महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-2, verse-95

इत्येतदादिपर्वोक्तं प्रथमं बहुविस्तरम् ।
अध्यायानां शते द्वे तु संख्याते परमर्षिणा ।
अष्टादशैव चाध्याया व्यासेनोत्तमतेजसा ॥९५॥

95. ityetadādiparvoktaṁ prathamaṁ bahuvistaram ,
adhyāyānāṁ śate dve tu saṁkhyāte paramarṣiṇā ,
aṣṭādaśaiva cādhyāyā vyāsenottamatejasā.

95. iti etat ādiparvoktam prathamam
bahuvistaram adhyāyānām śate dve tu
saṃkhyāte paramarṣiṇā aṣṭādaśa
eva ca adhyāyā vyāsena uttamatejasā

95. Thus, this first book, the Ādiparva, is described as very extensive. Two hundred chapters were enumerated by the supreme sage, and only eighteen chapters by Vyāsa of excellent splendor.

Words meanings summery:

• इति (iti) - thus (thus, so, in this manner)

• एतत् (etat) - this

• आदिपर्वोक्तम् (ādiparvoktam) - recounted in the Ādiparva (said in the Ādiparva)

• प्रथमम् (prathamam) - the first (first, foremost)

• बहुविस्तरम् (bahuvistaram) - very extensive (very extensive, very detailed)

• अध्यायानाम् (adhyāyānām) - of chapters

• शते (śate) - two hundred (two hundred (dual form of śata))

• द्वे (dve) - two

• तु (tu) - indeed (but, indeed, however)

• संख्याते (saṁkhyāte) - counted/enumerated (enumerated, counted)

• परमर्षिणा (paramarṣiṇā) - by the supreme sage (Vyāsa) (by the supreme sage)

• अष्टादश (aṣṭādaśa) - eighteen

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

• च (ca) - and

• अध्याया (adhyāyā) - chapters

• व्यासेन (vyāsena) - by Vyāsa

• उत्तमतेजसा (uttamatejasā) - by the one of excellent splendor (referring to Vyāsa) (by the one with excellent splendor/power)

Words meanings and morphology

इति (iti) - thus (thus, so, in this manner)

(indeclinable)

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this

आदिपर्वोक्तम् (ādiparvoktam) - recounted in the Ādiparva (said in the Ādiparva)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ādiparvokta

ādiparvokta - said/spoken in the Ādiparva

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ādiparvan+ukta)

• ādiparvan – the first book (of Mahābhārata)
  noun (neuter)
• ukta – said, spoken, related
  adjective
  past passive participle
  Root: vac (class 2)

प्रथमम् (prathamam) - the first (first, foremost)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of prathama

prathama - first, foremost, principal

बहुविस्तरम् (bahuvistaram) - very extensive (very extensive, very detailed)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bahuvistara

bahuvistara - very extensive, great detail

Compound type : karmadhāraya (bahu+vistara)

• bahu – much, many, very
  adjective
• vistara – extent, expanse, detail
  noun (masculine)
  action noun
  Prefix: vi
  Root: stṛ (class 5)

अध्यायानाम् (adhyāyānām) - of chapters

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of adhyāya

adhyāya - chapter, section

Prefix: adhi

Root: i (class 2)

शते (śate) - two hundred (two hundred (dual form of śata))

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, dual of śata

śata - hundred

द्वे (dve) - two

(numeral)

तु (tu) - indeed (but, indeed, however)

(indeclinable)

संख्याते (saṁkhyāte) - counted/enumerated (enumerated, counted)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, dual of saṃkhyāta

saṁkhyāta - counted, enumerated, reckoned

past passive participle

Prefix: sam

Root: khyā (class 2)

परमर्षिणा (paramarṣiṇā) - by the supreme sage (Vyāsa) (by the supreme sage)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of paramarṣi

paramarṣi - supreme sage, greatest sage

Compound type : karmadhāraya (parama+ṛṣi)

• parama – supreme, highest, excellent
  adjective
• ṛṣi – sage, seer
  noun (masculine)

अष्टादश (aṣṭādaśa) - eighteen

(numeral)

एव (eva) - only (only, just, indeed)

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अध्याया (adhyāyā) - chapters

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of adhyāya

adhyāya - chapter, section

Prefix: adhi

Root: i (class 2)

व्यासेन (vyāsena) - by Vyāsa

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vyāsa

vyāsa - Vyāsa (name of the compiler of the Mahābhārata)

उत्तमतेजसा (uttamatejasā) - by the one of excellent splendor (referring to Vyāsa) (by the one with excellent splendor/power)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of uttamatejas

uttamatejas - having excellent luster/power/valor

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (uttama+tejas)

• uttama – excellent, best, highest
  adjective
• tejas – splendor, power, might, valor
  noun (neuter)