महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-2, verse-204

एतत्सुबहुवृत्तान्तमुत्तमं चानुशासनम् ।
भीष्मस्यात्रैव संप्राप्तिः स्वर्गस्य परिकीर्तिता ॥२०४॥

204. etatsubahuvṛttāntamuttamaṁ cānuśāsanam ,
bhīṣmasyātraiva saṁprāptiḥ svargasya parikīrtitā.

204. etat su-bahu-vṛttāntam uttamam ca anuśāsanam
bhīṣmasya atra eva samprāptiḥ svargasya parikīrtitā

204. This excellent discourse, filled with many narratives, also describes Bhishma's attainment of heaven right within it.

Words meanings summery:

• एतत् (etat) - this (discourse) (this, that)

• सु-बहु-वृत्तान्तम् (su-bahu-vṛttāntam) - filled with many narratives (having very many narratives/events)

• उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent (excellent, best, highest)

• च (ca) - also (and, also)

• अनुशासनम् (anuśāsanam) - discourse (referring to the Anushasana Parva) (instruction, teaching, discourse, discipline)

• भीष्मस्य (bhīṣmasya) - of Bhishma

• अत्र (atra) - right within this (discourse) (here, in this place, in this matter)

• एव (eva) - precisely (indeed, only, just, precisely)

• सम्प्राप्तिः (samprāptiḥ) - attainment (attainment, acquisition, reaching)

• स्वर्गस्य (svargasya) - of heaven (of heaven, of paradise)

• परिकीर्तिता (parikīrtitā) - is described (celebrated, declared, described, proclaimed)

Words meanings and morphology

एतत् (etat) - this (discourse) (this, that)

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, that

Note: Refers to the anuśāsanam (instruction/discourse).

सु-बहु-वृत्तान्तम् (su-bahu-vṛttāntam) - filled with many narratives (having very many narratives/events)

(adjective)

neuter, singular of su-bahu-vṛttānta

su-bahu-vṛttānta - having very many narratives

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (su+bahu+vṛttānta)

• su – good, well, very
  indeclinable
• bahu – many, much
  adjective
• vṛttānta – narrative, event, story
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Adjective modifying anuśāsanam.

उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent (excellent, best, highest)

(adjective)

neuter, singular of uttama

uttama - excellent, best, highest

Superlative of ud

Note: Adjective modifying anuśāsanam.

च (ca) - also (and, also)

(indeclinable)

अनुशासनम् (anuśāsanam) - discourse (referring to the Anushasana Parva) (instruction, teaching, discourse, discipline)

(noun)

neuter, singular of anuśāsana

anuśāsana - instruction, teaching, discourse, discipline

action noun

from root śās

Prefix: anu

Root: śās (class 2)

Note: Subject of the sentence, referring to the Anushasana Parva.

भीष्मस्य (bhīṣmasya) - of Bhishma

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhishma (a proper name), terrible, formidable

Root: bhī (class 3)

अत्र (atra) - right within this (discourse) (here, in this place, in this matter)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - precisely (indeed, only, just, precisely)

(indeclinable)

सम्प्राप्तिः (samprāptiḥ) - attainment (attainment, acquisition, reaching)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of samprāpti

samprāpti - attainment, acquisition, reaching

action noun

from root āp

Prefixes: sam+pra

Root: āp (class 5)

स्वर्गस्य (svargasya) - of heaven (of heaven, of paradise)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of svarga

svarga - heaven, paradise

Root: svara

परिकीर्तिता (parikīrtitā) - is described (celebrated, declared, described, proclaimed)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of parikīrtita

parikīrtita - celebrated, declared, described, proclaimed

past passive participle

from root kīrt

Prefix: pari

Root: kīrt (class 10)

Note: Implies 'is described'.