महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-38, verse-4

भीष्मे द्रोणे कृपे कर्णे द्रोणपुत्रे च भारत ।
धनुर्वेदश्चतुष्पाद एतेष्वद्य प्रतिष्ठितः ॥४॥

4. bhīṣme droṇe kṛpe karṇe droṇaputre ca bhārata ,
dhanurvedaścatuṣpāda eteṣvadya pratiṣṭhitaḥ.

4. bhīṣme droṇe kṛpe karṇe droṇaputre ca bhārata
dhanurvedaḥ catuṣpādaḥ eteṣu adya pratiṣṭhitaḥ

4. O descendant of Bharata, the complete science of archery (dhanurveda) is today firmly established in Bhīṣma, Droṇa, Kṛpa, Karṇa, and Droṇa's son (Aśvatthāmā).

Words meanings summery:

• भीष्मे (bhīṣme) - in Bhishma

• द्रोणे (droṇe) - in Drona

• कृपे (kṛpe) - in Kripa

• कर्णे (karṇe) - in Karna

• द्रोणपुत्रे (droṇaputre) - in Drona's son, in Ashvatthama

• च (ca) - and

• भारत (bhārata) - Vocative, addressed to Dhritarashtra or Sanjaya depending on context, but generally means 'O descendant of Bharata'. (O descendant of Bharata, O Bharata)

• धनुर्वेदः (dhanurvedaḥ) - the science of archery

• चतुष्पादः (catuṣpādaḥ) - complete, perfect (referring to the science) (four-footed, complete, perfect)

• एतेषु (eteṣu) - in these persons (Bhīṣma, Droṇa, Kṛpa, Karṇa, Droṇa's son) (in these (masculine plural))

• अद्य (adya) - today, now

• प्रतिष्ठितः (pratiṣṭhitaḥ) - firmly established (established, firmly placed, resting on)

Words meanings and morphology

भीष्मे (bhīṣme) - in Bhishma

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhishma (name of a Kuru patriarch)

द्रोणे (droṇe) - in Drona

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of droṇa

droṇa - Drona (name of the teacher of the Kuru and Pāṇḍava princes)

कृपे (kṛpe) - in Kripa

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kṛpa

kṛpa - Kripa (name of a warrior and teacher, brother-in-law of Drona)

कर्णे (karṇe) - in Karna

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of karṇa

karṇa - Karna (name of a great warrior in the Mahābhārata)

द्रोणपुत्रे (droṇaputre) - in Drona's son, in Ashvatthama

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of droṇaputra

droṇaputra - Drona's son (Ashvatthama)

Compound type : tatpurusha (droṇa+putra)

• droṇa – Drona
  proper noun (masculine)
• putra – son
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to Ashvatthama.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

भारत (bhārata) - Vocative, addressed to Dhritarashtra or Sanjaya depending on context, but generally means 'O descendant of Bharata'. (O descendant of Bharata, O Bharata)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhārata

bhārata - descendant of Bharata, relating to Bharata, India

धनुर्वेदः (dhanurvedaḥ) - the science of archery

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhanurveda

dhanurveda - the science of archery or military science

Compound type : tatpurusha (dhanus+veda)

• dhanus – bow, weapon
  noun (neuter)
• veda – knowledge, science
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vid (class 2)

चतुष्पादः (catuṣpādaḥ) - complete, perfect (referring to the science) (four-footed, complete, perfect)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of catuṣpāda

catuṣpāda - four-footed, complete, perfect

Compound type : bahuvrihi (catur+pāda)

• catur – four
  numeral
• pāda – foot, quarter, division
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with dhanurvedaḥ.

एतेषु (eteṣu) - in these persons (Bhīṣma, Droṇa, Kṛpa, Karṇa, Droṇa's son) (in these (masculine plural))

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, plural of etad

etad - this, these

Note: Refers to the five warriors mentioned.

अद्य (adya) - today, now

(indeclinable)

प्रतिष्ठितः (pratiṣṭhitaḥ) - firmly established (established, firmly placed, resting on)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pratiṣṭhita

pratiṣṭhita - established, founded, placed, resting on

Past Passive Participle

From √sthā with prefix prati-.

Prefix: prati

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with dhanurvedaḥ.