महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-123, verse-76

असामान्यमिदं तात लोकेष्वस्त्रं निगद्यते ।
तद्धारयेथाः प्रयतः शृणु चेदं वचो मम ॥७६॥

76. asāmānyamidaṁ tāta lokeṣvastraṁ nigadyate ,
taddhārayethāḥ prayataḥ śṛṇu cedaṁ vaco mama.

76. asamānyam idam tāta lokeṣu astram nigadyate tat
dhārayethāḥ prayataḥ śṛṇu ca idam vacaḥ mama

76. My dear son, this weapon (astram) is declared to be unparalleled among all the worlds. Therefore, you should wield it with great restraint, and listen to this instruction of mine.

Words meanings summery:

• असमान्यम् (asamānyam) - unparalleled, uncommon, extraordinary

• इदम् (idam) - this (astram) (this)

• तात (tāta) - my dear son (address by a teacher) (dear one, father, son)

• लोकेषु (lokeṣu) - among all the worlds (in the worlds, among the people)

• अस्त्रम् (astram) - weapon (astram) (weapon (especially projectile or magical))

• निगद्यते (nigadyate) - is said, is declared

• तत् (tat) - therefore (therefore, that)

• धारयेथाः (dhārayethāḥ) - you should wield (you should bear, you should hold/wield)

• प्रयतः (prayataḥ) - with great restraint (careful, restrained, attentive)

• शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen, hear

• च (ca) - and, also

• इदम् (idam) - this (instruction) (this)

• वचः (vacaḥ) - instruction (word, speech, advice)

• मम (mama) - of mine (my, of me)

Words meanings and morphology

असमान्यम् (asamānyam) - unparalleled, uncommon, extraordinary

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of asamānya

asamānya - not common, unparalleled, extraordinary, unique

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+samānya)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• samānya – common, ordinary, general, similar
  adjective

इदम् (idam) - this (astram) (this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this here

तात (tāta) - my dear son (address by a teacher) (dear one, father, son)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of tāta

tāta - father (as a term of respect), dear one (often used for son, friend, or junior)

लोकेषु (lokeṣu) - among all the worlds (in the worlds, among the people)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of loka

loka - world, realm, people, division of the universe

अस्त्रम् (astram) - weapon (astram) (weapon (especially projectile or magical))

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of astra

astra - missile, weapon (especially one discharged by magical incantation)

Root: as (class 4)

निगद्यते (nigadyate) - is said, is declared

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, Present (laṭ) of ni-gad

Prefix: ni

Root: gad (class 1)

तत् (tat) - therefore (therefore, that)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used here as an adverbial connective.

धारयेथाः (dhārayethāḥ) - you should wield (you should bear, you should hold/wield)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, Optative (vidhiliṅ) of dhṛ

Causative/denominative stem dhāraya-

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

प्रयतः (prayataḥ) - with great restraint (careful, restrained, attentive)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prayata

prayata - restrained, controlled, attentive, careful, purified

Past Passive Participle

Prefix: pra

Root: yam (class 1)

शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen, hear

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, Imperative (loṭ) of śru

Root: śru (class 5)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

इदम् (idam) - this (instruction) (this)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this here

वचः (vacaḥ) - instruction (word, speech, advice)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacas

vacas - word, speech, saying, advice

Root: vac (class 2)

मम (mama) - of mine (my, of me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me