महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-24, verse-139

आराधयितवाञ्शर्वं बहून्वर्षगणांस्तदा ।
प्रसन्नश्च महादेवो भार्गवस्य महात्मनः ॥१३९॥

139. ārādhayitavāñśarvaṁ bahūnvarṣagaṇāṁstadā ,
prasannaśca mahādevo bhārgavasya mahātmanaḥ.

139. ārādhayitavān śarvaṃ bahūn varṣagaṇān tadā |
prasannaḥ ca mahādevaḥ bhārgavasya mahātmanaḥ

139. tadā sa śarvaṃ bahūn varṣagaṇān ārādhayitavān ca
mahādevaḥ mahātmanaḥ bhārgavasya prasannaḥ abhavat

139. He (Parashurama) worshipped Śarva for many groups of years at that time. And the great god (Mahādeva) became pleased with the great-souled Bhārgava (Parashurama).

Words meanings summery:

• आराधयितवान् (ārādhayitavān) - he worshipped, he propitiated

• शर्वं (śarvaṁ) - Śarva (a name of Shiva)

• बहून् (bahūn) - many, numerous

• वर्षगणान् (varṣagaṇān) - groups of years, years

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• प्रसन्नः (prasannaḥ) - pleased, gracious, clear, serene

• च (ca) - and

• महादेवः (mahādevaḥ) - the great god, Mahadeva (Shiva)

• भार्गवस्य (bhārgavasya) - of Parashurama, descendant of Bhṛgu (of Bhargava (Parashurama))

• महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the exalted Bhargava (of the great-souled one)

Words meanings and morphology

आराधयितवान् (ārādhayitavān) - he worshipped, he propitiated

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ārādhayitavānt

ārādhayitavānt - one who has worshipped/propitiated

kṛt pratyaya (tavat-pratyaya) - past active participle

Derived from the causative stem of ā-rādh (to propitiate, to worship) + tavat suffix

Prefix: ā

Root: rādh (class 5)

Note: Functions as the predicate, 'he worshipped'.

शर्वं (śarvaṁ) - Śarva (a name of Shiva)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śarva

śarva - Śarva (a name of Rudra-Shiva), an archer, an arrow

बहून् (bahūn) - many, numerous

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of bahu

bahu - many, much, numerous, abundant

Note: Qualifies 'varṣagaṇān'.

वर्षगणान् (varṣagaṇān) - groups of years, years

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of varṣagaṇa

varṣagaṇa - a group of years, years

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (varṣa+gaṇa)

• varṣa – year, rain, monsoon
  noun (neuter)
  Root: vṛṣ (class 1)
• gaṇa – group, multitude, host, troop
  noun (masculine)

Note: Indicates duration 'for many years'.

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

प्रसन्नः (prasannaḥ) - pleased, gracious, clear, serene

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prasanna

prasanna - pleased, propitiated, clear, tranquil

Past Passive Participle

Derived from pra-sad (to be pleased, be clear)

Prefix: pra

Root: sad (class 1)

Note: Used predicatively with Mahadeva.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

महादेवः (mahādevaḥ) - the great god, Mahadeva (Shiva)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahādeva

mahādeva - great god, a name of Shiva

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+deva)

• mahā – great, mighty, large
  adjective
• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)

भार्गवस्य (bhārgavasya) - of Parashurama, descendant of Bhṛgu (of Bhargava (Parashurama))

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bhārgava

bhārgava - descendant of Bhṛgu, Parashurama

Derived from Bhṛgu with the suffix -a

महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the exalted Bhargava (of the great-souled one)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, exalted (ātman)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+ātman)

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

Note: Qualifies 'bhārgavasya'.