महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-99, verse-14

यो व्यस्य वेदांश्चतुरस्तपसा भगवानृषिः ।
लोके व्यासत्वमापेदे कार्ष्ण्यात्कृष्णत्वमेव च ॥१४॥

14. yo vyasya vedāṁścaturastapasā bhagavānṛṣiḥ ,
loke vyāsatvamāpede kārṣṇyātkṛṣṇatvameva ca.

14. yaḥ vyasya vedān caturaḥ tapasā bhagavān ṛṣiḥ
loke vyāsatvam āpede kārṣṇyāt kṛṣṇatvam eva ca

14. That venerable sage, who by his asceticism (tapas) arranged the four Vedas, attained in the world the state of 'Vyāsa' (Divider/Compiler), and also the state of 'Kṛṣṇa' (Black One) because of his dark complexion.

Words meanings summery:

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which

• व्यस्य (vyasya) - having arranged, having divided

• वेदान् (vedān) - the Vedas (scriptures)

• चतुरः (caturaḥ) - four

• तपसा (tapasā) - by asceticism, by penance

• भगवान् (bhagavān) - venerable, glorious, divine

• ऋषिः (ṛṣiḥ) - sage, seer

• लोके (loke) - in the world

• व्यासत्वम् (vyāsatvam) - the state of Vyāsa (compiler)

• आपेदे (āpede) - obtained, attained, reached

• कार्ष्ण्यात् (kārṣṇyāt) - due to blackness, from blackness

• कृष्णत्वम् (kṛṣṇatvam) - the state of Kṛṣṇa, blackness

• एव (eva) - indeed, just, only

• च (ca) - and, also

Words meanings and morphology

यः (yaḥ) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which

व्यस्य (vyasya) - having arranged, having divided

(indeclinable)

gerund/absolutive

formed from root as (to throw, cast) with prefixes vi- and ā-, ending -ya

Prefixes: vi+ā

Root: as (class 4)

वेदान् (vedān) - the Vedas (scriptures)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of veda

veda - knowledge, sacred knowledge, Veda (scripture)

चतुरः (caturaḥ) - four

(numeral adjective)

तपसा (tapasā) - by asceticism, by penance

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tapas

tapas - heat, austerity, asceticism, penance (tapas)

भगवान् (bhagavān) - venerable, glorious, divine

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - fortunate, prosperous, glorious, venerable, divine

ऋषिः (ṛṣiḥ) - sage, seer

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ṛṣi

ṛṣi - sage, seer

लोके (loke) - in the world

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, realm, people

व्यासत्वम् (vyāsatvam) - the state of Vyāsa (compiler)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vyāsatva

vyāsatva - the state, condition, or office of Vyāsa (divider, compiler)

abstract noun formed with -tva suffix from Vyāsa

आपेदे (āpede) - obtained, attained, reached

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (liṭ) of āpad

perfect middle

reduplicated perfect form, middle voice

Prefix: ā

Root: pad (class 4)

कार्ष्ण्यात् (kārṣṇyāt) - due to blackness, from blackness

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of kārṣṇya

kārṣṇya - blackness, darkness

abstract noun derived from kṛṣṇa

कृष्णत्वम् (kṛṣṇatvam) - the state of Kṛṣṇa, blackness

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kṛṣṇatva

kṛṣṇatva - the state, condition, or quality of being Kṛṣṇa (black, dark), blackness

abstract noun formed with -tva suffix from kṛṣṇa

एव (eva) - indeed, just, only

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)