महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-53, verse-26

श्रुत्वा धर्मिष्ठमाख्यानमास्तीकं पुण्यवर्धनम् ।
आस्तीकस्य कवेर्विप्र श्रीमच्चरितमादितः ॥२६॥

26. śrutvā dharmiṣṭhamākhyānamāstīkaṁ puṇyavardhanam ,
āstīkasya kavervipra śrīmaccaritamāditaḥ.

26. śrutvā dharmiṣṭham ākhyānam āstīkam puṇyavardhanam
āstīkasya kaveḥ vipra śrīmat caritam āditaḥ

26. O Brāhmaṇa (Sūta), having [already] heard the most righteous and merit-increasing narration concerning Astīka, I desire to hear the glorious life story of the sage Astīka from the very beginning.

Words meanings summery:

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• धर्मिष्ठम् (dharmiṣṭham) - most righteous, most virtuous

• आख्यानम् (ākhyānam) - narration, story

• आस्तीकम् (āstīkam) - relating to Astīka, of Astīka

• पुण्यवर्धनम् (puṇyavardhanam) - increasing merit, merit-increasing

• आस्तीकस्य (āstīkasya) - of Astīka

• कवेः (kaveḥ) - of the poet, of the sage

• विप्र (vipra) - O Brāhmaṇa

• श्रीमत् (śrīmat) - glorious, splendid

• चरितम् (caritam) - life story, deeds, conduct

• आदितः (āditaḥ) - from the beginning, firstly

Words meanings and morphology

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

Root: śru (class 5)

धर्मिष्ठम् (dharmiṣṭham) - most righteous, most virtuous

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dharmiṣṭha

dharmiṣṭha - most righteous, most virtuous, most pious

superlative of dharmin (via iṣṭhan suffix)

आख्यानम् (ākhyānam) - narration, story

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ākhyāna

ākhyāna - narration, story, tale

action noun

Root: khyā

आस्तीकम् (āstīkam) - relating to Astīka, of Astīka

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of āstīka

āstīka - relating to Astīka, a descendant of Astīka

Taddhita derivation from Astīka

पुण्यवर्धनम् (puṇyavardhanam) - increasing merit, merit-increasing

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of puṇyavardhana

puṇyavardhana - increasing virtue or merit, promoting good deeds

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (puṇya+vardhana)

• puṇya – merit, virtue, good deed
  noun (neuter)
• vardhana – increasing, causing to grow, prosperity
  verbal_derivation
  agent noun / action noun
  from root vṛdh
  Root: vṛdh (class 1)

आस्तीकस्य (āstīkasya) - of Astīka

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of āstīka

āstīka - Astīka (a proper name, son of Jaratkāru)

कवेः (kaveḥ) - of the poet, of the sage

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kavi

kavi - poet, sage, seer, wise man

विप्र (vipra) - O Brāhmaṇa

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vipra

vipra - Brāhmaṇa, inspired, wise

श्रीमत् (śrīmat) - glorious, splendid

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śrīmat

śrīmat - glorious, prosperous, splendid, beautiful, fortunate

possessive suffix -mat

चरितम् (caritam) - life story, deeds, conduct

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of carita

carita - conduct, deeds, life, story, biography

past passive participle (nominalized)

from root car

Root: car (class 1)

आदितः (āditaḥ) - from the beginning, firstly

(indeclinable)

ablative suffix -tas