महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-164, verse-24

ततोऽहमब्रुवं शक्रं प्रसीद भगवन्मम ।
आचार्यं वरये त्वाहमस्त्रार्थं त्रिदशेश्वर ॥२४॥

24. tato'hamabruvaṁ śakraṁ prasīda bhagavanmama ,
ācāryaṁ varaye tvāhamastrārthaṁ tridaśeśvara.

24. tataḥ aham abruvam śakraṃ prasīda bhagavan mama
ācāryaṃ varaye tvā aham astra-artham tridaśeśvara

24. Then I said to Śakra (Indra), 'Be gracious to me, O worshipful one (bhagavat)! O Lord of the gods (tridaśeśvara), I choose you as my preceptor (ācārya) for the purpose of obtaining divine weapons.'

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from that

• अहम् (aham) - I

• अब्रुवम् (abruvam) - I said, I spoke

• शक्रं (śakraṁ) - Śakra, Indra

• प्रसीद (prasīda) - be gracious, be pleased, be kind

• भगवन् (bhagavan) - O worshipful one, O Lord

• मम (mama) - to me, my, for me

• आचार्यं (ācāryaṁ) - a preceptor, teacher, guru

• वरये (varaye) - I choose, I elect, I ask for

• त्वा (tvā) - you

• अहम् (aham) - I

• अस्त्र-अर्थम् (astra-artham) - for the sake of weapons, for weapons

• त्रिदशेश्वर (tridaśeśvara) - O Lord of the gods

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from that

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I

अब्रुवम् (abruvam) - I said, I spoke

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of brū

Root: brū (class 2)

शक्रं (śakraṁ) - Śakra, Indra

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śakra

śakra - powerful, mighty; name of Indra

प्रसीद (prasīda) - be gracious, be pleased, be kind

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of prasīd

From root sad (to sit, settle) with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: sad (class 1)

भगवन् (bhagavan) - O worshipful one, O Lord

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - possessing fortune, glorious, divine, venerable, the worshipful one, Lord (bhagavat)

Note: Used as a title.

मम (mama) - to me, my, for me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I

Note: Can also be dative. Here it expresses for whom the grace is requested.

आचार्यं (ācāryaṁ) - a preceptor, teacher, guru

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ācārya

ācārya - teacher, preceptor (ācārya), spiritual guide (guru)

वरये (varaye) - I choose, I elect, I ask for

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of vṛ

Root: vṛ (class 9)

Note: Atmanepada (middle voice) verb.

त्वा (tvā) - you

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Variant form of tvām.

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I

अस्त्र-अर्थम् (astra-artham) - for the sake of weapons, for weapons

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of astra-artha

astra-artha - purpose of weapons, for the sake of weapons

Compound type : tatpurusha (astra+artha)

• astra – weapon, missile
  noun (neuter)
• artha – purpose, meaning, wealth, object
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used adverbially here to mean 'for the sake of'.

त्रिदशेश्वर (tridaśeśvara) - O Lord of the gods

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of tridaśeśvara

tridaśeśvara - lord of the thirty (gods), chief of the gods, Indra (tridaśeśvara)

Compound type : tatpurusha (tridaśa+īśvara)

• tridaśa – the thirty gods (a class of deities)
  noun (masculine)
• īśvara – lord, master, supreme being
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to Indra.