महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-2, verse-234

एतदखिलमाख्यातं भारतं पर्वसंग्रहात् ।
अष्टादश समाजग्मुरक्षौहिण्यो युयुत्सया ।
तन्महद्दारुणं युद्धमहान्यष्टादशाभवत् ॥२३४॥

234. etadakhilamākhyātaṁ bhārataṁ parvasaṁgrahāt ,
aṣṭādaśa samājagmurakṣauhiṇyo yuyutsayā ,
tanmahaddāruṇaṁ yuddhamahānyaṣṭādaśābhavat.

234. etat akhilam ākhyātam bhāratam
parvasaṅgrahāt | aṣṭādaśa samājagmuḥ
akṣauhiṇyaḥ yuyutsayā | tat mahat
dāruṇam yuddham ahāni aṣṭādaśa abhavat

234. This entire Bhārata (Mahābhārata) has been narrated by way of a summary of its sections. Eighteen akṣauhiṇīs (divisions of an army) gathered with the desire to fight. That great and terrible war lasted for eighteen days.

Words meanings summery:

• एतत् (etat) - this

• अखिलम् (akhilam) - entire (entire, complete, whole)

• आख्यातम् (ākhyātam) - narrated (narrated, told, described)

• भारतम् (bhāratam) - the Bhārata (Mahābhārata epic) (related to Bhārata, India; the Mahābhārata epic)

• पर्वसङ्ग्रहात् (parvasaṅgrahāt) - from the summary of its sections (from the summary of sections/chapters)

• अष्टादश (aṣṭādaśa) - eighteen

• समाजग्मुः (samājagmuḥ) - gathered (they gathered, they came together)

• अक्षौहिण्यः (akṣauhiṇyaḥ) - akṣauhiṇīs (divisions of an army) (akṣauhiṇīs (a large division of an army))

• युयुत्सया (yuyutsayā) - with the desire to fight

• तत् (tat) - that

• महत् (mahat) - great (great, large, mighty)

• दारुणम् (dāruṇam) - terrible (terrible, dreadful, fearful)

• युद्धम् (yuddham) - war (war, battle, fight)

• अहानि (ahāni) - days

• अष्टादश (aṣṭādaśa) - eighteen

• अभवत् (abhavat) - lasted (it was, it happened, it became)

Words meanings and morphology

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this

अखिलम् (akhilam) - entire (entire, complete, whole)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of akhila

akhila - entire, complete, whole, all

From a (not) + khila (deficient)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+khila)

• a – not, non
  indeclinable
• khila – deficient, lacking, supplementary
  adjective (neuter)

आख्यातम् (ākhyātam) - narrated (narrated, told, described)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ākhyāta

ākhyāta - narrated, told, described, mentioned

past passive participle

Derived from root khyā with prefix ā

Prefix: ā

Root: khyā (class 2)

भारतम् (bhāratam) - the Bhārata (Mahābhārata epic) (related to Bhārata, India; the Mahābhārata epic)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhārata

bhārata - descendant of Bharata, related to India, the Mahābhārata

Derived from Bharata

पर्वसङ्ग्रहात् (parvasaṅgrahāt) - from the summary of its sections (from the summary of sections/chapters)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of parvasaṅgraha

parvasaṅgraha - collection of sections, summary of chapters

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (parvan+saṅgraha)

• parvan – section, chapter, division
  noun (neuter)
• saṅgraha – collection, compilation, summary
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root grah with prefix sam
  Prefix: sam
  Root: grah (class 9)

अष्टादश (aṣṭādaśa) - eighteen

(numeral)

समाजग्मुः (samājagmuḥ) - gathered (they gathered, they came together)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past perfect (lit) of samājagmu

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: gam (class 1)

अक्षौहिण्यः (akṣauhiṇyaḥ) - akṣauhiṇīs (divisions of an army) (akṣauhiṇīs (a large division of an army))

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of akṣauhiṇī

akṣauhiṇī - a division of an army, consisting of 21,870 chariots, 21,870 elephants, 65,610 horses, and 109,350 foot soldiers

युयुत्सया (yuyutsayā) - with the desire to fight

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of yuyutsā

yuyutsā - desire to fight, belligerence

desiderative noun

Derived from the desiderative stem of root yudh (to fight)

Root: yudh (class 4)

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

महत् (mahat) - great (great, large, mighty)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, mighty, important

दारुणम् (dāruṇam) - terrible (terrible, dreadful, fearful)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dāruṇa

dāruṇa - terrible, dreadful, fearful, harsh

युद्धम् (yuddham) - war (war, battle, fight)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yuddha

yuddha - war, battle, fight

past passive participle (used as noun)

Derived from root yudh (to fight)

Root: yudh (class 4)

अहानि (ahāni) - days

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of ahan

ahan - day

अष्टादश (aṣṭādaśa) - eighteen

(numeral)

अभवत् (abhavat) - lasted (it was, it happened, it became)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of abhavat

Root: bhū (class 1)