महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-24, verse-137

यदा जानासि देवेश पात्रं मामस्त्रधारणे ।
तदा शुश्रूषतेऽस्त्राणि भवान्मे दातुमर्हति ॥१३७॥

137. yadā jānāsi deveśa pātraṁ māmastradhāraṇe ,
tadā śuśrūṣate'strāṇi bhavānme dātumarhati.

137. yada jānāsi deveśa pātraṃ mām astradhāraṇe |
tada śuśrūṣate astrāṇi bhavān me dātum arhati

137. deveśa yada bhavān mām astradhāraṇe pātraṃ
jānāsi tada me astrāṇi dātum śuśrūṣate arhati

137. When you, O lord of gods, recognize me as worthy of bearing arms, then you should kindly grant me those weapons, attending to my request.

Words meanings summery:

• यद (yada) - when, whenever

• जानासि (jānāsi) - you know, you perceive

• देवेश (deveśa) - O lord of gods

• पात्रं (pātraṁ) - worthy, fit, capable, suitable

• माम् (mām) - me

• अस्त्रधारणे (astradhāraṇe) - in the bearing/wielding of weapons

• तद (tada) - then, at that time

• शुश्रूषते (śuśrūṣate) - you should be willing to grant, you should attend to my request (he desires to serve, he wishes to attend to)

• अस्त्राणि (astrāṇi) - weapons, arms

• भवान् (bhavān) - you (respectful)

• मे (me) - to me, for me, my

• दातुम् (dātum) - to give, in order to give

• अर्हति (arhati) - he is worthy, he ought, he deserves

Words meanings and morphology

यद (yada) - when, whenever

(indeclinable)

जानासि (jānāsi) - you know, you perceive

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of jñā

present active indicative

root jñā, 9th class verb (śnā-vikaraṇa), present tense, active voice

Root: jñā (class 9)

देवेश (deveśa) - O lord of gods

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of deveśa

deveśa - lord of gods

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deva+īśa)

• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• īśa – lord, master, ruler
  noun (masculine)

पात्रं (pātraṁ) - worthy, fit, capable, suitable

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pātra

pātra - vessel, receptacle, worthy person, fit object

Note: Used here adjectivally to describe 'mām'.

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me (first person pronoun)

अस्त्रधारणे (astradhāraṇe) - in the bearing/wielding of weapons

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of astradhāraṇa

astradhāraṇa - bearing of weapons, wielding of arms

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (astra+dhāraṇa)

• astra – weapon, missile
  noun (neuter)
• dhāraṇa – bearing, holding, sustaining, wielding
  noun (neuter)
  causative noun from dhṛ
  Derived from the root dhṛ (to hold) with the suffix -ana (kṛt pratyaya)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

तद (tada) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

शुश्रूषते (śuśrūṣate) - you should be willing to grant, you should attend to my request (he desires to serve, he wishes to attend to)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of śuśrūṣ

desiderative verb

Desiderative stem of the root śru (to hear)

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Here, refers to 'bhavān' (you) in a respectful address, hence functioning as 2nd person singular in effect, or it implies an action 'you should perform by serving'.

अस्त्राणि (astrāṇi) - weapons, arms

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of astra

astra - weapon, missile, projectile

भवान् (bhavān) - you (respectful)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - you, your honor (respectful form of address)

present active participle of bhū

Derived from the root bhū (to be, to exist)

Root: bhū (class 1)

मे (me) - to me, for me, my

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me (first person pronoun)

Note: Can also be genitive, but here dative 'to me' for giving.

दातुम् (dātum) - to give, in order to give

(verb)

infinitive of dā

infinitive

Infinitive form from the root dā

Root: dā (class 3)

अर्हति (arhati) - he is worthy, he ought, he deserves

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of arh

present active indicative

Root arh, 1st class verb

Root: arh (class 1)

Note: Here, refers to 'bhavān' (you), functioning as 2nd person singular in effect due to respectful address.