महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-50, verse-24

निष्कीर्णामायसीं स्थूलां सुपर्वां काञ्चनीं गदाम् ।
शतघ्नीं शतनिर्ह्रादां कथं शक्ष्यन्ति मे सुताः ॥२४॥

24. niṣkīrṇāmāyasīṁ sthūlāṁ suparvāṁ kāñcanīṁ gadām ,
śataghnīṁ śatanirhrādāṁ kathaṁ śakṣyanti me sutāḥ.

24. niṣkīrṇām āyasīm sthūlām suparvām kāñcanīm gadām
śataghnīm śatanirhrādām kathaṃ śakṣyanti me sutāḥ

24. How will my sons be able to face that formidable, iron, massive, well-jointed, golden mace, which can kill hundreds and produces a hundred roars?

Words meanings summery:

• निष्कीर्णाम् (niṣkīrṇām) - formidable, massive (describing a mace) (massive, enormous, spread out, hurled)

• आयसीम् (āyasīm) - iron, made of iron

• स्थूलाम् (sthūlām) - thick, bulky, massive, large

• सुपर्वाम् (suparvām) - well-jointed (describing a mace) (well-jointed, having beautiful knots/segments, having good seasons/festivals)

• काञ्चनीम् (kāñcanīm) - golden, made of gold

• गदाम् (gadām) - mace (Bhīma's weapon) (mace, club)

• शतघ्नीम् (śataghnīm) - a weapon (mace) capable of killing hundreds (hundred-killer, weapon killing hundreds, cannon)

• शतनिर्ह्रादाम् (śatanirhrādām) - producing a hundred roars/sounds, with a hundred echoes

• कथं (kathaṁ) - how, in what manner

• शक्ष्यन्ति (śakṣyanti) - will be able, will be capable

• मे (me) - my (sons) (my, to me, for me)

• सुताः (sutāḥ) - Dhritarashtra's sons (the Kauravas) (sons, children)

Words meanings and morphology

निष्कीर्णाम् (niṣkīrṇām) - formidable, massive (describing a mace) (massive, enormous, spread out, hurled)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of niṣkīrṇā

niṣkīrṇa - spread out, scattered, massive, hurled

Past Passive Participle

upasarga nis + root kṛ (to scatter, to strew) + kta (past participle suffix)

Prefix: nis

Root: kṛ (class 6)

Note: Qualifies `gadām`.

आयसीम् (āyasīm) - iron, made of iron

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of āyasī

āyasī - made of iron, iron (feminine)

derived from ayas (iron)

Note: Qualifies `gadām`.

स्थूलाम् (sthūlām) - thick, bulky, massive, large

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sthūlā

sthūlā - thick, bulky, massive, large (feminine)

Note: Qualifies `gadām`.

सुपर्वाम् (suparvām) - well-jointed (describing a mace) (well-jointed, having beautiful knots/segments, having good seasons/festivals)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of suparvā

suparvā - well-jointed, with beautiful knots, having excellent segments (feminine)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (su+parvan)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
• parvan – knot, joint, segment, chapter, festival
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies `gadām`.

काञ्चनीम् (kāñcanīm) - golden, made of gold

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kāñcanī

kāñcanī - golden, made of gold (feminine)

derived from kañcana (gold)

Note: Qualifies `gadām`.

गदाम् (gadām) - mace (Bhīma's weapon) (mace, club)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of gadā

gadā - mace, club

Note: Object of implied 'to face/contend with'.

शतघ्नीम् (śataghnīm) - a weapon (mace) capable of killing hundreds (hundred-killer, weapon killing hundreds, cannon)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śataghnī

śataghnī - killing hundreds, a weapon for killing hundreds (feminine)

Compound type : upapada-tatpurusha (śata+ghnī)

• śata – hundred
  numeral (neuter)
• ghnī – killing, slayer (feminine suffix)
  noun (feminine)
  agent noun derivative
  derived from root han (to kill)
  Root: han (class 2)

Note: Qualifies `gadām`.

शतनिर्ह्रादाम् (śatanirhrādām) - producing a hundred roars/sounds, with a hundred echoes

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śatanirhrādā

śatanirhrādā - producing a hundred roars/sounds (feminine)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (śata+nirhrāda)

• śata – hundred
  numeral (neuter)
• nirhrāda – roar, noise, sound
  noun (masculine)
  upasarga nis + root hrād (to roar)
  Prefix: nis
  Root: hrād (class 1)

Note: Qualifies `gadām`.

कथं (kathaṁ) - how, in what manner

(indeclinable)

Note: Interrogative adverb.

शक्ष्यन्ति (śakṣyanti) - will be able, will be capable

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, future (lṛṭ) of śak

Future Tense

root śak (class 5) + syati suffix

Root: śak (class 5)

Note: Subject is `sutāḥ`.

मे (me) - my (sons) (my, to me, for me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Possessive pronoun for `sutāḥ`.

सुताः (sutāḥ) - Dhritarashtra's sons (the Kauravas) (sons, children)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of suta

suta - son, child

Root: sū (class 2)

Note: Subject of `śakṣyanti`.