महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-334, verse-11

एतत्तु महदाख्यानं श्रुत्वा पारिक्षितो नृपः ।
ततो यज्ञसमाप्त्यर्थं क्रियाः सर्वाः समारभत् ॥११॥

11. etattu mahadākhyānaṁ śrutvā pārikṣito nṛpaḥ ,
tato yajñasamāptyarthaṁ kriyāḥ sarvāḥ samārabhat.

11. etat tu mahat ākhyānam śrutvā pārikṣitaḥ nṛpaḥ
tataḥ yajñasamāptyartham kriyāḥ sarvāḥ samārabhāt

11. pārikṣitaḥ nṛpaḥ etat mahat ākhyānam śrutvā
tataḥ yajñasamāptyartham sarvāḥ kriyāḥ samārabhāt

11. Having heard this great narrative, King Janamejaya, son of Parikṣit, then began all the rites for the completion of his Vedic ritual (yajña).

Words meanings summery:

• एतत् (etat) - this (narrative) (this, that)

• तु (tu) - indeed (emphasizing) (but, however, indeed, and)

• महत् (mahat) - great (great, large, vast)

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

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• पारिक्षितः (pārikṣitaḥ) - Janamejaya, son of Parikṣit (son of Parikṣit)

• नृपः (nṛpaḥ) - the King (Janamejaya) (king, ruler)

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thereafter, from there)

• यज्ञसमाप्त्यर्थम् (yajñasamāptyartham) - for the completion of the Vedic ritual (yajña) (for the purpose of completing a Vedic ritual (yajña))

• क्रियाः (kriyāḥ) - rites (actions, rites, ceremonies)

• सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all (all, every)

• समारभात् (samārabhāt) - he began (he began, he undertook)

Words meanings and morphology

एतत् (etat) - this (narrative) (this, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, that

तु (tu) - indeed (emphasizing) (but, however, indeed, and)

(indeclinable)

महत् (mahat) - great (great, large, vast)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, vast, noble

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

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ākhyāna

ākhyāna - narrative, story, tale, legend

Prefix: ā

Root: khyā (class 2)

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Derived from root śru (to hear) with suffix -tvā

Root: śru (class 5)

पारिक्षितः (pārikṣitaḥ) - Janamejaya, son of Parikṣit (son of Parikṣit)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pārikṣita

pārikṣita - descendant of Parikṣit, son of Parikṣit

Taddhita derivation from Parikṣit

नृपः (nṛpaḥ) - the King (Janamejaya) (king, ruler)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nṛpa

nṛpa - king, ruler, protector of men

Compound of nṛ (man) + pa (protector, from root pā)

Compound type : tatpurusha (nṛ+pa)

• nṛ – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• pa – protector, preserver (from pā 'to protect')
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun from root pā
  Root: pā (class 2)

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thereafter, from there)

(indeclinable)

Ablative adverb from tad

यज्ञसमाप्त्यर्थम् (yajñasamāptyartham) - for the completion of the Vedic ritual (yajña) (for the purpose of completing a Vedic ritual (yajña))

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yajñasamāptyartha

yajñasamāptyartha - for the sake of the completion of a yajña

Compound type : tatpurusha (yajña+samāpti+artha)

• yajña – Vedic ritual, sacrifice, offering
  noun (masculine)
  Root: yaj (class 1)
• samāpti – completion, conclusion, finish
  noun (feminine)
  from sam + āp + ti
  Prefix: sam
  Root: āp (class 5)
• artha – purpose, meaning, wealth, object
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used adverbially to mean 'for the sake of'.

क्रियाः (kriyāḥ) - rites (actions, rites, ceremonies)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of kriyā

kriyā - action, act, rite, ritual, ceremony

Root: kṛ (class 8)

सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all (all, every)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Agrees with kriyāḥ.

समारभात् (samārabhāt) - he began (he began, he undertook)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, aorist (luṅ) of samārabh

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: rabh (class 1)