महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-2, verse-135

सप्तषष्टिरथो पूर्णा श्लोकाग्रमपि मे शृणु ।
श्लोकानां द्वे सहस्रे तु श्लोकाः पञ्चाशदेव तु ।
पर्वण्यस्मिन्समाख्याताः संख्यया परमर्षिणा ॥१३५॥

135. saptaṣaṣṭiratho pūrṇā ślokāgramapi me śṛṇu ,
ślokānāṁ dve sahasre tu ślokāḥ pañcāśadeva tu ,
parvaṇyasminsamākhyātāḥ saṁkhyayā paramarṣiṇā.

135. saptaṣaṣṭiḥ atho pūrṇā ślokāgram
api me śṛṇu ślokānām dve sahasre tu
ślokāḥ pañcāśat eva tu parvaṇi
asmin samākhyātāḥ saṃkhyayā paramarṣiṇā

135. The sixty-seven chapters are complete. Now, hear from me the total number of verses: exactly two thousand and fifty verses have been enumerated in this book by the supreme sage.

Words meanings summery:

• सप्तषष्टिः (saptaṣaṣṭiḥ) - sixty-seven (chapters) (sixty-seven)

• अथो (atho) - now, furthermore (then, further, moreover)

• पूर्णा (pūrṇā) - complete (fem. for chapters, implied) (full, complete)

• श्लोकाग्रम् (ślokāgram) - the sum total of verses (total number of verses)

• अपि (api) - also (also, even)

• मे (me) - from me (to me, from me, my)

• शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen (to me)! (hear! listen!)

• श्लोकानाम् (ślokānām) - of verses

• द्वे (dve) - two

• सहस्रे (sahasre) - two thousand (thousands (dual))

• तु (tu) - indeed (indeed, but, and)

• श्लोकाः (ślokāḥ) - verses

• पञ्चाशत् (pañcāśat) - fifty

• एव (eva) - exactly, precisely (only, just, indeed)

• तु (tu) - indeed (indeed, but, and)

• पर्वणि (parvaṇi) - in this book (in the book, in the section)

• अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this (book) (in this)

• समाख्याताः (samākhyātāḥ) - have been declared (declared, enumerated, told)

• संख्यया (saṁkhyayā) - in number (by number, numerically)

• परमर्षिणा (paramarṣiṇā) - by the supreme sage (Vyāsa) (by the supreme sage)

Words meanings and morphology

सप्तषष्टिः (saptaṣaṣṭiḥ) - sixty-seven (chapters) (sixty-seven)

(numeral)

Compound type : dvandva (sapta+ṣaṣṭi)

• sapta – seven
  numeral
• ṣaṣṭi – sixty
  numeral (feminine)

Note: The numeral itself is treated as a feminine noun.

अथो (atho) - now, furthermore (then, further, moreover)

(indeclinable)

Note: Formed from `atha` + `u` (optional sandhi).

पूर्णा (pūrṇā) - complete (fem. for chapters, implied) (full, complete)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pūrṇa

pūrṇa - full, complete, fulfilled

past passive participle

from root pṛ (to fill)

Root: pṛ (class 9)

Note: Agrees with `saptaṣaṣṭiḥ`.

श्लोकाग्रम् (ślokāgram) - the sum total of verses (total number of verses)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ślokāgra

ślokāgra - total number of verses, sum of verses

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śloka+agra)

• śloka – verse, stanza, fame
  noun (masculine)
• agra – tip, top, front, chief, sum total
  noun (neuter)

Note: Object of `śṛṇu`.

अपि (api) - also (also, even)

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - from me (to me, from me, my)

(pronoun)

singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Here in the sense of 'from me' (source of information).

शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen (to me)! (hear! listen!)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of śru

imperative

from root śru (to hear)

Root: śru (class 5)

श्लोकानाम् (ślokānām) - of verses

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of śloka

śloka - verse, stanza, fame

Note: Genitive plural, describing the quantity.

द्वे (dve) - two

(numeral)

Note: Agrees with `sahasre`.

सहस्रे (sahasre) - two thousand (thousands (dual))

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, dual of sahasra

sahasra - thousand

तु (tu) - indeed (indeed, but, and)

(indeclinable)

श्लोकाः (ślokāḥ) - verses

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śloka

śloka - verse, stanza, fame

पञ्चाशत् (pañcāśat) - fifty

(numeral)

एव (eva) - exactly, precisely (only, just, indeed)

(indeclinable)

तु (tu) - indeed (indeed, but, and)

(indeclinable)

पर्वणि (parvaṇi) - in this book (in the book, in the section)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of parvan

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

अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this (book) (in this)

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

Note: Agrees with `parvaṇi`.

समाख्याताः (samākhyātāḥ) - have been declared (declared, enumerated, told)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of samākhyāta

samākhyāta - declared, enumerated, narrated, related

past passive participle

from root khyā (to tell) with prefixes sam and ā

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: khyā (class 2)

Note: Agrees with `ślokāḥ`.

संख्यया (saṁkhyayā) - in number (by number, numerically)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of saṃkhyā

saṁkhyā - number, enumeration, calculation

Root: khyā (class 2)

परमर्षिणा (paramarṣiṇā) - by the supreme sage (Vyāsa) (by the supreme sage)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of paramarṣi

paramarṣi - a supreme sage, a great Rishi

Compound type : karmadhāraya (parama+ṛṣi)

• parama – supreme, highest, ultimate
  adjective
• ṛṣi – sage, seer
  noun (masculine)