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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-96, verse-19

एष गाण्डीमयश्चापो लोकसंहारसंभृतः ।
रक्ष्यते दैवतैर्नित्यं यतस्तद्गाण्डिवं धनुः ॥१९॥
19. eṣa gāṇḍīmayaścāpo lokasaṁhārasaṁbhṛtaḥ ,
rakṣyate daivatairnityaṁ yatastadgāṇḍivaṁ dhanuḥ.
19. eṣaḥ gāṇḍīmayaḥ ca cāpaḥ loka-saṃhāra-saṃbhṛtaḥ |
rakṣyate daivataiḥ nityam yataḥ tat gāṇḍīvam dhanuḥ
19. This bow, which is made of Gāṇḍī [material] and is equipped for the destruction of worlds, is constantly protected by deities. Therefore, it is the Gāṇḍīva (gāṇḍīva) bow.

Words meanings summery:

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  • एषः (eṣaḥ) - this, this one
  • गाण्डीमयः (gāṇḍīmayaḥ) - made of Gāṇḍī (a type of cane/bamboo); resembling Gāṇḍī
  • (ca) - and, also
  • चापः (cāpaḥ) - bow
  • लोक-संहार-संभृतः (loka-saṁhāra-saṁbhṛtaḥ) - equipped/prepared for the destruction of the world/worlds
  • रक्ष्यते (rakṣyate) - is protected, is guarded
  • दैवतैः (daivataiḥ) - by deities, by divine beings
  • नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly, perpetually
  • यतः (yataḥ) - because, whence, from which
  • तत् (tat) - that, therefore
  • गाण्डीवम् (gāṇḍīvam) - the Gāṇḍīva bow (proper name)
  • धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow

Words meanings and morphology

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this, this one
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of etad
etad - this
गाण्डीमयः (gāṇḍīmayaḥ) - made of Gāṇḍī (a type of cane/bamboo); resembling Gāṇḍī
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of gāṇḍīmaya
gāṇḍīmaya - made of Gāṇḍī, Gāṇḍī-like
Derived from Gāṇḍī + mayat (suffix for 'made of' or 'consisting of'). Gāṇḍī is a specific material often associated with Arjuna's bow.
(ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
चापः (cāpaḥ) - bow
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of cāpa
cāpa - bow
लोक-संहार-संभृतः (loka-saṁhāra-saṁbhṛtaḥ) - equipped/prepared for the destruction of the world/worlds
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of loka-saṃhāra-saṃbhṛta
loka-saṁhāra-saṁbhṛta - equipped for the destruction of worlds
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (loka-saṃhāra) and then a descriptive adjective with saṃbhṛta (loka+saṃhāra+saṃbhṛta)
  • loka – world, people
    noun (masculine/neuter)
  • saṃhāra – destruction, annihilation, withdrawal
    noun (masculine)
    Noun from verb root hṛ with prefix sam.
    Prefix: sam
    Root: hṛ (class 1)
  • saṃbhṛta – collected, gathered, equipped, brought together
    adjective (masculine)
    Past Passive Participle
    From root bhṛ with prefix sam.
    Prefix: sam
    Root: bhṛ (class 1)
रक्ष्यते (rakṣyate) - is protected, is guarded
(verb)
3rd person , singular, passive, present indicative (laṭ) of rakṣ
Root: rakṣ (class 1)
दैवतैः (daivataiḥ) - by deities, by divine beings
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, plural of daivata
daivata - divine, relating to a deity; a deity, divine being (substantivized)
Derived from deva + aṇ (taddhita suffix).
नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly, perpetually
(indeclinable)
यतः (yataḥ) - because, whence, from which
(indeclinable)
तत् (tat) - that, therefore
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that
गाण्डीवम् (gāṇḍīvam) - the Gāṇḍīva bow (proper name)
(proper noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of gāṇḍīva
gāṇḍīva - the Gāṇḍīva bow (Arjuna's bow)
धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of dhanus
dhanus - bow