महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-2, verse-103

एतत्सर्वं सभापर्व समाख्यातं महात्मना ।
अध्यायाः सप्ततिर्ज्ञेयास्तथा द्वौ चात्र संख्यया ॥१०३॥

103. etatsarvaṁ sabhāparva samākhyātaṁ mahātmanā ,
adhyāyāḥ saptatirjñeyāstathā dvau cātra saṁkhyayā.

103. etat sarvam sabhāparva samākhyātam mahātmanā adhyāyāḥ
saptatiḥ jñeyāḥ tathā dvau ca atra saṅkhyayā

103. This entire Sabhaparva has been fully narrated by the great sage. It is known to contain seventy-two chapters by count.

Words meanings summery:

• एतत् (etat) - this (referring to the Sabhaparva) (this)

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - entire (all, whole, entire)

• सभापर्व (sabhāparva) - the Sabhaparva (a specific book of the Mahabharata) (Sabhaparva (the section dealing with the assembly))

• समाख्यातम् (samākhyātam) - fully narrated (fully described, narrated, recounted)

• महात्मना (mahātmanā) - by the great sage (Vyasa is implied) (by the great soul, by the magnanimous one)

• अध्यायाः (adhyāyāḥ) - chapters (chapters, lessons)

• सप्ततिः (saptatiḥ) - seventy

• ज्ञेयाः (jñeyāḥ) - should be known (to be present) (to be known, should be known)

• तथा (tathā) - and, similarly (thus, so, and, similarly)

• द्वौ (dvau) - two

• च (ca) - and

• अत्र (atra) - in this (parva) (here, in this)

• सङ्ख्यया (saṅkhyayā) - by count, in number (by number, by calculation)

Words meanings and morphology

एतत् (etat) - this (referring to the Sabhaparva) (this)

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of etad

etad - this

Note: Refers to the Sabhaparva. In neuter, it can be nominative or accusative.

सर्वम् (sarvam) - entire (all, whole, entire)

(adjective)

neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

Note: Agrees with 'sabhāparva'.

सभापर्व (sabhāparva) - the Sabhaparva (a specific book of the Mahabharata) (Sabhaparva (the section dealing with the assembly))

(noun)

neuter, singular of sabhāparvan

sabhāparvan - the book about the assembly, Sabhaparva

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sabhā+parvan)

• sabhā – assembly, council, court
  noun (feminine)
• parvan – knot, joint, section, book (of an epic)
  noun (neuter)

Note: This is a neuter noun, functioning as the subject.

समाख्यातम् (samākhyātam) - fully narrated (fully described, narrated, recounted)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of samākhyāta

samākhyāta - fully narrated, well described

past passive participle

From root khyā with prefixes sam and ā

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: khyā (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'etat sarvam sabhāparva'.

महात्मना (mahātmanā) - by the great sage (Vyasa is implied) (by the great soul, by the magnanimous one)

(noun)

masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, magnanimous, noble-minded; a great person, sage

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahat+ātman)

• mahat – great, large, vast
  adjective (neuter)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agent of the passive verb 'samākhyātam'.

अध्यायाः (adhyāyāḥ) - chapters (chapters, lessons)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of adhyāya

adhyāya - lesson, chapter, section of a book

action noun

From root i with prefix adhi

Prefix: adhi

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Subject of 'jñeyāḥ'.

सप्ततिः (saptatiḥ) - seventy

(numeral)

Note: Functions as a predicate nominative or in apposition to 'adhyāyāḥ'.

ज्ञेयाः (jñeyāḥ) - should be known (to be present) (to be known, should be known)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jñeya

jñeya - to be known, knowable, comprehensible

future passive participle (gerundive)

From root jñā with suffix -ya

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Agrees with 'adhyāyāḥ'.

तथा (tathā) - and, similarly (thus, so, and, similarly)

(indeclinable)

द्वौ (dvau) - two

(numeral)

Note: Refers to 'adhyāyāḥ' which is masculine, even though saptati is feminine. This is a common numerical usage.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अत्र (atra) - in this (parva) (here, in this)

(indeclinable)

सङ्ख्यया (saṅkhyayā) - by count, in number (by number, by calculation)

(noun)

feminine, singular of saṅkhyā

saṅkhyā - number, count, calculation

action noun

From root khyā with prefix sam

Prefix: sam

Root: khyā (class 2)

Note: Indicates the manner or means.