महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-2, verse-176

नवमं पर्व निर्दिष्टमेतदद्भुतमर्थवत् ।
एकोनषष्टिरध्यायास्तत्र संख्याविशारदैः ॥१७६॥

176. navamaṁ parva nirdiṣṭametadadbhutamarthavat ,
ekonaṣaṣṭiradhyāyāstatra saṁkhyāviśāradaiḥ.

176. navamam parva nirdiṣṭam etat adbhutam arthavat
ekonaṣaṣṭiḥ adhyāyāḥ tatra saṅkhyāviśāradaiḥ

176. This ninth Parva is specified as wonderful and meaningful. In it, fifty-nine chapters are enumerated by experts in counting.

Words meanings summery:

• नवमम् (navamam) - the ninth (ninth)

• पर्व (parva) - Parva (chapter of a book) (chapter, section, joint)

• निर्दिष्टम् (nirdiṣṭam) - is designated (designated, indicated, specified)

• एतत् (etat) - this (Parva) (this, this one)

• अद्भुतम् (adbhutam) - wonderful, astonishing (wonderful, astonishing, amazing)

• अर्थवत् (arthavat) - meaningful, significant (meaningful, significant, wealthy)

• एकोनषष्टिः (ekonaṣaṣṭiḥ) - fifty-nine (fifty-nine (one less than sixty))

• अध्यायाः (adhyāyāḥ) - chapters (chapters, lessons, sections)

• तत्र (tatra) - in it (in this Parva) (there, therein, in that place)

• सङ्ख्याविशारदैः (saṅkhyāviśāradaiḥ) - by experts in enumeration (by experts in counting, by those skilled in numbers)

Words meanings and morphology

नवमम् (navamam) - the ninth (ninth)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of navama

navama - ninth

ordinal number

From 'nava' (nine).

Note: Nominative singular neuter, modifying 'parva'.

पर्व (parva) - Parva (chapter of a book) (chapter, section, joint)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of parvan

parvan - knot, joint, section, chapter, festival

Note: Nominative singular neuter, subject.

निर्दिष्टम् (nirdiṣṭam) - is designated (designated, indicated, specified)

(nominal form)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nirdiṣṭa

nirdiṣṭa - designated, specified, indicated, described, appointed

past passive participle

From 'nir-' + root 'diś' (to point out, indicate).

Prefix: nir

Root: diś (class 6)

Note: Predicate adjective, implicitly forming a passive verb 'is designated'.

एतत् (etat) - this (Parva) (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one (near speaker)

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Nominative singular neuter, referring to 'parva'.

अद्भुतम् (adbhutam) - wonderful, astonishing (wonderful, astonishing, amazing)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of adbhuta

adbhuta - wonderful, extraordinary, surprising, amazing, a wonder

Note: Nominative singular neuter, predicate adjective.

अर्थवत् (arthavat) - meaningful, significant (meaningful, significant, wealthy)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of arthavat

arthavat - wealthy, rich, purposeful, meaningful, significant, having an object

possessing suffix

From 'artha' (meaning, purpose) + suffix '-vat'.

Note: Nominative singular neuter, predicate adjective.

एकोनषष्टिः (ekonaṣaṣṭiḥ) - fifty-nine (fifty-nine (one less than sixty))

(numeral)

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (eka+ūna+ṣaṣṭi)

• eka – one, single, unique
  numeral (masculine)
• ūna – less, deficient, wanting
  adjective (masculine)
• ṣaṣṭi – sixty
  numeral (feminine)

Note: Nominative singular feminine. (Numerals like this often behave like nouns).

अध्यायाः (adhyāyāḥ) - chapters (chapters, lessons, sections)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of adhyāya

adhyāya - chapter, lesson, section, study

action noun

From 'adhi-' + root 'i' (to go, study).

Prefix: adhi

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Nominative plural masculine, subject.

तत्र (tatra) - in it (in this Parva) (there, therein, in that place)

(indeclinable)

Adverb of place from 'tad' (that).

Note: Refers to the Parva.

सङ्ख्याविशारदैः (saṅkhyāviśāradaiḥ) - by experts in enumeration (by experts in counting, by those skilled in numbers)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of saṅkhyāviśārada

saṅkhyāviśārada - skilled in numbers, expert in calculation, expert in enumeration

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (saṅkhyā+viśārada)

• saṅkhyā – number, enumeration, calculation, sum
  noun (feminine)
  action noun
  From prefix 'sam' + root 'khyā' (to tell, relate)
  Root: khyā (class 2)
• viśārada – skilled, expert, proficient, learned
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Instrumental plural masculine, indicating the agent of counting.