महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-2, verse-153

श्लोकाश्च नवतिः प्रोक्तास्तथैवाष्टौ महात्मना ।
व्यासेनोदारमतिना पर्वण्यस्मिंस्तपोधनाः ॥१५३॥

153. ślokāśca navatiḥ proktāstathaivāṣṭau mahātmanā ,
vyāsenodāramatinā parvaṇyasmiṁstapodhanāḥ.

153. ślokāḥ ca navatiḥ proktāḥ tathā eva aṣṭau mahātmanā
vyāsena udāramatinā parvaṇi asmin tapodhanāḥ

153. O ascetics, ninety-eight verses have been declared in this section by the great-souled, noble-minded Vyāsa.

Words meanings summery:

• श्लोकाः (ślokāḥ) - verses (verses, stanzas)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• नवतिः (navatiḥ) - ninety

• प्रोक्ताः (proktāḥ) - have been declared (spoken, declared)

• तथा (tathā) - as well as, similarly (thus, in that manner, as)

• एव (eva) - indeed (emphasizing `tathā`) (indeed, only, just)

• अष्टौ (aṣṭau) - eight

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

• व्यासेन (vyāsena) - by Vyāsa

• उदारमतिना (udāramatinā) - by the noble-minded (Vyāsa) (by the noble-minded one)

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

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

• तपोधनाः (tapodhanāḥ) - O ascetics (O ascetics, O those whose wealth is austerity)

Words meanings and morphology

श्लोकाः (ślokāḥ) - verses (verses, stanzas)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śloka

śloka - verse, stanza, fame, sound

Root: śru (class 5)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

नवतिः (navatiḥ) - ninety

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of navati

navati - ninety

प्रोक्ताः (proktāḥ) - have been declared (spoken, declared)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prokta

prokta - spoken, said, declared

past passive participle

pp. of pra-vac

Prefix: pra

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: agrees with ślokāḥ

तथा (tathā) - as well as, similarly (thus, in that manner, as)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed (emphasizing `tathā`) (indeed, only, just)

(indeclinable)

अष्टौ (aṣṭau) - eight

(numeral)

Note: functions as plural, no gender distinction for 'eight'

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

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, magnanimous

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahant+ātman)

• mahant – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)

Note: agrees with vyāsena

व्यासेन (vyāsena) - by Vyāsa

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vyāsa

vyāsa - Vyāsa (name of a sage, compiler of the Vedas and Mahābhārata), arrangement, compilation

Root: as (class 4)

Note: agent of the passive verb 'proktāḥ'

उदारमतिना (udāramatinā) - by the noble-minded (Vyāsa) (by the noble-minded one)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of udāramati

udāramati - noble-minded, high-minded, generous

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (udāra+mati)

• udāra – noble, exalted, generous, distinguished
  adjective
• mati – mind, thought, intelligence, opinion
  noun (feminine)
  Root: man (class 4)

Note: agrees with vyāsena

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

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of parvan

parvan - section, chapter, knot, joint, festival

अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this (section) (in this)

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: agrees with parvaṇi

तपोधनाः (tapodhanāḥ) - O ascetics (O ascetics, O those whose wealth is austerity)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, plural of tapodhana

tapodhana - one whose wealth is austerity, ascetic, hermit

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tapas+dhana)

• tapas – austerity, penance, heat
  noun (neuter)
• dhana – wealth, riches, property
  noun (neuter)