महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-2, verse-195

श्लोकाः सप्तशतं चात्र पञ्चसप्ततिरुच्यते ।
संख्यया भारताख्यानं कर्त्रा ह्यत्र महात्मना ।
प्रणीतं सज्जनमनोवैक्लव्याश्रुप्रवर्तकम् ॥१९५॥

195. ślokāḥ saptaśataṁ cātra pañcasaptatirucyate ,
saṁkhyayā bhāratākhyānaṁ kartrā hyatra mahātmanā ,
praṇītaṁ sajjanamanovaiklavyāśrupravartakam.

195. ślokāḥ saptaśatam ca atra pañcasaptatiḥ
ucyate saṃkhyayā bhāratākhyānam
kartrā hi atra mahātmanā praṇītam
sajjanamanovaiklavyāśrupravartakam

195. And here, seven hundred and seventy-five verses are enumerated. This narrative of Bhārata was indeed composed here by the great soul (the author), causing tears of distress to flow from the minds of good people.

Words meanings summery:

• श्लोकाः (ślokāḥ) - verses, stanzas

• सप्तशतम् (saptaśatam) - seven hundred

• च (ca) - and, also

• अत्र (atra) - in this book/context (here, in this place, in this matter)

• पञ्चसप्ततिः (pañcasaptatiḥ) - seventy-five

• उच्यते (ucyate) - is said, is declared, is spoken

• संख्यया (saṁkhyayā) - by number, by enumeration, numerically

• भारताख्यानम् (bhāratākhyānam) - the narration/story of Bhārata (Mahābhārata)

• कर्त्रा (kartrā) - by the author (Vyāsa) (by the doer, by the agent, by the author)

• हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, because

• अत्र (atra) - in this (epic) (here, in this place, in this matter)

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

• प्रणीतम् (praṇītam) - composed, created, compiled, led forward

• सज्जनमनोवैक्लव्याश्रुप्रवर्तकम् (sajjanamanovaiklavyāśrupravartakam) - causing tears of agitation/distress in the minds of good people

Words meanings and morphology

श्लोकाः (ślokāḥ) - verses, stanzas

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śloka

śloka - verse, stanza, fame, sound

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: subject of ucyate

सप्तशतम् (saptaśatam) - seven hundred

(numeral)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sapta+śata)

• sapta – seven
  numeral
• śata – hundred
  numeral (neuter)

Note: refers to the quantity of verses

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अत्र (atra) - in this book/context (here, in this place, in this matter)

(indeclinable)

पञ्चसप्ततिः (pañcasaptatiḥ) - seventy-five

(numeral)

Compound type : dvandva (pañcan+saptati)

• pañcan – five
  numeral
• saptati – seventy
  numeral (feminine)

Note: agrees with ślokāḥ (concept of 'a seventy-five')

उच्यते (ucyate) - is said, is declared, is spoken

(verb)

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

passive

from root vac, passive form

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: verb for ślokāḥ

संख्यया (saṁkhyayā) - by number, by enumeration, numerically

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of saṃkhyā

saṁkhyā - number, enumeration, calculation

from root khyā with prefix sam

Prefix: sam

Root: khyā (class 2)

Note: adverbial use

भारताख्यानम् (bhāratākhyānam) - the narration/story of Bhārata (Mahābhārata)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhāratākhyāna

bhāratākhyāna - the narration concerning the Bhāratas (descendants of Bharata), the Mahābhārata epic

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhārata+ākhyāna)

• bhārata – relating to Bharata, a descendant of Bharata
  adjective
  Root: bhṛ (class 3)
• ākhyāna – narrative, story, tale
  noun (neuter)
  action noun
  from root khyā with prefix ā
  Prefix: ā
  Root: khyā (class 2)

Note: subject of praṇītam (implied 'is')

कर्त्रा (kartrā) - by the author (Vyāsa) (by the doer, by the agent, by the author)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kartṛ

kartṛ - doer, agent, creator, author

agent noun

from root kṛ (to do, make) with suffix tṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: agent of praṇītam

हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, because

(indeclinable)

Note: emphasis

अत्र (atra) - in this (epic) (here, in this place, in this matter)

(indeclinable)

महात्मना (mahātmanā) - by the great soul (Vyāsa) (by the great-souled one, by the noble one)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, magnanimous; a great person

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahat+ātman)

• mahat – great, large, important
  adjective
  Root: mah (class 1)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)

Note: agent of praṇītam

प्रणीतम् (praṇītam) - composed, created, compiled, led forward

(participle)

Nominative, neuter, singular of praṇīta

praṇīta - composed, written, produced, led, performed

past passive participle

from root nī (to lead) with prefix pra, kta suffix

Prefix: pra

Root: nī (class 1)

Note: agrees with bhāratākhyānam

सज्जनमनोवैक्लव्याश्रुप्रवर्तकम् (sajjanamanovaiklavyāśrupravartakam) - causing tears of agitation/distress in the minds of good people

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sajjanamanovaiklavyāśrupravartaka

sajjanamanovaiklavyāśrupravartaka - causing tears of agitation/distress in the minds of good people

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sajjana+manas+vaiklavya+aśru+pravartaka)

• sajjana – good person, virtuous person
  noun (masculine)
• manas – mind, intellect, thought
  noun (neuter)
• vaiklavya – agitation, distress, perturbation, perplexity
  noun (neuter)
  abstract noun
  from viklavata
  Prefix: vi
  Root: klib (class 1)
• aśru – tear
  noun (neuter)
• pravartaka – causing to flow, setting in motion, instigator
  agent noun (masculine)
  agent noun
  from root vṛt (to turn) with pra, nuc suffix
  Prefix: pra
  Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: agrees with bhāratākhyānam