महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-178, verse-16

इष्वस्त्रं मम बालस्य भवतैव चतुर्विधम् ।
उपदिष्टं महाबाहो शिष्योऽस्मि तव भार्गव ॥१६॥

16. iṣvastraṁ mama bālasya bhavataiva caturvidham ,
upadiṣṭaṁ mahābāho śiṣyo'smi tava bhārgava.

16. iṣu-astram mama bālasya bhavatā eva caturvidham
upadiṣṭam mahābāho śiṣyaḥ asmi tava bhārgava

16. mahābāho bhārgava,
bhavatā eva bālasya mama caturvidham iṣu-astram upadiṣṭam.
tava śiṣyaḥ asmi.

16. O mighty-armed one, O Bhargava, you yourself taught me, a mere child, the four kinds of archery. I am your student.

Words meanings summery:

• इषु-अस्त्रम् (iṣu-astram) - the weapon of arrows, archery

• मम (mama) - my, of me

• बालस्य (bālasya) - of a child, of a boy

• भवता (bhavatā) - by you (honorific)

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

• चतुर्विधम् (caturvidham) - of four kinds, fourfold

• उपदिष्टम् (upadiṣṭam) - taught, instructed

• महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O mighty-armed one

• शिष्यः (śiṣyaḥ) - student, disciple

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am

• तव (tava) - your, of you

• भार्गव (bhārgava) - Refers to Parashurama, who is a descendant of Bhṛgu. (O descendant of Bhṛgu, O Bhargava)

Words meanings and morphology

इषु-अस्त्रम् (iṣu-astram) - the weapon of arrows, archery

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of iṣu-astra

iṣu-astra - arrow-weapon, archery

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (iṣu+astra)

• iṣu – arrow
  noun (masculine)
• astra – weapon, missile
  noun (neuter)

Note: Acts as the object of `upadiṣṭam`.

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Possessive, referring to the speaker.

बालस्य (bālasya) - of a child, of a boy

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bāla

bāla - child, boy, young, ignorant

Note: Modifies `mama`.

भवता (bhavatā) - by you (honorific)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - you (honorific), your honor

Note: Agent in passive construction.

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

चतुर्विधम् (caturvidham) - of four kinds, fourfold

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of caturvidha

caturvidha - fourfold, of four kinds

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (catur+vidha)

• catur – four
  numeral
• vidha – kind, sort
  noun

Note: Modifies `iṣu-astram`.

उपदिष्टम् (upadiṣṭam) - taught, instructed

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of upadiṣṭa

upadiṣṭa - taught, instructed, advised

Past Passive Participle

From root diś with prefix upa.

Prefix: upa

Root: diś (class 6)

Note: Functions as the main verb (was taught).

महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O mighty-armed one

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahābāhu

mahābāhu - one with great arms, mighty-armed

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+bāhu)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective
• bāhu – arm
  noun (masculine)

Note: Epithet for Parashurama.

शिष्यः (śiṣyaḥ) - student, disciple

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śiṣya

śiṣya - student, disciple

Gerundive

Derived from root śā (to teach) with suffix -ya (śiṣya = one to be taught).

Root: śās (class 2)

Note: Predicate nominative for `asmi`.

अस्मि (asmi) - I am

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

तव (tava) - your, of you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Possessive, modifying `śiṣyaḥ`.

भार्गव (bhārgava) - Refers to Parashurama, who is a descendant of Bhṛgu. (O descendant of Bhṛgu, O Bhargava)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhārgava

bhārgava - descendant of Bhṛgu, belonging to Bhṛgu

Patronymic from Bhṛgu.