महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-67, verse-8

अष्टावेव समासेन विवाहा धर्मतः स्मृताः ।
ब्राह्मो दैवस्तथैवार्षः प्राजापत्यस्तथासुरः ॥८॥

8. aṣṭāveva samāsena vivāhā dharmataḥ smṛtāḥ ,
brāhmo daivastathaivārṣaḥ prājāpatyastathāsuraḥ.

8. aṣṭau eva samāsena vivāhāḥ dharmataḥ smṛtāḥ brāhmaḥ
daivaḥ tathā eva ārṣaḥ prājāpatyaḥ tathā āsuraḥ

8. Briefly, eight types of marriages are traditionally recognized as being in accordance with dharma: the Brāhma, Daiva, and likewise the Ārṣa, Prājāpatya, and also the Āsura.

Words meanings summery:

• अष्टौ (aṣṭau) - eight

• एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, alone, certainly)

• समासेन (samāsena) - concisely (by brief enumeration, concisely, briefly)

• विवाहाः (vivāhāḥ) - types of marriages (marriages, weddings)

• धर्मतः (dharmataḥ) - according to dharma (according to dharma, righteously, lawfully)

• स्मृताः (smṛtāḥ) - traditionally recognized (remembered, declared, known, considered)

• ब्राह्मः (brāhmaḥ) - the Brāhma (marriage) (Brāhma (type of marriage))

• दैवः (daivaḥ) - the Daiva (marriage) (Daiva (type of marriage))

• तथा (tathā) - and likewise (thus, so, likewise, also)

• एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, alone, certainly)

• आर्षः (ārṣaḥ) - the Ārṣa (marriage) (Ārṣa (type of marriage))

• प्राजापत्यः (prājāpatyaḥ) - the Prājāpatya (marriage) (Prājāpatya (type of marriage))

• तथा (tathā) - and also (thus, so, likewise, also)

• आसुरः (āsuraḥ) - the Āsura (marriage) (Āsura (type of marriage))

Words meanings and morphology

अष्टौ (aṣṭau) - eight

(numeral)

एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, alone, certainly)

(indeclinable)

समासेन (samāsena) - concisely (by brief enumeration, concisely, briefly)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of samāsa

samāsa - putting together, compound, conciseness, brief enumeration

From sam-as (to throw together)

Prefix: sam

Root: as (class 4)

विवाहाः (vivāhāḥ) - types of marriages (marriages, weddings)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vivāha

vivāha - marriage, wedding

From vi-vah (to carry away, marry)

Prefix: vi

Root: vah (class 1)

धर्मतः (dharmataḥ) - according to dharma (according to dharma, righteously, lawfully)

(indeclinable)

Adverbial formation from dharma with -tas suffix

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

स्मृताः (smṛtāḥ) - traditionally recognized (remembered, declared, known, considered)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of smṛta

smṛta - remembered, recollected, declared, taught

Past Passive Participle

From root smṛ (to remember) + suffix -ta

Root: smṛ (class 1)

Note: Used predicatively with implied 'are'.

ब्राह्मः (brāhmaḥ) - the Brāhma (marriage) (Brāhma (type of marriage))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brāhma

brāhma - relating to Brahmā, priestly, a type of marriage

Formed from brahman + aṇ suffix

Note: The list of marriage types is a nominative series.

दैवः (daivaḥ) - the Daiva (marriage) (Daiva (type of marriage))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of daiva

daiva - divine, relating to the gods, a type of marriage

From deva + aṇ suffix

तथा (tathā) - and likewise (thus, so, likewise, also)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, alone, certainly)

(indeclinable)

आर्षः (ārṣaḥ) - the Ārṣa (marriage) (Ārṣa (type of marriage))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ārṣa

ārṣa - relating to ṛṣis (sages), ancient, a type of marriage

From ṛṣi + aṇ suffix

प्राजापत्यः (prājāpatyaḥ) - the Prājāpatya (marriage) (Prājāpatya (type of marriage))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prājāpatya

prājāpatya - relating to Prajāpati, a type of marriage

From Prajāpati + ya suffix

तथा (tathā) - and also (thus, so, likewise, also)

(indeclinable)

आसुरः (āsuraḥ) - the Āsura (marriage) (Āsura (type of marriage))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āsura

āsura - relating to asuras, demoniac, a type of marriage

From asura + aṇ suffix

Root: as (class 2)