महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-1, verse-37

भार्गवः प्रददौ यस्मै परमास्त्रं महात्मने ।
साक्षाद्रामेण यो बाल्ये धनुर्वेद उपाकृतः ॥३७॥

37. bhārgavaḥ pradadau yasmai paramāstraṁ mahātmane ,
sākṣādrāmeṇa yo bālye dhanurveda upākṛtaḥ.

37. bhārgavaḥ pradadau yasmai paramāstram mahātmane
sākṣāt rāmeṇa yaḥ bālye dhanurvedaḥ upākṛtaḥ

37. bhārgavaḥ mahātmane yasmai paramāstram pradadau
yaḥ bālye sākṣāt rāmeṇa dhanurvedaḥ upākṛtaḥ

37. To that great soul (mahātman), Bhārgava (Paraśurāma) gave the supreme weapon (paramāstra), and to whom the science of archery (dhanurveda) was directly taught by Rāma in his childhood.

Words meanings summery:

• भार्गवः (bhārgavaḥ) - Paraśurāma (a descendant of Bhṛgu)

• प्रददौ (pradadau) - gave, bestowed

• यस्मै (yasmai) - to whom, for whom

• परमास्त्रम् (paramāstram) - the supreme weapon

• महात्मने (mahātmane) - to the great soul, to the high-souled one

• साक्षात् (sākṣāt) - directly, visibly, in person

• रामेण (rāmeṇa) - by Rāma

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which

• बाल्ये (bālye) - in childhood

• धनुर्वेदः (dhanurvedaḥ) - the science of archery

• उपाकृतः (upākṛtaḥ) - taught, imparted, prepared

Words meanings and morphology

भार्गवः (bhārgavaḥ) - Paraśurāma (a descendant of Bhṛgu)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhārgava

bhārgava - a descendant of Bhṛgu, relating to Bhṛgu

प्रददौ (pradadau) - gave, bestowed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of pra-dā

Prefix: pra

Root: dā (class 3)

यस्मै (yasmai) - to whom, for whom

(pronoun)

Dative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

परमास्त्रम् (paramāstram) - the supreme weapon

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of paramāstra

paramāstra - supreme weapon, ultimate missile

Compound type : karmadhāraya (parama+astra)

• parama – supreme, highest, utmost, excellent
  adjective (neuter)
• astra – weapon, missile, arrow
  noun (neuter)

महात्मने (mahātmane) - to the great soul, to the high-souled one

(adjective)

Dative, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great soul, high-minded, noble, supreme cosmic person

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahat+ātman)

• mahat – great, large, mighty
  adjective (masculine)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)

साक्षात् (sākṣāt) - directly, visibly, in person

(indeclinable)

रामेण (rāmeṇa) - by Rāma

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (a proper name, e.g., Paraśurāma, Rāmacandra)

यः (yaḥ) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

बाल्ये (bālye) - in childhood

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of bālya

bālya - childhood, infancy, boyishness

धनुर्वेदः (dhanurvedaḥ) - the science of archery

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhanurveda

dhanurveda - the science or knowledge of archery

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dhanus+veda)

• dhanus – bow, archery
  noun (neuter)
• veda – knowledge, science, sacred text
  noun (masculine)

उपाकृतः (upākṛtaḥ) - taught, imparted, prepared

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of upākṛta

upākṛta - taught, imparted, prepared, initiated

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root kṛ with prefixes upa and ā

Prefixes: upa+ā

Root: kṛ (class 8)