महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-164, verse-16

सुरकार्यार्थसिद्ध्यर्थं दृष्टवानसि शंकरम् ।
अस्मत्तोऽपि गृहाण त्वमस्त्राणीति समन्ततः ॥१६॥

16. surakāryārthasiddhyarthaṁ dṛṣṭavānasi śaṁkaram ,
asmatto'pi gṛhāṇa tvamastrāṇīti samantataḥ.

16. surakāryārthasiddhyartham dṛṣṭavān asi śaṅkaram
asmattaḥ api gṛhāṇa tvam astrāṇi iti samantataḥ

16. You have seen Śaṅkara for the purpose of accomplishing the task of the gods. 'From us too, you should receive weapons (astras),' they said from all directions.

Words meanings summery:

• सुरकार्यार्थसिद्ध्यर्थम् (surakāryārthasiddhyartham) - for the sake of accomplishing the task of the gods (for the purpose of achieving the goal of the gods' work)

• दृष्टवान् (dṛṣṭavān) - you have seen (having seen, one who has seen)

• असि (asi) - you are (auxiliary verb) (you are)

• शङ्करम् (śaṅkaram) - Śaṅkara (the deity, Shiva) (Śaṅkara (Shiva))

• अस्मत्तः (asmattaḥ) - from us (the lokapālas) (from us)

• अपि (api) - also, too (also, even, too)

• गृहाण (gṛhāṇa) - receive, take (take, seize, receive)

• त्वम् (tvam) - you (Arjuna) (you)

• अस्त्राणि (astrāṇi) - weapons (divine missiles) (weapons, missiles)

• इति (iti) - (indicating the end of a quotation) (thus, so, in this manner (quotative particle))

• समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - from all directions (from all sides, everywhere, completely)

Words meanings and morphology

सुरकार्यार्थसिद्ध्यर्थम् (surakāryārthasiddhyartham) - for the sake of accomplishing the task of the gods (for the purpose of achieving the goal of the gods' work)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of surakāryārthasiddhyartha

surakāryārthasiddhyartha - for the purpose of achieving the goal of the gods' work

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sura+kārya+artha+siddhi+artha)

• sura – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• kārya – work, duty, task, to be done
  noun (neuter)
  Gerundive
  From root √kṛ (to do), nominalized gerundive.
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• artha – purpose, meaning, wealth, object
  noun (masculine)
• siddhi – accomplishment, success, perfection
  noun (feminine)
  Root: sidh (class 4)
• artha – purpose, meaning, wealth, object
  noun (masculine)

Note: Functions as an adverbial accusative 'for the purpose of'.

दृष्टवान् (dṛṣṭavān) - you have seen (having seen, one who has seen)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dṛṣṭavat

dṛṣṭavat - one who has seen, having seen

Past Active Participle

From root √dṛś (to see) with suffix -vat.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Used with 'asi' to form a periphrastic perfect tense.

असि (asi) - you are (auxiliary verb) (you are)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (Laṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Auxiliary verb for the periphrastic perfect with 'dṛṣṭavān'.

शङ्करम् (śaṅkaram) - Śaṅkara (the deity, Shiva) (Śaṅkara (Shiva))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śaṅkara

śaṅkara - Śaṅkara (an epithet of Shiva), causing prosperity, benevolent

Note: Object of 'dṛṣṭavān asi'.

अस्मत्तः (asmattaḥ) - from us (the lokapālas) (from us)

(pronoun)

Ablative, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

अपि (api) - also, too (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

गृहाण (gṛhāṇa) - receive, take (take, seize, receive)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (Loṭ) of grah

Root: grah (class 9)

त्वम् (tvam) - you (Arjuna) (you)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

अस्त्राणि (astrāṇi) - weapons (divine missiles) (weapons, missiles)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of astra

astra - weapon, missile, projectile

Note: Object of 'gṛhāṇa'.

इति (iti) - (indicating the end of a quotation) (thus, so, in this manner (quotative particle))

(indeclinable)

समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - from all directions (from all sides, everywhere, completely)

(indeclinable)