महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-10, verse-43

यमदण्डप्रतीकाशां कालरात्रिमिवोद्यताम् ।
गजवाजिमनुष्याणां प्राणान्तकरणीमपि ॥४३॥

43. yamadaṇḍapratīkāśāṁ kālarātrimivodyatām ,
gajavājimanuṣyāṇāṁ prāṇāntakaraṇīmapi.

43. yamadaṇḍapratīkāśām kālarātrim iva udyatām
gajavājimanuṣyāṇām prāṇāntakaraṇīm api

43. yamadaṇḍapratīkāśām,
udyatām kālarātrim iva,
gajavājimanuṣyāṇām api prāṇāntakaraṇīm.

43. It was like Yama's staff, or the arisen Night of Destruction (kālarātri), capable of ending the lives of elephants, horses, and men.

Words meanings summery:

• यमदण्डप्रतीकाशाम् (yamadaṇḍapratīkāśām) - The mace likened to the staff of the god of death. (resembling Yama's rod)

• कालरात्रिम् (kālarātrim) - The mace is likened to the destructive universal night. (the Night of Destruction (kālarātri))

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• उद्यताम् (udyatām) - risen, meaning it has become manifest and active. (arisen, raised, prepared)

• गजवाजिमनुष्याणाम् (gajavājimanuṣyāṇām) - of elephants, horses, and men

• प्राणान्तकरणीम् (prāṇāntakaraṇīm) - The mace, which causes the death of living beings. (causing the end of life)

• अपि (api) - Emphasizes the deadly nature (even for mighty beings). (also, even)

Words meanings and morphology

यमदण्डप्रतीकाशाम् (yamadaṇḍapratīkāśām) - The mace likened to the staff of the god of death. (resembling Yama's rod)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of yamadaṇḍapratīkāśā

yamadaṇḍapratīkāśā - resembling Yama's staff/rod

Tatpuruṣa compound followed by a descriptive compound.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa-upama (yama+daṇḍa+pratīkāśa)

• yama – Yama (the god of death)
  proper noun (masculine)
• daṇḍa – staff, rod, stick, punishment
  noun (masculine)
• pratīkāśa – resembling, similar to, likeness
  adjective
  Prefix: prati

कालरात्रिम् (kālarātrim) - The mace is likened to the destructive universal night. (the Night of Destruction (kālarātri))

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kālarātri

kālarātri - the night of universal destruction, the final night

Tatpuruṣa compound.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kāla+rātri)

• kāla – time, death
  noun (masculine)
• rātri – night
  noun (feminine)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

उद्यताम् (udyatām) - risen, meaning it has become manifest and active. (arisen, raised, prepared)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of udyatā

udyata - raised, prepared, active, arisen

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'yam' (to restrain, hold) with prefix 'ud'.

Prefix: ud

Root: yam (class 1)

Note: Used adjectivally.

गजवाजिमनुष्याणाम् (gajavājimanuṣyāṇām) - of elephants, horses, and men

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of gajavājimanuṣya

gajavājimanuṣya - elephants, horses, and men

Dvandva compound.

Compound type : dvandva (gaja+vāji+manuṣya)

• gaja – elephant
  noun (masculine)
• vāji – horse
  noun (masculine)
• manuṣya – man, human being
  noun (masculine)

प्राणान्तकरणीम् (prāṇāntakaraṇīm) - The mace, which causes the death of living beings. (causing the end of life)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of prāṇāntakaraṇī

prāṇāntakaraṇī - causing the end of life, fatal, destructive of life

Compound derived from 'prāṇa-anta' (end of life) and 'karaṇa' (making/causing). Feminine form.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (prāṇa+anta+karaṇa)

• prāṇa – breath, life, vital air
  noun (masculine)
• anta – end, termination, death
  noun (masculine)
• karaṇa – making, causing, doing (feminine agent noun/adjective)
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root 'kṛ' with suffix '-ana' and feminine '-ī'.
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

अपि (api) - Emphasizes the deadly nature (even for mighty beings). (also, even)

(indeclinable)