महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-38, verse-8

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सुवर्णविकृतं दिव्यं श्लक्ष्णमायतमव्रणम् ।
अलं भारं गुरुं वोढुं दारुणं चारुदर्शनम् ।
तादृशान्येव सर्वाणि बलवन्ति दृढानि च ॥८॥

8. suvarṇavikṛtaṁ divyaṁ ślakṣṇamāyatamavraṇam ,
alaṁ bhāraṁ guruṁ voḍhuṁ dāruṇaṁ cārudarśanam ,
tādṛśānyeva sarvāṇi balavanti dṛḍhāni ca.

8. suvarṇavikṛtam divyam ślakṣṇam
āyatam avraṇam alam bhāram gurum
voḍhum dāruṇam cārudarśanam tādṛśāni
eva sarvāṇi balavanti dṛḍhāni ca

8. It was crafted from gold, divine, smooth, long, and without blemish. Capable of bearing a heavy weight, formidable yet beautiful to behold. All of them were similarly powerful and firm.

Words meanings summery:

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सुवर्णविकृतम् (suvarṇavikṛtam) - transformed into gold, wrought in gold, made of gold

दिव्यम् (divyam) - divine, celestial, splendid, supernatural

श्लक्ष्णम् (ślakṣṇam) - smooth, soft, polished

आयतम् (āyatam) - long, extended, stretched out

अव्रणम् (avraṇam) - without blemish, uninjured, whole

अलम् (alam) - capable (with the infinitive voḍhum) (capable, sufficient, enough)

भारम् (bhāram) - burden, weight, load

गुरुम् (gurum) - heavy, weighty, important, venerable

वोढुम् (voḍhum) - to carry, to bear, to convey

दारुणम् (dāruṇam) - dreadful, terrible, formidable, cruel

चारुदर्शनम् (cārudarśanam) - beautiful to behold, lovely in appearance

तादृशानि (tādṛśāni) - of that kind, such, similar

एव (eva) - indeed, just, only, exactly

सर्वाणि (sarvāṇi) - all of them (referring to the weapons) (all, every, whole)

बलवन्ति (balavanti) - strong, powerful, mighty

दृढानि (dṛḍhāni) - firm, strong, solid, rigid

च (ca) - and, also

Words meanings and morphology

सुवर्णविकृतम् (suvarṇavikṛtam) - transformed into gold, wrought in gold, made of gold

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of suvarṇavikṛta

suvarṇavikṛta - made of gold, wrought from gold

Past Passive Participle

Compound formed from suvarṇa (gold) and vikṛta (modified, wrought). vikṛta is P.P.P. of root kṛ with prefix vi.

Compound type : tatpurusha (suvarṇa+vikṛta)

suvarṇa – gold, beautiful color
noun (neuter)
Derived from su (good) + varṇa (color)
Prefix: su
vikṛta – modified, changed, transformed, wrought, artificial
adjective (masculine/neuter)
Past Passive Participle
P.P.P. of root kṛ (to do, make) with prefix vi
Prefix: vi
Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Qualifies the implied object (the hidden weapon bundle).

दिव्यम् (divyam) - divine, celestial, splendid, supernatural

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of divya

divya - divine, celestial, heavenly, splendid, supernatural

Derived from div (sky, heaven)

Note: Qualifies the implied object.

श्लक्ष्णम् (ślakṣṇam) - smooth, soft, polished

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ślakṣṇa

ślakṣṇa - smooth, soft, polished, fine, sleek

Note: Qualifies the implied object.

आयतम् (āyatam) - long, extended, stretched out

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of āyata

āyata - long, stretched, extended, broad

Past Passive Participle

P.P.P. of root yam (to restrain, extend) with prefix ā

Prefix: ā

Root: yam (class 1)

Note: Qualifies the implied object.

अव्रणम् (avraṇam) - without blemish, uninjured, whole

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of avraṇa

avraṇa - without a wound, uninjured, perfect, whole, without blemish

Nañ-tatpurusha compound: a (not) + vraṇa (wound, blemish)

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+vraṇa)

a – not, un-, in-
indeclinable
Negative particle
vraṇa – wound, sore, cut, blemish
noun (masculine/neuter)
From root vraṇ (to wound)
Root: vraṇ (class 10)

Note: Qualifies the implied object.

अलम् (alam) - capable (with the infinitive voḍhum) (capable, sufficient, enough)

(indeclinable)

Adverb or particle, often governing a dative or infinitive.

Note: Functions adverbially, indicating capability.

भारम् (bhāram) - burden, weight, load

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhāra

bhāra - burden, load, weight, quantity

From root bhṛ (to bear)

Root: bhṛ (class 3)

Note: Object of the infinitive voḍhum.

गुरुम् (gurum) - heavy, weighty, important, venerable

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of guru

guru - heavy, weighty, important, venerable; a teacher (guru)

Note: Qualifies bhāram.

वोढुम् (voḍhum) - to carry, to bear, to convey

(verb)

active, infinitive of vah

Infinitive

Infinitive form of root vah (to carry)

Root: vah (class 1)

Note: Used with alam, 'capable of bearing'.

दारुणम् (dāruṇam) - dreadful, terrible, formidable, cruel

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dāruṇa

dāruṇa - dreadful, terrible, hard, cruel, harsh, formidable

Possibly from dāru (wood, hard) or root dṝ (to burst)

Note: Qualifies the implied object.

चारुदर्शनम् (cārudarśanam) - beautiful to behold, lovely in appearance

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of cārudarśana

cārudarśana - beautiful to see, lovely in appearance

Compound of cāru (beautiful) + darśana (sight, appearance)

Compound type : karmadharaya (cāru+darśana)

cāru – beautiful, lovely, agreeable, charming
adjective (masculine/neuter)
From root car (to move, to be pleasing)
Root: car (class 1)
darśana – seeing, sight, appearance, view, vision
noun (neuter)
Action Noun
From root dṛś (to see)
Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Qualifies the implied object.

तादृशानि (tādṛśāni) - of that kind, such, similar

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of tādṛśa

tādṛśa - such, of that kind, like that

Derived from tad (that) + dṛś (seeing, appearance)

Note: Qualifies sarvāṇi.

एव (eva) - indeed, just, only, exactly

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle

Note: Emphasizes tādṛśāni.

सर्वाणि (sarvāṇi) - all of them (referring to the weapons) (all, every, whole)