महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-2, verse-168

श्लोका नव तथैवात्र संख्यातास्तत्त्वदर्शिना ।
पाराशर्येण मुनिना संचिन्त्य द्रोणपर्वणि ॥१६८॥

168. ślokā nava tathaivātra saṁkhyātāstattvadarśinā ,
pārāśaryeṇa muninā saṁcintya droṇaparvaṇi.

168. ślokāḥ nava tathā eva atra saṃkhyātāḥ tattvadarśinā
pārāśaryeṇa muninā saṃcintya droṇaparvaṇi

168. Here, nine verses have thus been enumerated by the truth-seeing sage Pārāśarya, who reflected deeply upon the Droṇa Parva.

Words meanings summery:

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

• नव (nava) - nine

• तथा (tathā) - thus, in this manner (thus, in that way, so)

• एव (eva) - indeed, (emphasizing 'thus') (indeed, just, only, emphasis)

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

• संख्याताः (saṁkhyātāḥ) - have been enumerated/counted (counted, enumerated, reckoned)

• तत्त्वदर्शिना (tattvadarśinā) - by the truth-seeing one (by the one who sees the truth, by the seer of reality)

• पाराशर्येण (pārāśaryeṇa) - by Pārāśarya (Vyāsa) (by the son of Parāśara (Vyāsa))

• मुनिना (muninā) - by the sage

• संचिन्त्य (saṁcintya) - having reflected deeply (having considered, having reflected, having thought deeply)

• द्रोणपर्वणि (droṇaparvaṇi) - in the Droṇa Parva (in the Droṇa Parva (the book/section about Droṇa))

Words meanings and morphology

श्लोकाः (ślokāḥ) - verses (of poetry) (verses, stanzas)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śloka

śloka - fame, sound, verse, stanza

Root: śru

नव (nava) - nine

(adjective)

Nominative, plural of nava

nava - nine

Note: Agrees with ślokāḥ.

तथा (tathā) - thus, in this manner (thus, in that way, so)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, (emphasizing 'thus') (indeed, just, only, emphasis)

(indeclinable)

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

(indeclinable)

संख्याताः (saṁkhyātāḥ) - have been enumerated/counted (counted, enumerated, reckoned)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of saṃkhyāta

saṁkhyāta - counted, enumerated, reckoned

participle

past passive participle

Prefix: sam

Root: khyā (class 2)

Note: Agrees with ślokāḥ.

तत्त्वदर्शिना (tattvadarśinā) - by the truth-seeing one (by the one who sees the truth, by the seer of reality)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tattvadarśin

tattvadarśin - seer of truth/reality, philosopher

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tat+darśin)

• tat – that, reality, truth
  pronoun (neuter)
• darśin – seeing, knowing, showing, a seer
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun
  suffix -in
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Refers to Vyāsa.

पाराशर्येण (pārāśaryeṇa) - by Pārāśarya (Vyāsa) (by the son of Parāśara (Vyāsa))

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of pārāśarya

pārāśarya - descendant of Parāśara, Vyāsa

Note: Refers to Vyāsa.

मुनिना (muninā) - by the sage

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, saint

Note: Agrees with pārāśaryeṇa.

संचिन्त्य (saṁcintya) - having reflected deeply (having considered, having reflected, having thought deeply)

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

suffix -ya (after prefix)

Prefix: sam

Root: cint (class 10)

द्रोणपर्वणि (droṇaparvaṇi) - in the Droṇa Parva (in the Droṇa Parva (the book/section about Droṇa))

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of droṇaparvan

droṇaparvan - the book/section concerning Droṇa

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (droṇa+parvan)

• droṇa – Droṇa (name of a warrior)
  noun (masculine)
• parvan – knot, joint, section, book, chapter
  noun (neuter)