महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-330, verse-48

अथ रुद्रविघातार्थमिषीकां जगृहे नरः ।
मन्त्रैश्च संयुयोजाशु सोऽभवत्परशुर्महान् ॥४८॥

48. atha rudravighātārthamiṣīkāṁ jagṛhe naraḥ ,
mantraiśca saṁyuyojāśu so'bhavatparaśurmahān.

48. atha rudra-vighāta-artham iṣīkām jagṛhe naraḥ
mantraiḥ ca saṃyuyoja āśu saḥ abhavat paraśuḥ mahān

48. atha naraḥ rudra-vighāta-artham iṣīkām jagṛhe ca
mantraiḥ āśu saṃyuyoja saḥ mahān paraśuḥ abhavat

48. Then (the sage) Nara took a blade of grass for the purpose of obstructing Rudra. And quickly, he endowed it with sacred formulas (mantra). That (blade of grass) then became a great axe.

Words meanings summery:

• अथ (atha) - then, now, moreover

• रुद्र-विघात-अर्थम् (rudra-vighāta-artham) - for the purpose of obstructing Rudra

• इषीकाम् (iṣīkām) - a blade of grass, a reed

• जगृहे (jagṛhe) - took, grasped, seized

• नरः (naraḥ) - the sage Nara (often paired with Nārāyaṇa) (Nara, man, person)

• मन्त्रैः (mantraiḥ) - with sacred incantations, by means of mantras

• च (ca) - and, also

• संयुयोज (saṁyuyoja) - he endowed it (the blade of grass) with (mantras) (joined, endowed, charged (with))

• आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly, immediately

• सः (saḥ) - that (blade of grass) (he, that)

• अभवत् (abhavat) - became, was, happened

• परशुः (paraśuḥ) - an axe, hatchet, battle-axe

• महान् (mahān) - great, mighty, large

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - then, now, moreover

(indeclinable)

रुद्र-विघात-अर्थम् (rudra-vighāta-artham) - for the purpose of obstructing Rudra

(indeclinable)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rudra+vighāta+artha)

• rudra – Rudra (a Vedic deity, identified with Śiva)
  proper noun (masculine)
• vighāta – obstruction, destruction, injury, frustration
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from the root han (to strike) with prefix vi- and suffix -ghāta.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: han (class 2)
• artha – purpose, aim, meaning, wealth
  noun (masculine)

इषीकाम् (iṣīkām) - a blade of grass, a reed

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of iṣīkā

iṣīkā - a blade of grass, a reed, a stalk, an arrow

जगृहे (jagṛhe) - took, grasped, seized

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (lit) of grah

Perfect (Lit)

3rd person singular, Perfect tense, middle voice (ātmanepada).

Root: grah (class 9)

नरः (naraḥ) - the sage Nara (often paired with Nārāyaṇa) (Nara, man, person)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nara

nara - a man, a person, human being; a male; the divine sage Nara (friend of Nārāyaṇa)

मन्त्रैः (mantraiḥ) - with sacred incantations, by means of mantras

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of mantra

mantra - a sacred incantation, prayer, hymn, sacred formula (mantra); counsel, advice

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

संयुयोज (saṁyuyoja) - he endowed it (the blade of grass) with (mantras) (joined, endowed, charged (with))

(verb)

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

Perfect (Lit)

3rd person singular, Perfect tense, active voice. Root yuj with prefix sam-.

Prefix: sam

Root: yuj (class 7)

आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly, immediately

(indeclinable)

सः (saḥ) - that (blade of grass) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Refers to the transformed iṣīkā, which takes masculine form as it becomes 'paraśuḥ'.

अभवत् (abhavat) - became, was, happened

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of bhū

Imperfect (Laṅ)

3rd person singular, Imperfect tense, active voice.

Root: bhū (class 1)

परशुः (paraśuḥ) - an axe, hatchet, battle-axe

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paraśu

paraśu - an axe, hatchet, battle-axe

महान् (mahān) - great, mighty, large

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, mighty, important

Note: Agrees with 'paraśuḥ'.