महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-2, verse-13

आयुधानां वरो वज्रः ककुद्मी च गवां वरः ।
ह्रदानामुदधिः श्रेष्ठः पर्जन्यो वर्षतां वरः ॥१३॥

13. āyudhānāṁ varo vajraḥ kakudmī ca gavāṁ varaḥ ,
hradānāmudadhiḥ śreṣṭhaḥ parjanyo varṣatāṁ varaḥ.

13. āyudhānām varaḥ vajraḥ kakudmī ca gavām varaḥ
hradānām udadhiḥ śreṣṭhaḥ parjanyaḥ varṣatām varaḥ

13. Among weapons, the thunderbolt (Vajra) is the best; and among cattle, the bull (kakudmin) is the most excellent. The ocean is the best among reservoirs of water, and Parjanya is the most excellent among those who shower rain.

Words meanings summery:

• आयुधानाम् (āyudhānām) - of weapons, among weapons

• वरः (varaḥ) - best, excellent, boon

• वज्रः (vajraḥ) - thunderbolt, diamond

• ककुद्मी (kakudmī) - bull (having a hump)

• च (ca) - and

• गवाम् (gavām) - of cows, of cattle

• वरः (varaḥ) - best, excellent, boon

• ह्रदानाम् (hradānām) - of lakes, of pools

• उदधिः (udadhiḥ) - ocean, sea (reservoir of water)

• श्रेष्ठः (śreṣṭhaḥ) - best, most excellent, foremost

• पर्जन्यः (parjanyaḥ) - rain god, cloud

• वर्षताम् (varṣatām) - of those who rain, among rain-givers

• वरः (varaḥ) - best, excellent, boon

Words meanings and morphology

आयुधानाम् (āyudhānām) - of weapons, among weapons

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of āyudha

āyudha - weapon, implement

Root: √yudh (class 4)

वरः (varaḥ) - best, excellent, boon

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vara

vara - best, excellent, choice, boon

From root √vṛ (to choose)

Root: √vṛ (class 5)

वज्रः (vajraḥ) - thunderbolt, diamond

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vajra

vajra - thunderbolt (weapon of Indra), diamond

Root: √vaj (class 1)

ककुद्मी (kakudmī) - bull (having a hump)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kakudmin

kakudmin - a bull (having a hump)

Derived from kakud (hump) with possessive suffix -min

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

गवाम् (gavām) - of cows, of cattle

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of go

go - cow, cattle, ox, ray of light

वरः (varaḥ) - best, excellent, boon

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vara

vara - best, excellent, choice, boon

From root √vṛ (to choose)

Root: √vṛ (class 5)

ह्रदानाम् (hradānām) - of lakes, of pools

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of hrada

hrada - lake, pond, deep pool

Root: √hrād (class 1)

उदधिः (udadhiḥ) - ocean, sea (reservoir of water)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of udadhi

udadhi - ocean, sea (lit. holder of water)

Compound type : upapada tatpurusha (uda+√dhā)

• uda – water
  noun (neuter)
• √dhā – to hold, to place
  verb
  Root: √dhā (class 3)

श्रेष्ठः (śreṣṭhaḥ) - best, most excellent, foremost

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śreṣṭha

śreṣṭha - best, most excellent, foremost, superior

Superlative of praśasya (praise-worthy)

पर्जन्यः (parjanyaḥ) - rain god, cloud

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of parjanya

parjanya - Parjanya (the rain god), cloud

वर्षताम् (varṣatām) - of those who rain, among rain-givers

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of varṣat

varṣat - raining, showering

present active participle

Derived from root √vṛṣ (to rain, shower)

Root: √vṛṣ (class 1)

वरः (varaḥ) - best, excellent, boon

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vara

vara - best, excellent, choice, boon

From root √vṛ (to choose)

Root: √vṛ (class 5)