महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-56, verse-25

धन्यं यशस्यमायुष्यं स्वर्ग्यं पुण्यं तथैव च ।
कृष्णद्वैपायनेनेदं कृतं पुण्यचिकीर्षुणा ॥२५॥

25. dhanyaṁ yaśasyamāyuṣyaṁ svargyaṁ puṇyaṁ tathaiva ca ,
kṛṣṇadvaipāyanenedaṁ kṛtaṁ puṇyacikīrṣuṇā.

25. dhanyaṃ yaśasyaṃ āyuṣyaṃ svargyaṃ puṇyaṃ tathā
eva ca kṛṣṇadvaipāyanena idaṃ kṛtaṃ puṇyacikīrṣuṇā

25. This (epic), which is blessed, bestows fame, promotes longevity, leads to heaven, and is meritorious, was composed by Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana (Vyasa), who desired (to achieve) merit.

Words meanings summery:

• धन्यं (dhanyaṁ) - blessed, fortunate, auspicious

• यशस्यं (yaśasyaṁ) - bestowing fame, glorious

• आयुष्यं (āyuṣyaṁ) - promoting longevity, healthy

• स्वर्ग्यं (svargyaṁ) - leading to heaven, heavenly

• पुण्यं (puṇyaṁ) - meritorious, sacred, virtuous

• तथा (tathā) - thus, in that way, similarly

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• च (ca) - and, also

• कृष्णद्वैपायनेन (kṛṣṇadvaipāyanena) - by Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana (Vyasa)

• इदं (idaṁ) - this (epic, i.e., the Mahabharata) (this)

• कृतं (kṛtaṁ) - done, made, composed

• पुण्यचिकीर्षुणा (puṇyacikīrṣuṇā) - by one desiring merit/virtue

Words meanings and morphology

धन्यं (dhanyaṁ) - blessed, fortunate, auspicious

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dhanya

dhanya - blessed, fortunate, auspicious, wealthy

यशस्यं (yaśasyaṁ) - bestowing fame, glorious

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yaśasya

yaśasya - glorious, famous, causing fame

आयुष्यं (āyuṣyaṁ) - promoting longevity, healthy

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of āyuṣya

āyuṣya - promoting life, salutary, healthy, longevity-giving

स्वर्ग्यं (svargyaṁ) - leading to heaven, heavenly

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of svargya

svargya - leading to heaven, heavenly, celestial

पुण्यं (puṇyaṁ) - meritorious, sacred, virtuous

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of puṇya

puṇya - meritorious, sacred, holy, virtuous; merit, virtue

तथा (tathā) - thus, in that way, similarly

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

कृष्णद्वैपायनेन (kṛṣṇadvaipāyanena) - by Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana (Vyasa)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kṛṣṇadvaipāyana

kṛṣṇadvaipāyana - Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana, another name for Vyasa

Compound type : karmadhāraya (kṛṣṇa+dvaipāyana)

• kṛṣṇa – black, dark; Kṛṣṇa
  adjective (masculine)
• dvaipāyana – island-born (referring to Vyasa)
  noun (masculine)

इदं (idaṁ) - this (epic, i.e., the Mahabharata) (this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, here

कृतं (kṛtaṁ) - done, made, composed

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kṛta

kṛta - done, made, performed, composed

past passive participle

PPP of root kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

पुण्यचिकीर्षुणा (puṇyacikīrṣuṇā) - by one desiring merit/virtue

(agent noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of puṇyacikīrṣu

puṇyacikīrṣu - desirous of merit or virtue

desiderative agent noun

Compound of puṇya and desiderative agent noun of root kṛ

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (puṇya+cikīrṣu)

• puṇya – merit, virtue
  noun (neuter)
• cikīrṣu – desiring to do, wishing to perform
  agent noun (masculine)
  desiderative agent noun
  Desiderative form of root kṛ
  Root: kṛ (class 8)