महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-1, verse-61

चतुर्विंशतिसाहस्रीं चक्रे भारतसंहिताम् ।
उपाख्यानैर्विना तावद्भारतं प्रोच्यते बुधैः ॥६१॥

61. caturviṁśatisāhasrīṁ cakre bhāratasaṁhitām ,
upākhyānairvinā tāvadbhārataṁ procyate budhaiḥ.

61. caturviṃśatisāhasrīm cakre bhāratasaṃhitām
upākhyānaiḥ vinā tāvat bhāratam procyate budhaiḥ

61. He composed the Bhārata collection, which consists of twenty-four thousand verses. The wise declare that this core Mahābhārata, without the subsidiary narratives, is known by that name.

61. הוא חיבר את קובץ הבְּהָארַטַה בן עשרים וארבעה אלף בתים. בלי הסיפורים הצדדיים, רק כך החכמים קוראים לבְּהָארַטַה.

Words meanings summery:

• चतुर्विंशतिसाहस्रीम् (caturviṁśatisāhasrīm) - consisting of twenty-four thousand (verses)

• चक्रे (cakre) - he made/composed

• भारतसंहिताम् (bhāratasaṁhitām) - the Bhārata compilation

• उपाख्यानैः (upākhyānaiḥ) - by the subsidiary narratives

• विना (vinā) - without

• तावत् (tāvat) - that (much), so

• भारतम् (bhāratam) - the Mahābhārata

• प्रोच्यते (procyate) - is declared/called

• बुधैः (budhaiḥ) - by the wise

Words meanings and morphology

चतुर्विंशतिसाहस्रीम् (caturviṁśatisāhasrīm) - consisting of twenty-four thousand (verses)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of caturviṃśatisāhasrī

caturviṁśatisāhasrī - consisting of twenty-four thousand

Compound type : tatpuruṣa

• caturviṃśati – twenty-four
  numeral (feminine)
• sāhasrī – a thousand, consisting of thousands
  adjective (feminine)

चक्रे (cakre) - he made/composed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (liṭ) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

भारतसंहिताम् (bhāratasaṁhitām) - the Bhārata compilation

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of bhāratasaṃhitā

bhāratasaṁhitā - the Bhārata compilation/collection

Compound type : tatpuruṣa

• bhārata – the Mahābhārata
  noun (neuter)
• saṃhitā – collection, compilation, text
  noun (feminine)

उपाख्यानैः (upākhyānaiḥ) - by the subsidiary narratives

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of upākhyāna

upākhyāna - subsidiary narrative, minor episode

action noun

upa + ā + khyā + ana

Prefix: upa

Root: khyā (class 2)

विना (vinā) - without

(indeclinable)

तावत् (tāvat) - that (much), so

(indeclinable)

भारतम् (bhāratam) - the Mahābhārata

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhārata

bhārata - the Mahābhārata (epic poem)

प्रोच्यते (procyate) - is declared/called

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of procya

Prefix: pra

Root: vac (class 2)

बुधैः (budhaiḥ) - by the wise

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of budha

budha - wise person, learned one

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