महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-2, verse-174

वृत्तानि रथयुद्धानि कीर्त्यन्ते यत्र भागशः ।
विनाशः कुरुमुख्यानां शल्यपर्वणि कीर्त्यते ॥१७४॥

174. vṛttāni rathayuddhāni kīrtyante yatra bhāgaśaḥ ,
vināśaḥ kurumukhyānāṁ śalyaparvaṇi kīrtyate.

174. vṛttāni rathayuddhāni kīrtyante yatra bhāgaśaḥ
vināśaḥ kurumukhyānām śalyaparvaṇi kīrtyate

174. In which (Parva) the events of chariot battles are recounted section by section, and the destruction of the principal Kuru warriors is described in the Śalya Parva.

Words meanings summery:

• वृत्तानि (vṛttāni) - events, occurrences (events, occurrences, described, happened)

• रथयुद्धानि (rathayuddhāni) - chariot battles

• कीर्त्यन्ते (kīrtyante) - are narrated (are described, are narrated, are praised)

• यत्र (yatra) - in which (Parva) (where, wherein, in which)

• भागशः (bhāgaśaḥ) - section by section (in parts, section by section, severally)

• विनाशः (vināśaḥ) - the destruction (destruction, ruin, loss)

• कुरुमुख्यानाम् (kurumukhyānām) - of the principal Kuru warriors (of the chief Kurus, of the Kuru leaders)

• शल्यपर्वणि (śalyaparvaṇi) - in the Śalya Parva

• कीर्त्यते (kīrtyate) - is described (is described, is narrated, is praised)

Words meanings and morphology

वृत्तानि (vṛttāni) - events, occurrences (events, occurrences, described, happened)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of vṛtta

vṛtta - happened, occurred, passed, transpired, event, story, conduct

past passive participle (from vṛt) used as a noun

From root 'vṛt' (to be, to exist, to turn).

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Nominative plural neuter, subject of 'kīrtyante'.

रथयुद्धानि (rathayuddhāni) - chariot battles

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of rathayuddha

rathayuddha - chariot battle

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (ratha+yuddha)

• ratha – chariot, car
  noun (masculine)
• yuddha – battle, fight, war
  noun (neuter)
  past passive participle (used as noun)
  From root 'yudh' (to fight)
  Root: yudh (class 4)

Note: Nominative plural neuter, in apposition to 'vṛttāni'.

कीर्त्यन्ते (kīrtyante) - are narrated (are described, are narrated, are praised)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, passive, present (lat) of kīrt

finite verb

Present tense, 3rd person plural, passive voice.

Root: kīrt (class 10)

यत्र (yatra) - in which (Parva) (where, wherein, in which)

(indeclinable)

Note: Refers to the Śalya Parva mentioned in the previous verse.

भागशः (bhāgaśaḥ) - section by section (in parts, section by section, severally)

(indeclinable)

Adverbial suffix '-śas'.

विनाशः (vināśaḥ) - the destruction (destruction, ruin, loss)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vināśa

vināśa - destruction, annihilation, disappearance, ruin

action noun

From 'vi-' + root 'naś' (to perish, destroy).

Prefix: vi

Root: naś (class 4)

Note: Nominative singular masculine, subject of 'kīrtyate'.

कुरुमुख्यानाम् (kurumukhyānām) - of the principal Kuru warriors (of the chief Kurus, of the Kuru leaders)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of kurumukhya

kurumukhya - chief of the Kurus, principal Kuru

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (kuru+mukhya)

• kuru – Kuru (name of a king, his descendants, or their country)
  noun (masculine)
• mukhya – chief, principal, foremost, excellent
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Genitive plural masculine, modifying 'vināśaḥ'.

शल्यपर्वणि (śalyaparvaṇi) - in the Śalya Parva

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of śalyaparvan

śalyaparvan - the book of Śalya

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (śalya+parvan)

• śalya – Śalya (name of the King of Madra)
  noun (masculine)
• parvan – knot, joint, section, chapter, festival
  noun (neuter)

Note: Locative singular neuter.

कीर्त्यते (kīrtyate) - is described (is described, is narrated, is praised)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (lat) of kīrt

finite verb

Present tense, 3rd person singular, passive voice.

Root: kīrt (class 10)