महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-2, verse-134

चतुर्थमेतद्विपुलं वैराटं पर्व वर्णितम् ।
अत्रापि परिसंख्यातमध्यायानां महात्मना ॥१३४॥

134. caturthametadvipulaṁ vairāṭaṁ parva varṇitam ,
atrāpi parisaṁkhyātamadhyāyānāṁ mahātmanā.

134. caturtham etat vipulam vairāṭam parva varṇitam
atra api parisaṃkhyātam adhyāyānām mahātmanā

134. This extensive Virāṭa Parva, the fourth book, has been described. Herein, the number of chapters has also been enumerated by the great sage.

Words meanings summery:

• चतुर्थम् (caturtham) - the fourth (book) (fourth)

• एतत् (etat) - this (Parva) (this)

• विपुलम् (vipulam) - extensive (extensive, vast, great)

• वैराटम् (vairāṭam) - Virāṭa (Parva) (relating to Virata, Virata's)

• पर्व (parva) - book (of the epic) (knot, joint, section, book)

• वर्णितम् (varṇitam) - has been described (described, narrated)

• अत्र (atra) - herein (here, in this (place/matter))

• अपि (api) - also (also, even)

• परिसंख्यातम् (parisaṁkhyātam) - has been enumerated (enumerated, counted)

• अध्यायानाम् (adhyāyānām) - of the chapters (of chapters, of lessons)

• महात्मना (mahātmanā) - by the great soul (Vyāsa) (by the great-souled one)

Words meanings and morphology

चतुर्थम् (caturtham) - the fourth (book) (fourth)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of caturtha

caturtha - fourth

Note: Agrees with parva.

एतत् (etat) - this (Parva) (this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this

Note: Agrees with parva.

विपुलम् (vipulam) - extensive (extensive, vast, great)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vipula

vipula - large, extensive, ample, broad

Note: Agrees with parva.

वैराटम् (vairāṭam) - Virāṭa (Parva) (relating to Virata, Virata's)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vairāṭa

vairāṭa - belonging to or relating to Virāṭa; name of the fourth book of the Mahābhārata

derived from Virāṭa

Note: Agrees with parva.

पर्व (parva) - book (of the epic) (knot, joint, section, book)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of parvan

parvan - knot, joint, section, chapter, book (of an epic)

वर्णितम् (varṇitam) - has been described (described, narrated)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of varṇita

varṇita - described, narrated, explained

past passive participle

from root varṇ (to describe)

Root: varṇ (class 10)

Note: Agrees with parva.

अत्र (atra) - herein (here, in this (place/matter))

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also (also, even)

(indeclinable)

परिसंख्यातम् (parisaṁkhyātam) - has been enumerated (enumerated, counted)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of parisaṃkhyāta

parisaṁkhyāta - enumerated, counted, calculated

past passive participle

from root khyā (to tell, enumerate) with prefixes pari and sam

Prefixes: pari+sam

Root: khyā (class 2)

अध्यायानाम् (adhyāyānām) - of the chapters (of chapters, of lessons)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of adhyāya

adhyāya - chapter, lesson, section

action noun

from root i (to go) with prefix adhi

Prefix: adhi

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Genitive plural.

महात्मना (mahātmanā) - by the great soul (Vyāsa) (by the great-souled one)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, illustrious, magnanimous; a great person

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ātman)

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