महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-2, verse-206

ततोऽश्वमेधिकं नाम पर्व प्रोक्तं चतुर्दशम् ।
तत्संवर्तमरुत्तीयं यत्राख्यानमनुत्तमम् ॥२०६॥

206. tato'śvamedhikaṁ nāma parva proktaṁ caturdaśam ,
tatsaṁvartamaruttīyaṁ yatrākhyānamanuttamam.

206. tataḥ aśvamedhikam nāma parva proktam caturdaśam
tat saṁvarta-maruttīyam yatra ākhyānam anuttamam

206. Thereafter, the fourteenth book, named Ashwamedhika, is described. It contains the unsurpassed narrative of Samvarta and Marutta.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - thereafter (then, thereafter, from that)

• अश्वमेधिकम् (aśvamedhikam) - named Ashwamedhika (relating to the Ashwamedha (horse sacrifice))

• नाम (nāma) - by name (by name, named)

• पर्व (parva) - book (knot, joint, section, book (of an epic))

• प्रोक्तम् (proktam) - is described (declared, said, described)

• चतुर्दशम् (caturdaśam) - fourteenth

• तत् (tat) - that (book) (that, it)

• संवर्त-मरुत्तीयम् (saṁvarta-maruttīyam) - (containing the story) of Samvarta and Marutta (relating to Samvarta and Marutta)

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

• आख्यानम् (ākhyānam) - narrative (narrative, story, tale)

• अनुत्तमम् (anuttamam) - unsurpassed (unsurpassed, excellent, best)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - thereafter (then, thereafter, from that)

(indeclinable)

Root: tad

अश्वमेधिकम् (aśvamedhikam) - named Ashwamedhika (relating to the Ashwamedha (horse sacrifice))

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of aśvamedhika

aśvamedhika - relating to the Ashwamedha (horse sacrifice)

Derived from aśvamedha (horse sacrifice) with suffix ika.

Note: Modifies parva.

नाम (nāma) - by name (by name, named)

(indeclinable)

Indeclinable usage of the noun nāman.

पर्व (parva) - book (knot, joint, section, book (of an epic))

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of parva

parva - knot, joint, section, book

Root: pṛ

Note: Subject of the sentence.

प्रोक्तम् (proktam) - is described (declared, said, described)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of prokta

prokta - declared, said, described

past passive participle

from root vac (to speak) transformed to ukta after pra

Prefix: pra

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Implies 'is described'.

चतुर्दशम् (caturdaśam) - fourteenth

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of caturdaśa

caturdaśa - fourteenth

Ordinal numeral from catur (four) and daśa (ten).

Note: Modifies parva.

तत् (tat) - that (book) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Refers to the parva (book).

संवर्त-मरुत्तीयम् (saṁvarta-maruttīyam) - (containing the story) of Samvarta and Marutta (relating to Samvarta and Marutta)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of saṁvarta-maruttīya

saṁvarta-maruttīya - relating to Samvarta and Marutta

Derived from the names saṁvarta and marutta with suffix īya.

Compound type : dvandva (saṁvarta+marutta)

• saṁvarta – (name of a sage), destruction of the world
  noun (masculine)
  action noun
  from root vṛt
  Prefix: sam
  Root: vṛt (class 1)
• marutta – (name of a king)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Modifies ākhyānam (implied).

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

(indeclinable)

Root: yad

आख्यानम् (ākhyānam) - narrative (narrative, story, tale)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ākhyāna

ākhyāna - narrative, story, tale

action noun

from root khyā (to tell)

Prefix: ā

Root: khyā (class 2)

अनुत्तमम् (anuttamam) - unsurpassed (unsurpassed, excellent, best)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anuttama

anuttama - unsurpassed, excellent, best

Negative prefix an + uttama.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (na+uttama)

• na – not
  indeclinable
• uttama – excellent, best, highest
  adjective

Note: Modifies ākhyānam.