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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-26, verse-42

विविधानि च शस्त्राणि घोररूपाण्यनेकशः ।
शिततीक्ष्णाग्रधाराणि समुद्यम्य सहस्रशः ॥४२॥
42. vividhāni ca śastrāṇi ghorarūpāṇyanekaśaḥ ,
śitatīkṣṇāgradhārāṇi samudyamya sahasraśaḥ.
42. vividhāni ca śastrāṇi ghorarūpāṇi anekaśaḥ
śitatīkṣṇāgradhārāṇi samudyamya sahasraśaḥ
42. And having grasped thousands of various, terrible-looking weapons, which had extremely sharp points and edges.

Words meanings summery:

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  • विविधानि (vividhāni) - various (various, manifold, diverse)
  • (ca) - and (and, also)
  • शस्त्राणि (śastrāṇi) - weapons (weapons, arms, instruments)
  • घोररूपाणि (ghorarūpāṇi) - terrible-looking (frightful in appearance, terrible-looking)
  • अनेकशः (anekaśaḥ) - in many forms / numerously (qualifying the weapons) (manifoldly, numerously, in many ways)
  • शिततीक्ष्णाग्रधाराणि (śitatīkṣṇāgradhārāṇi) - having sharp, keen points and edges (having sharp and keen points and edges)
  • समुद्यम्य (samudyamya) - having grasped/wielded (having raised, having lifted up, having grasped)
  • सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - in thousands (referring to the quantity of weapons) (by thousands, in thousands)

Words meanings and morphology

विविधानि (vividhāni) - various (various, manifold, diverse)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, plural of vividha
vividha - various, manifold, diverse, of many kinds
Note: Agrees with śastrāṇi.
(ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
शस्त्राणि (śastrāṇi) - weapons (weapons, arms, instruments)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, plural of śastra
śastra - weapon, arm, instrument, knife
Root: śaṃs (class 1)
घोररूपाणि (ghorarūpāṇi) - terrible-looking (frightful in appearance, terrible-looking)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, plural of ghorarūpa
ghorarūpa - of terrible form, frightful in appearance
Compound type : karmadhāraya (ghora+rūpa)
  • ghora – terrible, dreadful, formidable
    adjective
  • rūpa – form, appearance, shape
    noun (neuter)
Note: Agrees with śastrāṇi.
अनेकशः (anekaśaḥ) - in many forms / numerously (qualifying the weapons) (manifoldly, numerously, in many ways)
(indeclinable)
suffix -śas meaning 'in the manner of' or 'by groups of'
Note: Qualifies the variety/number of weapons or their forms.
शिततीक्ष्णाग्रधाराणि (śitatīkṣṇāgradhārāṇi) - having sharp, keen points and edges (having sharp and keen points and edges)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, plural of śitatīkṣṇāgradhāra
śitatīkṣṇāgradhāra - having sharp and keen points and edges
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śita+tīkṣṇa+agra+dhārā)
  • śita – sharpened, keen, whetted
    adjective
    past passive participle
    from śo
    Root: śo (class 4)
  • tīkṣṇa – sharp, keen, pungent
    adjective
  • agra – point, tip, front, top
    noun (neuter)
  • dhārā – edge, stream, current
    noun (feminine)
    Root: dhṛ (class 1)
Note: Agrees with śastrāṇi.
समुद्यम्य (samudyamya) - having grasped/wielded (having raised, having lifted up, having grasped)
(indeclinable)
gerund
labanta gerund from sam-ud-yam
Prefixes: sam+ud
Root: yam (class 1)
Note: Refers to the action of the gods.
सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - in thousands (referring to the quantity of weapons) (by thousands, in thousands)
(indeclinable)
suffix -śas meaning 'by groups of'
Note: Qualifies the quantity of weapons.