महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-123, verse-50

ततो युधिष्ठिरः पूर्वं धनुर्गृह्य महारवम् ।
तस्थौ भासं समुद्दिश्य गुरुवाक्यप्रचोदितः ॥५०॥

50. tato yudhiṣṭhiraḥ pūrvaṁ dhanurgṛhya mahāravam ,
tasthau bhāsaṁ samuddiśya guruvākyapracoditaḥ.

50. tataḥ yudhiṣṭhiraḥ pūrvam dhanuḥ gṛhya mahā-ravam
| tasthau bhāsam samudiśya guru-vākya-pracoditaḥ

50. Then Yudhiṣṭhira first took up the mighty-sounding bow. He stood aiming at the hawk, prompted by his guru's words.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter

• युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhiṣṭhira

• पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - first, earlier

• धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow

• गृह्य (gṛhya) - having taken, having seized

• महा-रवम् (mahā-ravam) - mighty-sounding, loudly roaring

• तस्थौ (tasthau) - stood, remained

• भासम् (bhāsam) - hawk, vulture

• समुदिश्य (samudiśya) - having aimed at, pointing towards

• गुरु-वाक्य-प्रचोदितः (guru-vākya-pracoditaḥ) - impelled/prompted by the guru's words

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter

(indeclinable)

युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhiṣṭhira

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yudhiṣṭhira

yudhiṣṭhira - Yudhiṣṭhira (proper name, eldest Pāṇḍava prince)

पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - first, earlier

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pūrva

pūrva - first, prior, former, eastern

धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dhanus

dhanus - bow, archer's bow

गृह्य (gṛhya) - having taken, having seized

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Derived from √grah (to seize, take)

Root: grah (class 9)

महा-रवम् (mahā-ravam) - mighty-sounding, loudly roaring

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahā-rava

mahā-rava - great sound, loud roar

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+rava)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective (masculine)
• rava – sound, roar, cry
  noun (masculine)
  From √ru (to roar, cry)
  Root: ru (class 2)

Note: Modifying 'dhanuḥ' (bow) which is neuter, but here likely agreeing with an implied masculine 'bowman' or 'bow' as masculine object, or simply an irregularity. More often dhanu is neuter. Should agree with dhanuḥ (neuter, acc, sg) -> mahā-ravam

तस्थौ (tasthau) - stood, remained

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of sthā

Perfect 3rd person singular of √sthā

Root: sthā (class 1)

भासम् (bhāsam) - hawk, vulture

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhāsa

bhāsa - hawk, vulture, eagle; light, splendor

समुदिश्य (samudiśya) - having aimed at, pointing towards

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Derived from √diś (to point) with prefixes sam- and ud-

Prefixes: sam+ud

Root: diś (class 6)

गुरु-वाक्य-प्रचोदितः (guru-vākya-pracoditaḥ) - impelled/prompted by the guru's words

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of guru-vākya-pracodita

guru-vākya-pracodita - impelled/prompted by the words of the guru

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (guru+vākya+pracodita)

• guru – teacher, spiritual preceptor (guru)
  noun (masculine)
• vākya – speech, word, sentence
  noun (neuter)
  From √vac (to speak)
  Root: vac (class 2)
• pracodita – impelled, urged, prompted, incited
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from √cud (to urge) with prefix pra-
  Prefix: pra
  Root: cud (class 10)