महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-2, verse-218

एतदाश्रमवासाख्यं पूर्वोक्तं सुमहाद्भुतम् ।
द्विचत्वारिंशदध्यायाः पर्वैतदभिसंख्यया ॥२१८॥

218. etadāśramavāsākhyaṁ pūrvoktaṁ sumahādbhutam ,
dvicatvāriṁśadadhyāyāḥ parvaitadabhisaṁkhyayā.

218. etat āśramavāsākhyam pūrvoktam sumahādbhutam
dvicatvāriṃśat adhyāyāḥ parva etat abhisankhyayā

218. This section, named Ashramavasa (dwelling in the hermitage), which was mentioned previously, is exceedingly wonderful. By enumeration, this section comprises forty-two chapters.

Words meanings summery:

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

• आश्रमवासाख्यम् (āśramavāsākhyam) - named Ashrama-vasa (named 'dwelling in a hermitage', called 'Ashramavasa')

• पूर्वोक्तम् (pūrvoktam) - which was previously mentioned (previously said, aforesaid, mentioned before)

• सुमहाद्भुतम् (sumahādbhutam) - exceedingly wonderful (very great and wonderful, exceedingly amazing)

• द्विचत्वारिंशत् (dvicatvāriṁśat) - forty-two

• अध्यायाः (adhyāyāḥ) - chapters, sections

• पर्व (parva) - section (of the Mahabharata) (section, chapter, knot, joint)

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

• अभिसन्ख्यया (abhisankhyayā) - by counting, by enumeration

Words meanings and morphology

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

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, that

आश्रमवासाख्यम् (āśramavāsākhyam) - named Ashrama-vasa (named 'dwelling in a hermitage', called 'Ashramavasa')

(adjective)

neuter, singular of āśramavāsākhya

āśramavāsākhya - named 'dwelling in a hermitage'

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (āśramavāsa+ākhya)

• āśramavāsa – dwelling in a hermitage, sojourn in an ashrama
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vas (class 1)
• ākhya – named, called, denominated
  adjective (masculine)
  PPP
  Derived from root `khyā` with prefix `ā`
  Root: khyā (class 2)

पूर्वोक्तम् (pūrvoktam) - which was previously mentioned (previously said, aforesaid, mentioned before)

(adjective)

neuter, singular of pūrvokta

pūrvokta - previously said, mentioned before

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pūrva+ukta)

• pūrva – former, prior, previous, eastern
  adjective (masculine)
• ukta – said, spoken, declared
  participle (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root `vac`
  Root: vac (class 2)

सुमहाद्भुतम् (sumahādbhutam) - exceedingly wonderful (very great and wonderful, exceedingly amazing)

(adjective)

neuter, singular of sumahādbhuta

sumahādbhuta - very great and wonderful, exceedingly amazing

Compound type : bahuvrīhi/tatpuruṣa (su+mahā+adbhuta)

• su – good, well, very, excellent
  indeclinable
• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
• adbhuta – wonderful, marvelous, amazing, a wonder
  adjective (neuter)

द्विचत्वारिंशत् (dvicatvāriṁśat) - forty-two

(numeral)

अध्यायाः (adhyāyāḥ) - chapters, sections

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of adhyāya

adhyāya - chapter, section, lesson

action noun

From `adhi-i` (to study)

Prefix: adhi

Root: i (class 2)

पर्व (parva) - section (of the Mahabharata) (section, chapter, knot, joint)

(noun)

neuter, singular of parvan

parvan - section, chapter, joint, knot, festival day

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

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, that

अभिसन्ख्यया (abhisankhyayā) - by counting, by enumeration

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of abhisankhyā

abhisankhyā - counting, enumeration, calculation

action noun

From `abhi-sam-khyā` (to count)

Prefixes: abhi+sam

Root: khyā (class 2)