महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-170, verse-19

चतुर्दिशं विचित्राश्च शतघ्न्योऽथ हुताशदाः ।
चक्राणि च क्षुरान्तानि मण्डलानीव भास्वतः ॥१९॥

19. caturdiśaṁ vicitrāśca śataghnyo'tha hutāśadāḥ ,
cakrāṇi ca kṣurāntāni maṇḍalānīva bhāsvataḥ.

19. caturdiśam vicitrāḥ ca śataghnyaḥ atha hutāśadāḥ
cakrāṇi ca kṣurāntāni maṇḍalāni iva bhāsvataḥ

19. caturdiśam atha vicitrāḥ ca śataghnyaḥ hutāśadāḥ
ca kṣurāntāni cakrāṇi bhāsvataḥ maṇḍalāni iva

19. And in all directions, there were various hundred-killers (weapons like cannons), fire-giving weapons, and sharp-edged discs, resembling the radiant circles of the sun.

Words meanings summery:

• चतुर्दिशम् (caturdiśam) - in the four directions, on all sides

• विचित्राः (vicitrāḥ) - various, diverse, variegated, wonderful

• च (ca) - and, also

• शतघ्न्यः (śataghnyaḥ) - hundreds of killers (a type of weapon, like a cannon or projectile launcher)

• अथ (atha) - and (then, next, now, and)

• हुताशदाः (hutāśadāḥ) - fire-givers, incendiary weapons

• चक्राणि (cakrāṇi) - discs (weapons) (discs, wheels, chakras)

• च (ca) - and, also

• क्षुरान्तानि (kṣurāntāni) - ending in razors (sharp-edged, razor-tipped)

• मण्डलानि (maṇḍalāni) - circles, orbs (circles, discs, orbs, regions, mandalas)

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• भास्वतः (bhāsvataḥ) - of the sun (of the sun, of the radiant one)

Words meanings and morphology

चतुर्दिशम् (caturdiśam) - in the four directions, on all sides

(indeclinable)

Compound of catur (four) and diś (direction), used as an adverb.

Compound type : avyayībhāva (catur+diś)

• catur – four
  numeral
• diś – direction, quarter
  noun (feminine)
  Root: diś (class 6)

Note: Adverbial usage.

विचित्राः (vicitrāḥ) - various, diverse, variegated, wonderful

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of vicitra

vicitra - various, diverse, variegated, wonderful, strange

From vi- + citra.

Prefix: vi

Root: citr

Note: Qualifies 'śataghnyaḥ', 'hutāśadāḥ', and 'cakrāṇi'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

Note: Connects 'vicitrāḥ' with the subsequent nouns implicitly, and explicitly connects 'cakrāṇi' with the previous.

शतघ्न्यः (śataghnyaḥ) - hundreds of killers (a type of weapon, like a cannon or projectile launcher)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of śataghnī

śataghnī - a weapon killing hundreds, a cannon, a large missile weapon

From śata (hundred) + ghnī (feminine agent noun from √han 'to strike, kill').

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śata+han)

• śata – hundred
  numeral (neuter)
• ghnī – killer, striker (feminine)
  noun (feminine)
  agent noun
  From root han (to kill, strike) with suffix -ī.
  Root: han (class 2)

Note: Refers to large projectile weapons.

अथ (atha) - and (then, next, now, and)

(indeclinable)

Particle.

Note: Connects 'śataghnyaḥ' with 'hutāśadāḥ'.

हुताशदाः (hutāśadāḥ) - fire-givers, incendiary weapons

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of hutāśada

hutāśada - fire-giver, incendiary, giving fire

Compound of hutāśa (fire) + da (giver, from √dā 'to give').

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (hutāśa+da)

• hutāśa – fire
  noun (masculine)
• da – giver, bestower
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun
  From root dā (to give).
  Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Adjectival form used as a noun, referring to incendiary weapons.

चक्राणि (cakrāṇi) - discs (weapons) (discs, wheels, chakras)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of cakra

cakra - wheel, disc, circle, discus (weapon)

Note: Refers to disc-like weapons.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

Note: Connects 'cakrāṇi' with the preceding items.

क्षुरान्तानि (kṣurāntāni) - ending in razors (sharp-edged, razor-tipped)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of kṣurānta

kṣurānta - razor-edged, ending in a razor

Compound of kṣura (razor) + anta (end).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kṣura+anta)

• kṣura – razor, knife
  noun (masculine)
• anta – end, edge, tip
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'cakrāṇi'.

मण्डलानि (maṇḍalāni) - circles, orbs (circles, discs, orbs, regions, mandalas)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of maṇḍala

maṇḍala - circle, disc, orb, ring, region, mandala

Note: Part of a simile.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Particle used for comparison.

Note: Introduces a simile.

भास्वतः (bhāsvataḥ) - of the sun (of the sun, of the radiant one)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bhāsvat

bhāsvat - radiant, brilliant, shining; the sun, a star

present active participle

From root bhās (to shine) with the suffix -vat.

Root: bhās (class 1)

Note: Possessive form, 'of the sun'.