महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-57, verse-75

स तद्गृह्य धनुःश्रेष्ठं तस्थौ स्थानं समाहितः ।
व्यकर्षच्चापि विधिवत्सशरं धनुरुत्तमम् ॥७५॥

75. sa tadgṛhya dhanuḥśreṣṭhaṁ tasthau sthānaṁ samāhitaḥ ,
vyakarṣaccāpi vidhivatsaśaraṁ dhanuruttamam.

75. saḥ tat gṛhya dhanuḥśreṣṭham tasthau sthānam samāhitaḥ
vyakarṣat ca api vidhivat saśaram dhanuḥ uttamam

75. saḥ tat dhanuḥśreṣṭham gṛhya samāhitaḥ sthānam tasthau
ca api vidhivat saśaram uttamam dhanuḥ vyakarṣat

75. Having taken that foremost bow, he stood in a steady stance, composed. And he also drew the excellent bow with an arrow, according to the proper method.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - he (Arjuna) (he, that (masculine nominative singular))

• तत् (tat) - that (referring to the divine bow) (that, it (neuter accusative singular))

• गृह्य (gṛhya) - having taken (having taken, having seized)

• धनुःश्रेष्ठम् (dhanuḥśreṣṭham) - the foremost bow (accusative singular neuter) (the best bow, the foremost bow)

• तस्थौ (tasthau) - he stood

• स्थानम् (sthānam) - stance (accusative singular neuter) (place, position, stance)

• समाहितः (samāhitaḥ) - composed, steady (nominative singular masculine) (composed, concentrated, steady, fixed)

• व्यकर्षत् (vyakarṣat) - he drew (the bow) (he drew, stretched)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• अपि (api) - also (also, even, too)

• विधिवत् (vidhivat) - according to the proper method (according to rule, properly, duly)

• सशरम् (saśaram) - with an arrow (accusative singular neuter) (with an arrow, having an arrow)

• धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow

• उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent (accusative singular neuter) (excellent, best, highest)

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - he (Arjuna) (he, that (masculine nominative singular))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तत् (tat) - that (referring to the divine bow) (that, it (neuter accusative singular))

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

गृह्य (gṛhya) - having taken (having taken, having seized)

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Derived from root grah (to seize) with suffix -ya (or -tvā). This is the 'lyap' form, typically used with a prefix, but can appear alone.

Root: grah (class 9)

धनुःश्रेष्ठम् (dhanuḥśreṣṭham) - the foremost bow (accusative singular neuter) (the best bow, the foremost bow)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dhanuḥśreṣṭha

dhanuḥśreṣṭha - the best bow

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dhanus+śreṣṭha)

• dhanus – bow
  noun (neuter)
• śreṣṭha – best, most excellent, foremost
  adjective
  Superlative degree of praśasya (excellent).

तस्थौ (tasthau) - he stood

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of sthā

Perfect Active 3rd singular

Root sthā, 1st class. Reduplicated perfect.

Root: sthā (class 1)

स्थानम् (sthānam) - stance (accusative singular neuter) (place, position, stance)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sthāna

sthāna - standing, place, position, state, stance

Root: sthā (class 1)

समाहितः (samāhitaḥ) - composed, steady (nominative singular masculine) (composed, concentrated, steady, fixed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samāhita

samāhita - composed, concentrated, steady, fixed, absorbed in meditation

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root dhā (to place) with prefixes sam- and ā-.

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: dhā (class 3)

व्यकर्षत् (vyakarṣat) - he drew (the bow) (he drew, stretched)

(verb)

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

Imperfect Active 3rd singular

Root kṛṣ, 1st class. Augmented a-, prefixed vi-. Parasmaipada.

Prefix: vi

Root: kṛṣ (class 1)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

विधिवत् (vidhivat) - according to the proper method (according to rule, properly, duly)

(indeclinable)

Derived from vidhi (rule) with suffix -vat (meaning 'like' or 'according to').

सशरम् (saśaram) - with an arrow (accusative singular neuter) (with an arrow, having an arrow)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of saśara

saśara - with an arrow, having an arrow

Compound 'sa' (with) + 'śara' (arrow).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+śara)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
  Prefix or preposition.
• śara – arrow
  noun (masculine)
  Root: śṛ (class 9)

Note: Modifies 'dhanuḥ uttamam'.

धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dhanus

dhanus - bow

उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent (accusative singular neuter) (excellent, best, highest)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of uttama

uttama - highest, best, excellent, supreme

Superlative from ud.

Note: Modifies 'dhanuḥ'.