महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-122, verse-24

महर्षेरग्निवेश्यस्य सकाशमहमच्युत ।
अस्त्रार्थमगमं पूर्वं धनुर्वेदजिघृक्षया ॥२४॥

24. maharṣeragniveśyasya sakāśamahamacyuta ,
astrārthamagamaṁ pūrvaṁ dhanurvedajighṛkṣayā.

24. maharṣeḥ agniveśyasya sakāśam aham acyuta
astrārtham agamam pūrvam dhanurvedajighṛkṣayā

24. O Acyuta, I formerly went to the great sage Agniveśya to learn the science of archery (dhanurveda) and to obtain divine weapons.

Words meanings summery:

• महर्षेः (maharṣeḥ) - Of the great sage, of the seer

• अग्निवेश्यस्य (agniveśyasya) - Of Agniveśya

• सकाशम् (sakāśam) - To the presence, near, in the vicinity of

• अहम् (aham) - The speaker. (I)

• अच्युत (acyuta) - An address to Kṛṣṇa or another revered figure. (O Acyuta, O unfailing one)

• अस्त्रार्थम् (astrārtham) - For the purpose of obtaining divine or special weapons. (For the purpose of weapons, for the sake of missiles)

• अगमम् (agamam) - I went, I moved

• पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - Formerly, previously, before

• धनुर्वेदजिघृक्षया (dhanurvedajighṛkṣayā) - By the desire to learn/obtain the science of archery

Words meanings and morphology

महर्षेः (maharṣeḥ) - Of the great sage, of the seer

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of maharṣi

maharṣi - great sage, great seer, venerable sage

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ṛṣi)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• ṛṣi – sage, seer, inspired poet
  noun (masculine)

अग्निवेश्यस्य (agniveśyasya) - Of Agniveśya

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of Agniveśya

Agniveśya - A proper name, a descendant of Agniveśa, a celebrated sage and physician.

सकाशम् (sakāśam) - To the presence, near, in the vicinity of

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sakāśa

sakāśa - presence, vicinity, proximity, nearness

Note: Used adverbially to indicate direction 'to the presence of'.

अहम् (aham) - The speaker. (I)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me (first person pronoun)

अच्युत (acyuta) - An address to Kṛṣṇa or another revered figure. (O Acyuta, O unfailing one)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of acyuta

acyuta - unfailing, not falling, firm, stable; an epithet of Viṣṇu or Kṛṣṇa

Past Passive Participle (negative)

From √cyu (to move, fall) with 'a' (negation) prefix. 'Acyuta' means 'one who does not fall or fail'.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+cyuta)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• cyuta – fallen, moved, deviated
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From √cyu (to move, fall)
  Root: cyu (class 1)

अस्त्रार्थम् (astrārtham) - For the purpose of obtaining divine or special weapons. (For the purpose of weapons, for the sake of missiles)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of astrārtha

astrārtha - purpose of weapons, for the sake of weapons

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (astra+artha)

• astra – missile, weapon (especially one discharged)
  noun (neuter)
• artha – purpose, aim, object, meaning, wealth
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used adverbially indicating purpose.

अगमम् (agamam) - I went, I moved

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of gam

Root verb (gam, 1st class)

Root: gam (class 1)

पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - Formerly, previously, before

(indeclinable)

Note: Used as an adverb.

धनुर्वेदजिघृक्षया (dhanurvedajighṛkṣayā) - By the desire to learn/obtain the science of archery

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of dhanurvedajighṛkṣā

dhanurvedajighṛkṣā - desire to learn/obtain archery, desire to grasp the science of the bow

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dhanurveda+jighṛkṣā)

• dhanurveda – the science of archery, skill in using the bow
  noun (masculine)
• jighṛkṣā – desire to seize, desire to learn, desire to obtain
  noun (feminine)
  Desiderative noun
  From desiderative stem of √grah (to seize, grasp, learn).
  Root: grah (class 9)