महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-17, chapter-1, verse-39

वरुणादाहृतं पूर्वं मयैतत्पार्थकारणात् ।
गाण्डीवं कार्मुकश्रेष्ठं वरुणायैव दीयताम् ॥३९॥

39. varuṇādāhṛtaṁ pūrvaṁ mayaitatpārthakāraṇāt ,
gāṇḍīvaṁ kārmukaśreṣṭhaṁ varuṇāyaiva dīyatām.

39. varuṇāt āhṛtam pūrvam mayā etat pārtha-kāraṇāt
gāṇḍīvam kārmuka-śreṣṭham varuṇāya eva dīyatām

39. etat gāṇḍīvam kārmuka-śreṣṭham mayā pūrvam
pārtha-kāraṇāt varuṇāt āhṛtam varuṇāya eva dīyatām

39. This Gāṇḍīva, the best of bows, was previously taken by me from Varuṇa for Arjuna's sake. Let it now be given back to Varuṇa himself.

Words meanings summery:

• वरुणात् (varuṇāt) - from the deity Varuṇa (from Varuṇa)

• आहृतम् (āhṛtam) - brought or taken (from Varuṇa) (brought, taken, seized)

• पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - previously, in the past (formerly, previously, before)

• मया (mayā) - by me (Bhīṣma speaking) (by me)

• एतत् (etat) - this (referring to the Gāṇḍīva bow) (this)

• पार्थ-कारणात् (pārtha-kāraṇāt) - for Arjuna's sake (for the sake of Pārtha, due to Pārtha)

• गाण्डीवम् (gāṇḍīvam) - the famous celestial bow named Gāṇḍīva (the Gāṇḍīva bow)

• कार्मुक-श्रेष्ठम् (kārmuka-śreṣṭham) - the most excellent bow (best of bows)

• वरुणाय (varuṇāya) - to the deity Varuṇa (to Varuṇa)

• एव (eva) - to Varuṇa himself (emphasizing the recipient) (only, indeed, just)

• दीयताम् (dīyatām) - let it (the bow) be returned (let it be given)

Words meanings and morphology

वरुणात् (varuṇāt) - from the deity Varuṇa (from Varuṇa)

(proper noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of varuṇa

varuṇa - the deity Varuṇa; water; ocean

Root: vṛ (class 5)

आहृतम् (āhṛtam) - brought or taken (from Varuṇa) (brought, taken, seized)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of āhṛta

āhṛta - brought, taken, seized, offered

Past Passive Participle

Formed from root hṛ (to seize, carry) with prefix ā.

Prefix: ā

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with gāṇḍīvam.

पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - previously, in the past (formerly, previously, before)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial usage.

मया (mayā) - by me (Bhīṣma speaking) (by me)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of aham

aham - I, myself

Note: Agent in passive construction.

एतत् (etat) - this (referring to the Gāṇḍīva bow) (this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

Note: Agrees with gāṇḍīvam.

पार्थ-कारणात् (pārtha-kāraṇāt) - for Arjuna's sake (for the sake of Pārtha, due to Pārtha)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of pārtha-kāraṇa

pārtha-kāraṇa - the cause or reason for Pārtha

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pārtha+kāraṇa)

• pārtha – son of Pṛthā (Kuntī); Arjuna
  proper noun (masculine)
  Root: pṛthā
• kāraṇa – cause, reason, instrument
  noun (neuter)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Expresses purpose or reason.

गाण्डीवम् (gāṇḍīvam) - the famous celestial bow named Gāṇḍīva (the Gāṇḍīva bow)

(proper noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of gāṇḍīva

gāṇḍīva - the name of Arjuna's bow

Note: Subject of the passive verb dīyatām.

कार्मुक-श्रेष्ठम् (kārmuka-śreṣṭham) - the most excellent bow (best of bows)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kārmuka-śreṣṭha

kārmuka-śreṣṭha - best of bows

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kārmuka+śreṣṭha)

• kārmuka – bow, weapon
  noun (neuter)
  Root: kṛ
• śreṣṭha – best, most excellent, superior
  adjective
  Superlative of praśasya/praśasta.
  Root: śri (class 1)

Note: Agrees with gāṇḍīvam.

वरुणाय (varuṇāya) - to the deity Varuṇa (to Varuṇa)

(proper noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of varuṇa

varuṇa - the deity Varuṇa; water; ocean

Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Recipient of the action of giving.

एव (eva) - to Varuṇa himself (emphasizing the recipient) (only, indeed, just)

(indeclinable)

Particle for emphasis.

Note: Emphatic particle.

दीयताम् (dīyatām) - let it (the bow) be returned (let it be given)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, imperative (loṭ) of dā

Imperative, 3rd person singular, passive voice

From root dā (class 3, 'to give'), passive form.

Root: dā (class 3)