महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-2, verse-219

सहस्रमेकं श्लोकानां पञ्च श्लोकशतानि च ।
षडेव च तथा श्लोकाः संख्यातास्तत्त्वदर्शिना ॥२१९॥

219. sahasramekaṁ ślokānāṁ pañca ślokaśatāni ca ,
ṣaḍeva ca tathā ślokāḥ saṁkhyātāstattvadarśinā.

219. sahasram ekam ślokānām pañca ślokaśatāni ca ṣaṭ
eva ca tathā ślokāḥ sankhyātāḥ tattvadarśinā

219. One thousand, five hundred, and also exactly six verses – thus, they have been counted by the seer of truth (Vyasa).

Words meanings summery:

• सहस्रम् (sahasram) - a thousand

• एकम् (ekam) - one, single

• श्लोकानाम् (ślokānām) - of verses

• पञ्च (pañca) - five

• श्लोकशतानि (ślokaśatāni) - five hundred verses (hundreds of verses, five hundred verses)

• च (ca) - and, also

• षट् (ṣaṭ) - six

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

• च (ca) - and, also

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner

• श्लोकाः (ślokāḥ) - verses, stanzas

• सन्ख्याताः (sankhyātāḥ) - they have been counted (counted, enumerated)

• तत्त्वदर्शिना (tattvadarśinā) - by the seer of reality (referring to Vyasa) (by the seer of truth, by one who perceives reality)

Words meanings and morphology

सहस्रम् (sahasram) - a thousand

(noun)

neuter, singular of sahasra

sahasra - a thousand, myriad

एकम् (ekam) - one, single

(numeral)

श्लोकानाम् (ślokānām) - of verses

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of śloka

śloka - verse, stanza, fame, sound

Root: śru (class 1)

पञ्च (pañca) - five

(numeral)

श्लोकशतानि (ślokaśatāni) - five hundred verses (hundreds of verses, five hundred verses)

(noun)

neuter, plural of ślokaśata

ślokaśata - a hundred verses

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śloka+śata)

• śloka – verse, stanza, fame, sound
  noun (masculine)
  Root: śru (class 1)
• śata – hundred
  noun (neuter)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

षट् (ṣaṭ) - six

(numeral)

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

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner

(indeclinable)

श्लोकाः (ślokāḥ) - verses, stanzas

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śloka

śloka - verse, stanza, fame, sound

Root: śru (class 1)

सन्ख्याताः (sankhyātāḥ) - they have been counted (counted, enumerated)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sankhyāta

sankhyāta - counted, enumerated, reckoned

Past Passive Participle

From `sam-khyā` (to count)

Prefix: sam

Root: khyā (class 2)

तत्त्वदर्शिना (tattvadarśinā) - by the seer of reality (referring to Vyasa) (by the seer of truth, by one who perceives reality)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tattvadarśin

tattvadarśin - seer of truth, one who knows reality

agent noun

From `tattva` (truth) + `darśin` (seer)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tattva+darśin)

• tattva – truth, reality, principle, essence
  noun (neuter)
• darśin – seeing, knowing, showing, a seer
  agent_noun (masculine)
  agent noun
  From root `dṛś`
  Root: dṛś (class 1)