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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-216, verse-25

वरुणश्च ददौ तस्मै गदामशनिनिःस्वनाम् ।
दैत्यान्तकरणीं घोरां नाम्ना कौमोदकीं हरेः ॥२५॥
25. varuṇaśca dadau tasmai gadāmaśaniniḥsvanām ,
daityāntakaraṇīṁ ghorāṁ nāmnā kaumodakīṁ hareḥ.
25. varuṇaḥ ca dadau tasmai gadām aśaninirsvanām |
daityāntakaraṇīm ghorām nāmnā kaumodakīm hareḥ
25. And Varuna gave to him (Hari) a formidable mace, named Kaumodakī, which had the sound of a thunderbolt and was the destroyer of demons (Daityas).

Words meanings summery:

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  • वरुणः (varuṇaḥ) - The god of the oceans and cosmic order (Varuna (a Vedic deity))
  • (ca) - and, also
  • ददौ (dadau) - Varuna gave (he gave)
  • तस्मै (tasmai) - to Hari/Vishnu (to him)
  • गदाम् (gadām) - a mace
  • अशनिनिर्स्वनाम् (aśaninirsvanām) - sounding like a thunderbolt
  • दैत्यान्तकरणीम् (daityāntakaraṇīm) - destroyer of Daityas (demons)
  • घोराम् (ghorām) - terrible, formidable, dreadful
  • नाम्ना (nāmnā) - by name
  • कौमोदकीम् (kaumodakīm) - The specific mace of Vishnu (Kaumodaki (name of a mace))
  • हरेः (hareḥ) - of Hari, of Vishnu

Words meanings and morphology

वरुणः (varuṇaḥ) - The god of the oceans and cosmic order (Varuna (a Vedic deity))
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of varuṇa
varuṇa - Varuna (a Vedic deity), god of the oceans, sky, and cosmic order
Root: vṛ (class 5)
(ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
ददौ (dadau) - Varuna gave (he gave)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of dā
Perfect Tense (Liṭ)
3rd person singular perfect active indicative
Root: dā (class 3)
तस्मै (tasmai) - to Hari/Vishnu (to him)
(pronoun)
Dative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, him
Note: Refers to Hari, mentioned later.
गदाम् (gadām) - a mace
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of gadā
gadā - mace, club, weapon
अशनिनिर्स्वनाम् (aśaninirsvanām) - sounding like a thunderbolt
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of aśaninirsvana
aśaninirsvana - having the sound of a thunderbolt
Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (aśani+nisvana)
  • aśani – thunderbolt, lightning
    noun (masculine/feminine)
  • nisvana – sound, noise, roar
    noun (masculine)
    Derived from root svan (to sound) with nis prefix
    Prefix: nis
    Root: svan (class 1)
Note: Qualifies 'gadām'.
दैत्यान्तकरणीम् (daityāntakaraṇīm) - destroyer of Daityas (demons)
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of daityāntakaraṇī
daityāntakaraṇī - destroyer of Daityas
Compound type : Upapada-tatpuruṣa followed by Tatpuruṣa (daitya+anta+karaṇī)
  • daitya – demon, son of Diti
    noun (masculine)
  • anta – end, destruction, limit
    noun (masculine)
  • karaṇī – causing, making, instrument
    noun/adjective (feminine)
    agent noun/feminine derivative
    Derived from root kṛ (to do, make) with suffix ana and feminine suffix ī
    Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Qualifies 'gadām'.
घोराम् (ghorām) - terrible, formidable, dreadful
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of ghora
ghora - terrible, dreadful, formidable, fierce
Root: ghūr
Note: Qualifies 'gadām'.
नाम्ना (nāmnā) - by name
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of nāman
nāman - name, appellation, designation
Note: Used adverbially 'by name'.
कौमोदकीम् (kaumodakīm) - The specific mace of Vishnu (Kaumodaki (name of a mace))
(proper noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of kaumodakī
kaumodakī - Kaumodaki (name of Vishnu's mace)
Note: Qualifies 'gadām' as its name.
हरेः (hareḥ) - of Hari, of Vishnu
(proper noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of hari
hari - Hari, Vishnu, Krishna (a name of the deity)
Root: hṛ (class 1)
Note: Possessive, 'of Hari'.