महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-331, verse-2

इदं शतसहस्राद्धि भारताख्यानविस्तरात् ।
आमथ्य मतिमन्थेन ज्ञानोदधिमनुत्तमम् ॥२॥

2. idaṁ śatasahasrāddhi bhāratākhyānavistarāt ,
āmathya matimanthena jñānodadhimanuttamam.

2. idam śatasahasrāt hi bhāratākhyānavistarāt
āmathya matimanthena jñānodadhim anuttamam

2. idam bhāratākhyānavistarāt śatasahasrāt hi
anuttamam jñānodadhim matimanthena āmathya

2. Having churned this unsurpassed ocean of knowledge from the extensive narrative of the Mahābhārata — indeed, from its hundred thousand (verses) — using intelligence as the churning rod,

Words meanings summery:

• इदम् (idam) - this

• शतसहस्रात् (śatasahasrāt) - from the hundred thousand verses (of the Mahābhārata) (from one hundred thousand)

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, certainly

• भारताख्यानविस्तरात् (bhāratākhyānavistarāt) - from the extensive narrative of the Mahābhārata

• आमथ्य (āmathya) - having churned, having agitated

• मतिमन्थेन (matimanthena) - by the churning rod of intelligence, with the intellect as a churning rod

• ज्ञानोदधिम् (jñānodadhim) - the ocean of knowledge

• अनुत्तमम् (anuttamam) - unsurpassed, supreme, excellent

Words meanings and morphology

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

Note: Refers to the 'ocean of knowledge' or the whole subject of the churning.

शतसहस्रात् (śatasahasrāt) - from the hundred thousand verses (of the Mahābhārata) (from one hundred thousand)

(numeral)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śata+sahasra)

• śata – one hundred
  numeral (neuter)
• sahasra – one thousand
  numeral (neuter)

हि (hi) - indeed, for, certainly

(indeclinable)

भारताख्यानविस्तरात् (bhāratākhyānavistarāt) - from the extensive narrative of the Mahābhārata

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of bhāratākhyānavistara

bhāratākhyānavistara - extensive narrative of the Mahābhārata

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhārata+ākhyāna+vistara)

• bhārata – relating to Bharata, belonging to the Mahābhārata
  adjective (neuter)
  Derived from Bharata, referring to India or the epic Mahābhārata.
• ākhyāna – narrative, story, tale
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from ā-khyā (to tell)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: khyā (class 2)
• vistara – extension, expanse, detailed account
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from vi-stṛ (to spread out)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: stṛ (class 5)

आमथ्य (āmathya) - having churned, having agitated

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Derived from `ā-math` (to churn, stir up)

Prefix: ā

Root: math (class 1)

मतिमन्थेन (matimanthena) - by the churning rod of intelligence, with the intellect as a churning rod

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of matimantha

matimantha - churning rod of intelligence, intellect-churner

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mati+mantha)

• mati – intellect, mind, thought
  noun (feminine)
  From root `man` (to think)
  Root: man (class 4)
• mantha – churning, churning stick/rod
  noun (masculine)
  From root `math` (to churn)
  Root: math (class 1)

ज्ञानोदधिम् (jñānodadhim) - the ocean of knowledge

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of jñānodadhi

jñānodadhi - ocean of knowledge

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jñāna+udadhi)

• jñāna – knowledge, wisdom
  noun (neuter)
  From root `jñā` (to know)
  Root: jñā (class 9)
• udadhi – ocean, sea
  noun (masculine)
  From `ud-dhā` (to hold water), literally 'water-receptacle'
  Prefix: ud
  Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Object of the action 'churned'.

अनुत्तमम् (anuttamam) - unsurpassed, supreme, excellent

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of anuttama

anuttama - unsurpassed, supreme, excellent

`a-` (negation) + `uttama` (best, highest)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+uttama)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• uttama – best, highest, supreme
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative of `ud` (up, forth)
  Prefix: ud

Note: Agrees with `jñānodadhim`.