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.

206. אחר כך נאמר הספר הארבעה עשר, הנקרא אַשְׁוַמֵדְהִיקַה, שבו הסיפור הנשגב על סַמְוַרְטַה ועל מַרוּטַה.

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.

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