महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-2, verse-238

अस्याख्यानस्य विषये पुराणं वर्तते द्विजाः ।
अन्तरिक्षस्य विषये प्रजा इव चतुर्विधाः ॥२३८॥

238. asyākhyānasya viṣaye purāṇaṁ vartate dvijāḥ ,
antarikṣasya viṣaye prajā iva caturvidhāḥ.

238. asya ākhyānasya viṣaye purāṇam vartate dvijāḥ
antarikṣasya viṣaye prajāḥ iva caturvidhāḥ

238. O twice-born ones, a Purāṇa exists concerning this narrative, just as there are four kinds of beings existing in relation to space.

Words meanings summery:

• अस्य (asya) - of this (narrative) (of this)

• आख्यानस्य (ākhyānasya) - of this great narrative/epic (of the narrative/story/epic)

• विषये (viṣaye) - regarding, concerning (in the matter of, concerning, regarding, in the domain)

• पुराणम् (purāṇam) - a traditional narrative, a Purāṇa (ancient tale, old story, Purāṇa (a class of religious texts))

• वर्तते (vartate) - exists (exists, is, happens, occurs)

• द्विजाः (dvijāḥ) - O Brahmins (addressing the sages) (O twice-born ones (Brahmins))

• अन्तरिक्षस्य (antarikṣasya) - of space/the atmosphere (of the intermediate space, of the sky, of atmosphere)

• विषये (viṣaye) - in relation to, regarding (in the matter of, concerning, regarding, in the domain)

• प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - beings, creatures (creatures, beings, progeny, subjects)

• इव (iva) - just as, like (like, as, as if)

• चतुर्विधाः (caturvidhāḥ) - of four kinds (referring to beings, e.g., born from womb, egg, sweat, earth) (of four kinds, fourfold)

Words meanings and morphology

अस्य (asya) - of this (narrative) (of this)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine/neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

Note: Genitive singular of idam (masculine or neuter), here agreeing with ākhyānasya

आख्यानस्य (ākhyānasya) - of this great narrative/epic (of the narrative/story/epic)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of ākhyāna

ākhyāna - narrative, story, tale, epic

action noun

Derived from √khyā (to tell) with prefix ā

Prefix: ā

Root: khyā (class 2)

विषये (viṣaye) - regarding, concerning (in the matter of, concerning, regarding, in the domain)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of viṣaya

viṣaya - object, sphere, domain, subject, matter

पुराणम् (purāṇam) - a traditional narrative, a Purāṇa (ancient tale, old story, Purāṇa (a class of religious texts))

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of purāṇa

purāṇa - ancient, old; (as noun) an ancient tale, Purāṇa

from purā (formerly)

Note: Can be adjective or noun. Here used as noun.

वर्तते (vartate) - exists (exists, is, happens, occurs)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of vṛt

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Ātmanepada form

द्विजाः (dvijāḥ) - O Brahmins (addressing the sages) (O twice-born ones (Brahmins))

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, plural of dvija

dvija - twice-born; a Brahmin, a bird, a tooth

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dvi+jan)

• dvi – two, twice
  indeclinable
• jan – to be born, to produce
  verb_base
  Root: jan (class 4)

अन्तरिक्षस्य (antarikṣasya) - of space/the atmosphere (of the intermediate space, of the sky, of atmosphere)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of antarikṣa

antarikṣa - intermediate space, atmosphere, sky

विषये (viṣaye) - in relation to, regarding (in the matter of, concerning, regarding, in the domain)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of viṣaya

viṣaya - object, sphere, domain, subject, matter

प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - beings, creatures (creatures, beings, progeny, subjects)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of prajā

prajā - progeny, offspring, subjects, creatures, people

action noun

From pra + √jan (to be born)

Prefix: pra

Root: jan (class 4)

इव (iva) - just as, like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

चतुर्विधाः (caturvidhāḥ) - of four kinds (referring to beings, e.g., born from womb, egg, sweat, earth) (of four kinds, fourfold)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of caturvidha

caturvidha - of four kinds, fourfold

Compound type : dvigu/tatpuruṣa (catur+vidha)

• catur – four
  numeral
• vidha – kind, sort, manner
  noun (masculine)
  From √dhā 'to place' with vi
  Root: dhā (class 3)