महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-14, verse-125

अद्वितीयमनिर्देश्यं सर्वभूतभयावहम् ।
सस्फुलिङ्गं महाकायं विसृजन्तमिवानलम् ॥१२५॥

125. advitīyamanirdeśyaṁ sarvabhūtabhayāvaham ,
sasphuliṅgaṁ mahākāyaṁ visṛjantamivānalam.

125. advitīyam anirdeśyam sarvabhūtabhayāvaham
sasphulingam mahākāyam visṛjantam iva analam

125. advitīyam anirdeśyam sarvabhūtabhayāvaham
sasphulingam mahākāyam analam iva visṛjantam

125. It was unequalled, indescribable, and terrifying to all beings; it had a huge, sparkling form, as if emitting fire.

Words meanings summery:

• अद्वितीयम् (advitīyam) - unequalled, unique, peerless

• अनिर्देश्यम् (anirdeśyam) - indescribable, ungraspable, ineffable

• सर्वभूतभयावहम् (sarvabhūtabhayāvaham) - causing fear to all beings

• सस्फुलिन्गम् (sasphulingam) - with sparks, sparkling

• महाकायम् (mahākāyam) - having a huge body/form

• विसृजन्तम् (visṛjantam) - emitting, discharging, releasing

• इव (iva) - as if, like, resembling

• अनलम् (analam) - fire

Words meanings and morphology

अद्वितीयम् (advitīyam) - unequalled, unique, peerless

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of advitīya

advitīya - unequalled, unique, peerless, second to none

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (na+dvitīya)

• na – not, no
  indeclinable
• dvitīya – second
  adjective (neuter)

Note: Agrees with implied 'astram'

अनिर्देश्यम् (anirdeśyam) - indescribable, ungraspable, ineffable

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anirdeśya

anirdeśya - indescribable, ungraspable, ineffable

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (a+nirdeśya)

• a – not
  indeclinable
• nirdeśya – describable, mentionable
  participle (neuter)
  Gerundive
  Derived from root √diś with prefix nir-
  Prefix: nir
  Root: diś (class 6)

Note: Agrees with implied 'astram'

सर्वभूतभयावहम् (sarvabhūtabhayāvaham) - causing fear to all beings

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sarvabhūtabhayāvaha

sarvabhūtabhayāvaha - causing fear to all beings, terrifying all creatures

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+bhūta+bhayāvaha)

• sarva – all, every
  pronoun
• bhūta – being, creature, element
  noun (neuter)
• bhayāvaha – causing fear, terrifying
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from bhaya (fear) and root √vah (to carry, bring).
  Prefix: ā
  Root: vah (class 1)

Note: Agrees with implied 'astram'

सस्फुलिन्गम् (sasphulingam) - with sparks, sparkling

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sasphulinga

sasphulinga - possessing sparks, sparkling

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+sphulinga)

• sa – with, possessing
  prefix
• sphulinga – spark, cinder
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with implied 'astram'

महाकायम् (mahākāyam) - having a huge body/form

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mahākāya

mahākāya - having a huge body/form, colossal

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+kāya)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective
• kāya – body, form
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with implied 'astram'

विसृजन्तम् (visṛjantam) - emitting, discharging, releasing

(participle)

Accusative, masculine, singular of visṛjat

visṛjat - emitting, discharging, creating

Present Active Participle

Derived from root √sṛj with prefix vi-, present stem visṛjat.

Prefix: vi

Root: sṛj (class 6)

Note: Grammatically masculine accusative singular. Describes the weapon, implied to be personified or a loose agreement with the grammatical neuter 'astram'.

इव (iva) - as if, like, resembling

(indeclinable)

अनलम् (analam) - fire

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of anala

anala - fire, Agni