महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-1, verse-199

अनुक्रमणिमध्यायं भारतस्येममादितः ।
आस्तिकः सततं शृण्वन्न कृच्छ्रेष्ववसीदति ॥१९९॥

199. anukramaṇimadhyāyaṁ bhāratasyemamāditaḥ ,
āstikaḥ satataṁ śṛṇvanna kṛcchreṣvavasīdati.

199. anukramaṇim adhyāyam bhāratasya imam āditaḥ
āstikaḥ satatam śṛṇvan na kṛcchreṣu avasīdati

199. A person who is a believer, constantly listening to this introductory chapter of the Mahābhārata from the beginning, does not become dejected in times of distress.

Words meanings summery:

• अनुक्रमणिम् (anukramaṇim) - introductory chapter / index (index, table of contents, introduction)

• अध्यायम् (adhyāyam) - chapter (chapter, section)

• भारतस्य (bhāratasya) - of the Mahābhārata (of the Mahābhārata; of India)

• इमम् (imam) - this

• आदितः (āditaḥ) - from the beginning (from the beginning, firstly)

• आस्तिकः (āstikaḥ) - a believer (a believer, an orthodox person)

• सततम् (satatam) - constantly (constantly, perpetually)

• शृण्वन् (śṛṇvan) - listening (hearing, listening)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• कृच्छ्रेषु (kṛcchreṣu) - in difficulties (in difficulties, in distress, in pain)

• अवसीदति (avasīdati) - becomes dejected (sinks down, despairs, becomes dejected)

Words meanings and morphology

अनुक्रमणिम् (anukramaṇim) - introductory chapter / index (index, table of contents, introduction)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of anukramaṇi

anukramaṇi - index, table of contents, enumeration

Prefix: anu

Root: kram (class 1)

अध्यायम् (adhyāyam) - chapter (chapter, section)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of adhyāya

adhyāya - chapter, section, lesson, study

Prefixes: adhi+ā

Root: i (class 2)

भारतस्य (bhāratasya) - of the Mahābhārata (of the Mahābhārata; of India)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of bhārata

bhārata - relating to Bharata, Indian, the Mahābhārata

इमम् (imam) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this

आदितः (āditaḥ) - from the beginning (from the beginning, firstly)

(indeclinable)

आस्तिकः (āstikaḥ) - a believer (a believer, an orthodox person)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āstika

āstika - one who believes in the existence of God or a future state, orthodox

Root: as (class 2)

सततम् (satatam) - constantly (constantly, perpetually)

(indeclinable)

past passive participle

from root tan with prefix sa

Root: tan (class 8)

Note: Used adverbially here.

शृण्वन् (śṛṇvan) - listening (hearing, listening)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śṛṇvat

śṛṇvat - hearing, listening

present participle

from root śru

Root: śru (class 5)

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

कृच्छ्रेषु (kṛcchreṣu) - in difficulties (in difficulties, in distress, in pain)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of kṛcchra

kṛcchra - difficult, painful, distress, trouble

Root: kṛcch (class 1)

अवसीदति (avasīdati) - becomes dejected (sinks down, despairs, becomes dejected)

(verb)

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

Prefix: ava

Root: sad (class 1)