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.

204. הספר הזה, ספר ההנחיות המעולה, מכיל סיפורים רבים מאוד. רק כאן מסופר גם על עלייתו של בְּהִישְׁמַה לשמיים.

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'.

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