महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-56, verse-32

त्रिभिर्वर्षैः सदोत्थायी कृष्णद्वैपायनो मुनिः ।
महाभारतमाख्यानं कृतवानिदमुत्तमम् ॥३२॥

32. tribhirvarṣaiḥ sadotthāyī kṛṣṇadvaipāyano muniḥ ,
mahābhāratamākhyānaṁ kṛtavānidamuttamam.

32. tribhiḥ varṣaiḥ sadā utthāyī kṛṣṇadvaipāyanaḥ
muniḥ mahābhāratam ākhyānam kṛtavān idam uttamam

32. The sage Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana, diligently working for three years, composed this excellent Mahābhārata narrative.

Words meanings summery:

• त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - in three (years) (by three, with three)

• वर्षैः (varṣaiḥ) - in years, over the course of years (by years, with years)

• सदा (sadā) - diligently, constantly (always, ever, constantly)

• उत्थायी (utthāyī) - active, persevering, diligently working (one who rises, active, assiduous)

• कृष्णद्वैपायनः (kṛṣṇadvaipāyanaḥ) - the sage Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana (Krishna Dvaipāyana (Vyasa))

• मुनिः (muniḥ) - the sage (sage, ascetic)

• महाभारतम् (mahābhāratam) - the Mahābhārata (epic) (the Mahabharata)

• आख्यानम् (ākhyānam) - narrative (narrative, tale, story)

• कृतवान् (kṛtavān) - composed (has done, has made, composed)

• इदम् (idam) - this (narrative) (this)

• उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent (excellent, best, supreme)

Words meanings and morphology

त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - in three (years) (by three, with three)

(numeral)

Note: Qualifies 'varṣaiḥ'.

वर्षैः (varṣaiḥ) - in years, over the course of years (by years, with years)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of varṣa

varṣa - year, rain, monsoon

Note: Indicates duration.

सदा (sadā) - diligently, constantly (always, ever, constantly)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of time.

उत्थायी (utthāyī) - active, persevering, diligently working (one who rises, active, assiduous)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of utthāyin

utthāyin - one who rises, getting up, active, assiduous, diligent

agent noun/adjective

from root sthā with prefix ut (to rise, get up)

Prefix: ut

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'kṛṣṇadvaipāyanaḥ muniḥ'.

कृष्णद्वैपायनः (kṛṣṇadvaipāyanaḥ) - the sage Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana (Krishna Dvaipāyana (Vyasa))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛṣṇadvaipāyana

kṛṣṇadvaipāyana - Krishna Dvaipāyana (an epithet of Vyasa)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (kṛṣṇa+dvaipāyana)

• kṛṣṇa – dark, black, Krishna (name)
  adjective (masculine)
• dvaipāyana – island-born (epithet of Vyasa)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Proper noun, the author.

मुनिः (muniḥ) - the sage (sage, ascetic)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, seer

Note: Qualifies 'kṛṣṇadvaipāyanaḥ'.

महाभारतम् (mahābhāratam) - the Mahābhārata (epic) (the Mahabharata)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mahābhārata

mahābhārata - the great Bharata (epic), the epic poem Mahabharata

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+bhārata)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• bhārata – Bharata, relating to Bharata or India
  noun (neuter)

Note: Object of 'kṛtavān'.

आख्यानम् (ākhyānam) - narrative (narrative, tale, story)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ākhyāna

ākhyāna - narrative, tale, story, legend

action noun

from root khyā (to tell)

Prefix: ā

Root: khyā (class 2)

Note: In apposition to 'mahābhāratam'.

कृतवान् (kṛtavān) - composed (has done, has made, composed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛtavat

kṛtavat - having done, having made, having composed

perfect active participle

from root kṛ (to do, make)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Qualifies 'kṛṣṇadvaipāyanaḥ muniḥ'.

इदम् (idam) - this (narrative) (this)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this here

Note: Demonstrative pronoun, refers to the Mahabharata narrative.

उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent (excellent, best, supreme)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of uttama

uttama - highest, best, excellent, supreme

Note: Qualifies 'ākhyānam' and 'mahābhāratam'.