महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-145, verse-27

स तथोक्तस्तथेत्युक्त्वा विष्णुं कृत्वा शरोत्तमम् ।
शल्यमग्निं तथा कृत्वा पुङ्खं वैवस्वतं यमम् ।
वेदान्कृत्वा धनुः सर्वाञ्ज्यां च सावित्रिमुत्तमाम् ॥२७॥

27. sa tathoktastathetyuktvā viṣṇuṁ kṛtvā śarottamam ,
śalyamagniṁ tathā kṛtvā puṅkhaṁ vaivasvataṁ yamam ,
vedānkṛtvā dhanuḥ sarvāñjyāṁ ca sāvitrimuttamām.

27. saḥ tathā uktaḥ tathā iti uktvā viṣṇum
kṛtvā śarottamam śalyam agnim tathā kṛtvā
puṅkham vaivasvatam yamam vedān kṛtvā
dhanuḥ sarvān jyām ca sāvitrīm uttamām

27. saḥ tathā uktaḥ tathā iti uktvā viṣṇum
śarottamam kṛtvā agnim śalyam tathā kṛtvā
vaivasvatam yamam puṅkham vedān sarvān
dhanuḥ kṛtvā ca uttamām sāvitrīm jyām

27. Thus addressed, he said, "So be it!" Having made Vishnu the excellent arrow, and Agni the arrow's tip, and Yama, the son of Vivasvan, its feathered end, he made all the Vedas into his bow and the supreme Savitri into its bowstring.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - He (Rudra) (he, that)

• तथा (tathā) - thus (thus, so, in that manner)

• उक्तः (uktaḥ) - addressed (spoken, said, addressed, told)

• तथा (tathā) - "So be it!" (so be it, yes, thus)

• इति (iti) - thus (indicating quotation) (thus, so (quotative particle))

• उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having said (having said, having spoken)

• विष्णुम् (viṣṇum) - Vishnu

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made (having made, having done, having performed)

• शरोत्तमम् (śarottamam) - the excellent arrow (the best arrow, excellent arrow)

• शल्यम् (śalyam) - the arrow's tip (arrow-head, dart, point, quill)

• अग्निम् (agnim) - Agni (Agni (fire god), fire)

• तथा (tathā) - and so (and so, similarly, thus)

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made (having made, having done, having performed)

• पुङ्खम् (puṅkham) - the feathered part (of the arrow) (feathered part of an arrow, tail feathers, plume)

• वैवस्वतम् (vaivasvatam) - son of Vivasvan (son of Vivasvan, relating to Vivasvan)

• यमम् (yamam) - Yama (Yama (god of death), twin, restraint)

• वेदान् (vedān) - the Vedas (the Vedas (sacred texts), knowledge)

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made (having made, having done, having performed)

• धनुः (dhanuḥ) - his bow (bow, arc, rainbow)

• सर्वान् (sarvān) - all (the Vedas) (all, every, whole)

• ज्याम् (jyām) - the bowstring (bowstring, chord, earth)

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

• सावित्रीम् (sāvitrīm) - Savitri (the goddess or sacred verse) (Savitri (goddess, sacred verse), relating to Savitṛ)

• उत्तमाम् (uttamām) - the supreme (excellent, supreme, best, highest)

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - He (Rudra) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तथा (tathā) - thus (thus, so, in that manner)

(indeclinable)

उक्तः (uktaḥ) - addressed (spoken, said, addressed, told)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ukta

ukta - said, spoken, told, addressed

past passive participle

From root 'vac' (to speak) + '-kta' suffix. Irregular past participle.

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'saḥ'.

तथा (tathā) - "So be it!" (so be it, yes, thus)

(indeclinable)

इति (iti) - thus (indicating quotation) (thus, so (quotative particle))

(indeclinable)

उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having said (having said, having spoken)

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

From root 'vac' (to speak) + '-ktvā' suffix. Irregular absolutive.

Root: vac (class 2)

विष्णुम् (viṣṇum) - Vishnu

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of viṣṇu

viṣṇu - Vishnu (a principal deity in Hinduism)

Root: viś (class 6)

Note: Object of 'kṛtvā'.

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made (having made, having done, having performed)

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

From root 'kṛ' + '-ktvā' suffix

Root: kṛ (class 8)

शरोत्तमम् (śarottamam) - the excellent arrow (the best arrow, excellent arrow)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śarottama

śarottama - best arrow, excellent arrow

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śara+uttama)

• śara – arrow
  noun (masculine)
  Root: śṛ (class 9)
• uttama – best, highest, supreme, excellent
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative of 'ud'

शल्यम् (śalyam) - the arrow's tip (arrow-head, dart, point, quill)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śalya

śalya - arrow-head, dart, thorn, point

Root: śal (class 1)

Note: Object of 'kṛtvā'.

अग्निम् (agnim) - Agni (Agni (fire god), fire)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of agni

agni - fire, fire-god (Agni)

Root: ag (class 1)

तथा (tathā) - and so (and so, similarly, thus)

(indeclinable)

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made (having made, having done, having performed)

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

From root 'kṛ' + '-ktvā' suffix

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Repeats for Agni and Yama.

पुङ्खम् (puṅkham) - the feathered part (of the arrow) (feathered part of an arrow, tail feathers, plume)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of puṅkha

puṅkha - feathered part of an arrow, plume

Note: Object of 'kṛtvā'.

वैवस्वतम् (vaivasvatam) - son of Vivasvan (son of Vivasvan, relating to Vivasvan)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vaivasvata

vaivasvata - relating to Vivasvan, son of Vivasvan (epithet of Yama and Manu)

Derived from 'Vivasvat'

Note: Qualifies 'yamam'.

यमम् (yamam) - Yama (Yama (god of death), twin, restraint)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yama

yama - Yama (god of death), twin, restraint

Root: yam (class 1)

वेदान् (vedān) - the Vedas (the Vedas (sacred texts), knowledge)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of veda

veda - Veda (sacred Hindu scripture), knowledge, wisdom

Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Object of 'kṛtvā'.

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made (having made, having done, having performed)

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

From root 'kṛ' + '-ktvā' suffix

Root: kṛ (class 8)

धनुः (dhanuḥ) - his bow (bow, arc, rainbow)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dhanus

dhanus - bow, arc, rainbow

Root: dhan (class 1)

सर्वान् (sarvān) - all (the Vedas) (all, every, whole)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Qualifies 'vedān' implicitly.

ज्याम् (jyām) - the bowstring (bowstring, chord, earth)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of jyā

jyā - bowstring, chord, earth

Root: jī (class 1)

Note: Object of 'kṛtvā' (implied).

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

सावित्रीम् (sāvitrīm) - Savitri (the goddess or sacred verse) (Savitri (goddess, sacred verse), relating to Savitṛ)

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sāvitrī

sāvitrī - relating to Savitṛ, the sacred Gayatri verse, the goddess Savitri

Root: sū (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'jyām'.

उत्तमाम् (uttamām) - the supreme (excellent, supreme, best, highest)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of uttama

uttama - best, highest, supreme, excellent, last

Superlative of 'ud'

Note: Qualifies 'sāvitrīm'.