महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-36, verse-9

यथा पाण्डुर्महाबाहुर्धनुर्धरवरो भुवि ।
बभूव मृगयाशीलः पुरास्य प्रपितामहः ॥९॥

9. yathā pāṇḍurmahābāhurdhanurdharavaro bhuvi ,
babhūva mṛgayāśīlaḥ purāsya prapitāmahaḥ.

9. yathā pāṇḍuḥ mahābāhuḥ dhanurdharavaraḥ bhuvi
babhūva mṛgayāśīlaḥ purā asya prapitāmahaḥ

9. Just as his great-grandfather Pandu, the mighty-armed and foremost of archers on earth, was formerly fond of hunting.

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - Just as (as, just as, like)

• पाण्डुः (pāṇḍuḥ) - Pandu (Pandu (proper name))

• महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - mighty-armed (mighty-armed, having great arms)

• धनुर्धरवरः (dhanurdharavaraḥ) - foremost of archers (best of archers, foremost bowman)

• भुवि (bhuvi) - on earth (on the earth, in the world)

• बभूव (babhūva) - was (was, became)

• मृगयाशीलः (mṛgayāśīlaḥ) - fond of hunting (fond of hunting, having the nature of hunting)

• पुरा (purā) - formerly (formerly, anciently, in the past)

• अस्य (asya) - his (referring to Parikshit in the previous verse) (of this, his)

• प्रपितामहः (prapitāmahaḥ) - great-grandfather

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - Just as (as, just as, like)

(indeclinable)

पाण्डुः (pāṇḍuḥ) - Pandu (Pandu (proper name))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pāṇḍu

pāṇḍu - Pandu (name of a king, father of the Pandavas)

Note: Subject.

महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - mighty-armed (mighty-armed, having great arms)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahābāhu

mahābāhu - great-armed, mighty-armed

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+bāhu)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• bāhu – arm
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with Pāṇḍu.

धनुर्धरवरः (dhanurdharavaraḥ) - foremost of archers (best of archers, foremost bowman)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhanurdharavara

dhanurdharavara - best of archers

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dhanurdhara+vara)

• dhanurdhara – bow-bearer, archer
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun
  dhanus (bow) + dhara (bearer)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• vara – best, excellent, choicest
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Agrees with Pāṇḍu.

भुवि (bhuvi) - on earth (on the earth, in the world)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of bhū

bhū - earth, ground, world

बभूव (babhūva) - was (was, became)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

मृगयाशीलः (mṛgayāśīlaḥ) - fond of hunting (fond of hunting, having the nature of hunting)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mṛgayāśīla

mṛgayāśīla - fond of hunting, addicted to hunting

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mṛgayā+śīla)

• mṛgayā – hunting, chase
  noun (feminine)
  action noun
  root mṛg + suffix aya + ā
  Root: mṛg (class 10)
• śīla – habit, disposition, nature
  noun (masculine)
  Root: śīl (class 1)

Note: Agrees with Pāṇḍu.

पुरा (purā) - formerly (formerly, anciently, in the past)

(indeclinable)

अस्य (asya) - his (referring to Parikshit in the previous verse) (of this, his)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Parikṣit.

प्रपितामहः (prapitāmahaḥ) - great-grandfather

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prapitāmaha

prapitāmaha - great-grandfather

Note: Agrees with Pāṇḍu.