महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-160, verse-65

विष्णुर्मरीचये प्रादान्मरीचिर्भगवांश्च तम् ।
महर्षिभ्यो ददौ खड्गमृषयो वासवाय तु ॥६५॥

65. viṣṇurmarīcaye prādānmarīcirbhagavāṁśca tam ,
maharṣibhyo dadau khaḍgamṛṣayo vāsavāya tu.

65. viṣṇuḥ marīcaye prādāt marīciḥ bhagavān ca tam
maharṣibhyaḥ dadau khaḍgam ṛṣayaḥ vāsavāya tu

65. viṣṇuḥ marīcaye prādāt bhagavān ca marīciḥ tam
khaḍgam maharṣibhyaḥ dadau ṛṣayaḥ tu vāsavāya (dadau)

65. Viṣṇu gave (the sword) to Marīci. And the revered Marīci, in turn, gave that sword to the great sages. The sages then gave it to Vāsava (Indra).

Words meanings summery:

• विष्णुः (viṣṇuḥ) - Viṣṇu, the Preserver deity

• मरीचये (marīcaye) - to Marīci

• प्रादात् (prādāt) - gave, bestowed

• मरीचिः (marīciḥ) - Marīci

• भगवान् (bhagavān) - referring to Marīci, indicating his respected status (revered, divine, glorious, fortunate)

• च (ca) - and, also

• तम् (tam) - referring to the sword (khaḍgam) (that, him)

• महर्षिभ्यः (maharṣibhyaḥ) - to the great sages

• ददौ (dadau) - gave, bestowed

• खड्गम् (khaḍgam) - sword

• ऋषयः (ṛṣayaḥ) - the sages

• वासवाय (vāsavāya) - to Vāsava (Indra)

• तु (tu) - then, in turn (but, indeed, then)

Words meanings and morphology

विष्णुः (viṣṇuḥ) - Viṣṇu, the Preserver deity

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of viṣṇu

viṣṇu - Viṣṇu (a name of God, the preserver of the universe); pervading, entering everywhere

Root: viṣ (class 3)

मरीचये (marīcaye) - to Marīci

(proper noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of marīci

marīci - a ray of light; name of a sage, one of the Prajāpatis (mind-born sons of Brahmā)

प्रादात् (prādāt) - gave, bestowed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, aorist (luṅ) of dā

Aorist, third person singular

Derived from root 'dā' with prefix 'pra'.

Prefix: pra

Root: dā (class 3)

मरीचिः (marīciḥ) - Marīci

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of marīci

marīci - a ray of light; name of a sage, one of the Prajāpatis (mind-born sons of Brahmā)

भगवान् (bhagavān) - referring to Marīci, indicating his respected status (revered, divine, glorious, fortunate)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - fortunate, prosperous, glorious, divine, venerable, revered, holy

Possessive adjective derived from 'bhaga'.

Note: Agrees with Marīciḥ.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

तम् (tam) - referring to the sword (khaḍgam) (that, him)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

महर्षिभ्यः (maharṣibhyaḥ) - to the great sages

(noun)

Dative, masculine, plural of maharṣi

maharṣi - a great sage, a seer

Compound of 'mahā' (great) and 'ṛṣi' (sage).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahā+ṛṣi)

• mahā – great, mighty, large
  adjective
• ṛṣi – a sage, a seer, an inspired poet
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ṛṣ

Note: Can also be ablative plural. Dative makes more sense here.

ददौ (dadau) - gave, bestowed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of dā

Perfect, third person singular

Reduplicated perfect form.

Root: dā (class 3)

खड्गम् (khaḍgam) - sword

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of khaḍga

khaḍga - a sword, a scimitar; a rhinoceros

ऋषयः (ṛṣayaḥ) - the sages

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ṛṣi

ṛṣi - a sage, a seer, an inspired poet

Root: ṛṣ

वासवाय (vāsavāya) - to Vāsava (Indra)

(proper noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of vāsava

vāsava - descendant of Vasu; an epithet of Indra

Derived from Vasu.

तु (tu) - then, in turn (but, indeed, then)

(indeclinable)