महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-57, verse-106

तेषामपरिमेयानि नामधेयानि सर्वशः ।
न शक्यं परिसंख्यातुं वर्षाणामयुतैरपि ।
एते तु कीर्तिता मुख्या यैराख्यानमिदं ततम् ॥१०६॥

106. teṣāmaparimeyāni nāmadheyāni sarvaśaḥ ,
na śakyaṁ parisaṁkhyātuṁ varṣāṇāmayutairapi ,
ete tu kīrtitā mukhyā yairākhyānamidaṁ tatam.

106. teṣām aparimeyāni nāmadheyāni
sarvaśaḥ na śakyam parisaṃkhyātum
varṣāṇām ayutaiḥ api ete tu kīrtitāḥ
mukhyāḥ yaiḥ ākhyānam idam tatam

106. Their names are entirely innumerable; it is not possible to count them even over tens of thousands of years. However, these principal figures, through whom this narrative has been expanded, have been mentioned.

Words meanings summery:

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them

• अपरिमेयानि (aparimeyāni) - innumerable, immeasurable

• नामधेयानि (nāmadheyāni) - names

• सर्वशः (sarvaśaḥ) - entirely, completely, in all respects

• न (na) - not

• शक्यम् (śakyam) - it is possible (is possible)

• परिसंख्यातुम् (parisaṁkhyātum) - to count, to enumerate

• वर्षाणाम् (varṣāṇām) - of years

• अयुतैः (ayutaiḥ) - by tens of thousands (10,000s)

• अपि (api) - even, also

• एते (ete) - these (kings) (these)

• तु (tu) - but, however

• कीर्तिताः (kīrtitāḥ) - have been mentioned (mentioned, glorified)

• मुख्याः (mukhyāḥ) - chief, principal ones

• यैः (yaiḥ) - through whom (by whom)

• आख्यानम् (ākhyānam) - narrative, story

• इदम् (idam) - this

• ततम् (tatam) - has been expanded (spread, extended)

Words meanings and morphology

तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the kings mentioned in the previous verse.

अपरिमेयानि (aparimeyāni) - innumerable, immeasurable

(adjective)

neuter, plural of aparimeya

aparimeya - immeasurable, innumerable, limitless

passive participle

not + parimeya (measurable), from pari-mā

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+parimeya)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• parimeya – measurable, limited
  adjective (neuter)
  future passive participle
  from pari-mā
  Prefix: pari
  Root: mā (class 3)

Note: Qualifies nāmadheyāni.

नामधेयानि (nāmadheyāni) - names

(noun)

neuter, plural of nāmadheya

nāmadheya - name, appellation, designation

from nāman (name) + dhā (to place)

Note: Subject of the first clause.

सर्वशः (sarvaśaḥ) - entirely, completely, in all respects

(indeclinable)

suffix -śaḥ added to sarva

Note: Modifies aparimeyāni.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates śakyam.

शक्यम् (śakyam) - it is possible (is possible)

(participle)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śakya

śakya - possible, practicable, able to be done

future passive participle

from root śak (to be able)

Root: śak (class 5)

परिसंख्यातुम् (parisaṁkhyātum) - to count, to enumerate

(verb)

infinitive of parisaṃkhyā

infinitive

root khyā with prefixes pari and sam

Prefixes: pari+sam

Root: khyā (class 2)

Note: Expresses purpose or possibility with śakyam.

वर्षाणाम् (varṣāṇām) - of years

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of varṣa

varṣa - year, rain, monsoon

Note: Qualifies ayutaiḥ.

अयुतैः (ayutaiḥ) - by tens of thousands (10,000s)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of ayuta

ayuta - ten thousand, myriad

Note: Expresses duration or means.

अपि (api) - even, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes the preceding word.

एते (ete) - these (kings) (these)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of etad

etad - this, he, she, it (near speaker)

Note: Refers to the principal kings being named.

तु (tu) - but, however

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces a contrast.

कीर्तिताः (kīrtitāḥ) - have been mentioned (mentioned, glorified)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kīrtita

kīrtita - mentioned, celebrated, praised

past passive participle

from root kīrt (to mention, proclaim)

Root: kīrt (class 10)

Note: Acts as a predicate adjective with an implied 'are'.

मुख्याः (mukhyāḥ) - chief, principal ones

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mukhya

mukhya - chief, principal, foremost, main

from mukha (face, front)

Note: Agrees with ete and kīrtitāḥ.

यैः (yaiḥ) - through whom (by whom)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of yad

yad - who, which, what

Note: Refers to the mukhyāḥ.

आख्यानम् (ākhyānam) - narrative, story

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ākhyāna

ākhyāna - narrative, tale, story, history

action noun

from ā-khyā (to tell)

Root: khyā (class 2)

Note: Subject of the relative clause.

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it (very near speaker)

Note: Qualifies ākhyānam.

ततम् (tatam) - has been expanded (spread, extended)

(participle)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tata

tata - spread, extended, stretched, pervaded

past passive participle

from root tan (to stretch, spread)

Root: tan (class 8)

Note: Predicate of ākhyānam.