महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-50, verse-8

शैक्यायसमयीं घोरां गदां काञ्चनभूषिताम् ।
मनसाहं प्रपश्यामि ब्रह्मदण्डमिवोद्यतम् ॥८॥

8. śaikyāyasamayīṁ ghorāṁ gadāṁ kāñcanabhūṣitām ,
manasāhaṁ prapaśyāmi brahmadaṇḍamivodyatam.

8. śaikyāyasamayīm ghorām gadām kāñcanabhūṣitām
manasā aham prapaśyāmi brahmadaṇḍam iva udyatam

8. In my mind, I clearly foresee that terrible mace, made of Śikya iron and adorned with gold, uplifted like the staff of Brahma (brahmadaṇḍa).

Words meanings summery:

• शैक्यायसमयीम् (śaikyāyasamayīm) - made of Śikya iron

• घोराम् (ghorām) - dreadful, terrible, fierce

• गदाम् (gadām) - mace, club

• काञ्चनभूषिताम् (kāñcanabhūṣitām) - adorned with gold

• मनसा (manasā) - by mind, in the mind, mentally

• अहम् (aham) - I

• प्रपश्यामि (prapaśyāmi) - I see, I foresee, I perceive clearly

• ब्रह्मदण्डम् (brahmadaṇḍam) - staff of Brahma, divine punishment

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• उद्यतम् (udyatam) - uplifted, raised, wielded

Words meanings and morphology

शैक्यायसमयीम् (śaikyāyasamayīm) - made of Śikya iron

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śaikyāyasamayī

śaikyāyasamayī - made of iron from Śikya (mountain/region)

Compound of 'śaikya' (referring to Śikya mountain/iron) and 'āyasamayī' (made of iron).

Compound type : tatpurusha (śaikya+āyasamayī)

• śaikya – of Śikya (mountain/region), Śikya-iron
  noun (neuter)
  Taddhita derived from Śikya
• āyasamayī – made of iron
  adjective (feminine)
  From āyasa (iron) + mayī (made of)

Note: Adjective modifying 'gadām'.

घोराम् (ghorām) - dreadful, terrible, fierce

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of ghora

ghora - dreadful, terrible, fearful, fierce

Root: ghur (class 1)

Note: Adjective modifying 'gadām'.

गदाम् (gadām) - mace, club

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of gadā

gadā - mace, club

Note: Object of 'bibhrat' (implied from previous verse) and 'prapaśyāmi'.

काञ्चनभूषिताम् (kāñcanabhūṣitām) - adorned with gold

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kāñcanabhūṣitā

kāñcanabhūṣitā - adorned with gold, decorated with gold

Compound type : tatpurusha (kāñcana+bhūṣitā)

• kāñcana – gold, golden
  noun (neuter)
• bhūṣitā – adorned, decorated
  adjective (feminine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root bhūṣ (to adorn)
  Root: bhūṣ (class 10)

Note: Adjective modifying 'gadām'.

मनसा (manasā) - by mind, in the mind, mentally

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, heart, thought

Root: man (class 4)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I

Note: Subject of 'prapaśyāmi'.

प्रपश्यामि (prapaśyāmi) - I see, I foresee, I perceive clearly

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of dṛś

Present Tense

From root dṛś with prefix pra, forms 'paśyāmi' in present tense.

Prefix: pra

Root: dṛś (class 1)

ब्रह्मदण्डम् (brahmadaṇḍam) - staff of Brahma, divine punishment

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of brahmadaṇḍa

brahmadaṇḍa - the staff of Brahma, divine punishment, an irresistible weapon

Compound type : tatpurusha (brahma+daṇḍa)

• brahma – Brahma (the creator god), brahman (the Absolute reality)
  proper noun (neuter)
• daṇḍa – staff, rod, mace, punishment
  noun (masculine)

Note: Object of comparison with 'gadām'.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

उद्यतम् (udyatam) - uplifted, raised, wielded

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of udyata

udyata - uplifted, raised, prepared, ready

Past Passive Participle

From ud + yam (to raise, lift)

Prefix: ud

Root: yam (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'brahmadaṇḍam'.