महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-2, verse-159

पञ्च श्लोकसहस्राणि संख्ययाष्टौ शतानि च ।
श्लोकाश्च चतुराशीतिः पर्वण्यस्मिन्प्रकीर्तिताः ।
व्यासेन वेदविदुषा संख्याता भीष्मपर्वणि ॥१५९॥

159. pañca ślokasahasrāṇi saṁkhyayāṣṭau śatāni ca ,
ślokāśca caturāśītiḥ parvaṇyasminprakīrtitāḥ ,
vyāsena vedaviduṣā saṁkhyātā bhīṣmaparvaṇi.

159. pañca ślokasahsrāṇi saṃkhyayā aṣṭau
śatāni ca ślokāḥ ca caturāśītiḥ
parvaṇi asmin prakīrtitāḥ vyāsena
vedaviduṣā saṃkhyātāḥ bhīṣmaparvaṇi

159. Five thousand, eight hundred, and eighty-four verses are enumerated by number in this chapter. They were counted by Vyāsa, who was learned in the Vedas, in the Bhīṣma Parva.

Words meanings summery:

• पञ्च (pañca) - five

• श्लोकसह्स्राणि (ślokasahsrāṇi) - thousands of verses

• संख्यया (saṁkhyayā) - by number (by number, by calculation)

• अष्टौ (aṣṭau) - eight (hundreds) (eight)

• शतानि (śatāni) - hundreds

• च (ca) - and

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

• च (ca) - and

• चतुराशीतिः (caturāśītiḥ) - eighty-four (verses) (eighty-four)

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

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

• प्रकीर्तिताः (prakīrtitāḥ) - are declared (declared, mentioned)

• व्यासेन (vyāsena) - by Vyāsa

• वेदविदुषा (vedaviduṣā) - by him who was learned in the Vedas (by the knower of the Vedas)

• संख्याताः (saṁkhyātāḥ) - were counted (counted, enumerated)

• भीष्मपर्वणि (bhīṣmaparvaṇi) - in the Bhīṣma Parva

Words meanings and morphology

पञ्च (pañca) - five

(numeral)

श्लोकसह्स्राणि (ślokasahsrāṇi) - thousands of verses

(noun)

neuter, plural of ślokasahsrā

ślokasahsrā - thousands of verses

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śloka+sahasra)

• śloka – verse, stanza, fame, sound
  noun (masculine)
• sahasra – thousand
  noun (neuter)

संख्यया (saṁkhyayā) - by number (by number, by calculation)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of saṃkhyā

saṁkhyā - number, sum, calculation, enumeration

action noun

Prefix: sam

Root: khyā (class 2)

अष्टौ (aṣṭau) - eight (hundreds) (eight)

(numeral)

शतानि (śatāni) - hundreds

(noun)

neuter, plural of śata

śata - hundred

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

श्लोकाः (ślokāḥ) - verses (verses, stanzas)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śloka

śloka - verse, stanza, fame, sound

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

चतुराशीतिः (caturāśītiḥ) - eighty-four (verses) (eighty-four)

(numeral)

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

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of parvan

parvan - chapter, section, knot, joint

अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this (chapter) (in this)

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this here

प्रकीर्तिताः (prakīrtitāḥ) - are declared (declared, mentioned)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prakīrtita

prakīrtita - declared, proclaimed, mentioned, celebrated

past passive participle

Prefix: pra

Root: kīrt (class 10)

व्यासेन (vyāsena) - by Vyāsa

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vyāsa

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

वेदविदुषा (vedaviduṣā) - by him who was learned in the Vedas (by the knower of the Vedas)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vedaviduṣ

vedaviduṣ - knower of the Vedas, learned in the Vedas

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (veda+viduṣ)

• veda – Veda (sacred knowledge), knowledge
  noun (masculine)
• viduṣ – knower, learned, wise
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun (from perfect participle)
  Root: vid (class 2)

संख्याताः (saṁkhyātāḥ) - were counted (counted, enumerated)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, plural of saṃkhyāta

saṁkhyāta - counted, enumerated, calculated

past passive participle

Prefix: sam

Root: khyā (class 2)

भीष्मपर्वणि (bhīṣmaparvaṇi) - in the Bhīṣma Parva

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of bhīṣmaparvan

bhīṣmaparvan - Bhīṣma Parva (name of a book in the Mahābhārata)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhīṣma+parvan)

• bhīṣma – Bhīṣma (name of a character)
  noun (masculine)
• parvan – chapter, section, book
  noun (neuter)