्नेयम् (āgneyam) - fiery, belonging to Agni
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of āgneya
āgneya - fiery, relating to Agni, presided over by Agni
From Agni with suffix eya.
अस्त्रम् (astram) - weapon (weapon, missile)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of astra
astra - missile, weapon (discharged by mantra)
From root as (to throw) + tra.
Root: as (class 4)
दयितम् (dayitam) - beloved (beloved, dear)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of dayita
dayita - beloved, dear, desired
Past Passive Participle
From root day (to love, cherish) + -ita.
Root: day (class 1)
(sa) - he (Arjuna) (he, that)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
(ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
कल्यः (kalyaḥ) - capable, ready (capable, healthy, ready)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kalya
kalya - healthy, strong, able, fit, auspicious, ready, clever
Root: kal (class 10)
अभवत् (abhavat) - became (became, was)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (Laṅ) of bhū
Imperfect active
With augment a- and third person singular ending.
Root: bhū (class 1)
तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)
(indeclinable)
Formed from pronominal base tad.