महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-14, verse-54

विष्णोश्चक्रं च तद्घोरं वज्रमाखण्डलस्य च ।
शीर्णं पुराभवत्तात ग्रहस्याङ्गेषु केशव ॥५४॥

54. viṣṇoścakraṁ ca tadghoraṁ vajramākhaṇḍalasya ca ,
śīrṇaṁ purābhavattāta grahasyāṅgeṣu keśava.

54. viṣṇoḥ cakram ca tat ghoram vajram ākhaṇḍalasya ca
śīrṇam purā abhavat tāta grahasya aṅgeṣu keśava

54. tāta keśava purā tat ghoram viṣṇoḥ cakram ca
ākhaṇḍalasya vajram ca grahasya aṅgeṣu śīrṇam abhavat

54. O dear one, O Keśava (Keśava), formerly, that terrible discus of Viṣṇu and the thunderbolt of Ākhaṇḍala (Indra) were shattered upon the body of the demon.

Words meanings summery:

• विष्णोः (viṣṇoḥ) - Referring to the discus belonging to the deity Viṣṇu. (of Vishnu)

• चक्रम् (cakram) - The Sudarśana Chakra, Viṣṇu's divine weapon. (discus, wheel, circle)

• च (ca) - Connects the discus and the thunderbolt. (and)

• तत् (tat) - Refers to the cakra (discus), modifying it. (that, it)

• घोरम् (ghoram) - Describing the formidable nature of the discus. (terrible, dreadful, fierce)

• वज्रम् (vajram) - Indra's divine weapon. (thunderbolt, diamond)

• आखण्डलस्य (ākhaṇḍalasya) - The owner of the thunderbolt. (of Akhandala (Indra))

• च (ca) - Connects the discus and the thunderbolt as subjects. (and)

• शीर्णम् (śīrṇam) - Describing the state of the weapons after impact. (shattered, broken, worn out)

• पुरा (purā) - Indicates a past event. (formerly, anciently, before)

• अभवत् (abhavat) - The state of being shattered. (became, happened, was)

• तात (tāta) - A term of address, indicating affection or respect, perhaps to a student or junior. (O dear one, O father)

• ग्रहस्य (grahasya) - Referring to Mandara, the demon mentioned in the previous verse. (of the graha, of the demon, of the planet)

• अङ्गेषु (aṅgeṣu) - Where the weapons were shattered. (on the limbs, on the body)

• केशव (keśava) - An address to Lord Viṣṇu or Kṛṣṇa. (O Kesava, O Vishnu, O Krishna)

Words meanings and morphology

विष्णोः (viṣṇoḥ) - Referring to the discus belonging to the deity Viṣṇu. (of Vishnu)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of viṣṇu

viṣṇu - Vishnu (a major Hindu deity)

चक्रम् (cakram) - The Sudarśana Chakra, Viṣṇu's divine weapon. (discus, wheel, circle)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cakra

cakra - wheel, discus, circle, domain

च (ca) - Connects the discus and the thunderbolt. (and)

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - Refers to the cakra (discus), modifying it. (that, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, he, she

घोरम् (ghoram) - Describing the formidable nature of the discus. (terrible, dreadful, fierce)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ghora

ghora - terrible, dreadful, fierce, awful

Note: Agrees with cakram.

वज्रम् (vajram) - Indra's divine weapon. (thunderbolt, diamond)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vajra

vajra - thunderbolt, diamond, club

Note: Subject of the sentence along with cakram.

आखण्डलस्य (ākhaṇḍalasya) - The owner of the thunderbolt. (of Akhandala (Indra))

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ākhaṇḍala

ākhaṇḍala - Indra (epithet meaning 'destroyer' or 'unbreakable')

च (ca) - Connects the discus and the thunderbolt as subjects. (and)

(indeclinable)

शीर्णम् (śīrṇam) - Describing the state of the weapons after impact. (shattered, broken, worn out)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śīrṇa

śīrṇa - shattered, broken, fallen, decayed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root śṝ (to break, to tear).

Root: śṝ (class 9)

Note: Acts as the predicate adjective with abhavat.

पुरा (purā) - Indicates a past event. (formerly, anciently, before)

(indeclinable)

अभवत् (abhavat) - The state of being shattered. (became, happened, was)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of bhū

Imperfect (laṅ)

3rd person singular, active voice.

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: The subject is cakram and vajram (implicitly dual or treated as singular for predicate adjective).

तात (tāta) - A term of address, indicating affection or respect, perhaps to a student or junior. (O dear one, O father)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of tāta

tāta - father, dear one, son, venerable one

Vocative form.

ग्रहस्य (grahasya) - Referring to Mandara, the demon mentioned in the previous verse. (of the graha, of the demon, of the planet)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of graha

graha - planet, seizing, demon, oppressor

Root: grah (class 9)

अङ्गेषु (aṅgeṣu) - Where the weapons were shattered. (on the limbs, on the body)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of aṅga

aṅga - limb, body, part, member

केशव (keśava) - An address to Lord Viṣṇu or Kṛṣṇa. (O Kesava, O Vishnu, O Krishna)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of keśava

keśava - an epithet of Vishnu or Krishna; having beautiful hair; slayer of the demon Keśī.

Vocative form.