महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-38, verse-39

देवदानवगन्धर्वैः पूजितं शाश्वतीः समाः ।
एतद्वर्षसहस्रं तु ब्रह्मा पूर्वमधारयत् ॥३९॥

39. devadānavagandharvaiḥ pūjitaṁ śāśvatīḥ samāḥ ,
etadvarṣasahasraṁ tu brahmā pūrvamadhārayat.

39. deva dānava gandharvaiḥ pūjitam śāśvatīḥ samāḥ
etat varṣasahasram tu brahmā pūrvam adhārayat

39. Worshipped by gods, demons, and celestial musicians (gandharvas) for perpetual years, Brahmā (brahman) formerly held this (bow) for a thousand years.

Words meanings summery:

• देवदानवगन्धर्वैः (devadānavagandharvaiḥ) - by gods, demons, and celestial musicians

• पूजितम् (pūjitam) - worshipped, honored

• शाश्वतीः (śāśvatīḥ) - eternal, perpetual, lasting

• समाः (samāḥ) - years, seasons

• एतत् (etat) - this

• वर्षसहस्रम् (varṣasahasram) - a thousand years

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Brahmā, the creator god

• पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - formerly, previously, before

• अधारयत् (adhārayat) - held, sustained, bore, maintained

Words meanings and morphology

देवदानवगन्धर्वैः (devadānavagandharvaiḥ) - by gods, demons, and celestial musicians

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of devadānavagandharva

devadānavagandharva - gods, demons, and celestial musicians (collectively)

Compound type : dvandva (deva+dānava+gandharva)

• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• dānava – demon (descendant of Danu)
  noun (masculine)
• gandharva – celestial musician, Gandharva
  noun (masculine)

पूजितम् (pūjitam) - worshipped, honored

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pūjita

pūjita - worshipped, honored

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √pūj (to worship)

Root: pūj (class 1)

Note: Qualifies the implicitly mentioned 'bow'.

शाश्वतीः (śāśvatīḥ) - eternal, perpetual, lasting

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, plural of śāśvatī

śāśvata - eternal, perpetual, lasting

समाः (samāḥ) - years, seasons

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of samā

samā - year, season

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etat

etat - this

Note: Refers to the object being described (likely a bow).

वर्षसहस्रम् (varṣasahasram) - a thousand years

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of varṣasahasra

varṣasahasra - a thousand years

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (varṣa+sahasra)

• varṣa – year
  noun (neuter)
• sahasra – thousand
  noun (neuter)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Brahmā, the creator god

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahmā (the creator god), the supreme cosmic principle

Masculine form of Brahman (neuter)

पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - formerly, previously, before

(indeclinable)

अधारयत् (adhārayat) - held, sustained, bore, maintained

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of dhṛ

Imperfect 3rd singular active

From root √dhṛ, class 10 (causative stem dhārayati).

Root: dhṛ (class 10)