महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-18, chapter-5, verse-46

महर्षिर्भगवान्व्यासः कृत्वेमां संहितां पुरा ।
श्लोकैश्चतुर्भिर्भगवान्पुत्रमध्यापयच्छुकम् ॥४६॥

46. maharṣirbhagavānvyāsaḥ kṛtvemāṁ saṁhitāṁ purā ,
ślokaiścaturbhirbhagavānputramadhyāpayacchukam.

46. maharṣiḥ bhagavān vyāsaḥ kṛtvā imām saṃhitām purā
ślokaiḥ caturbhiḥ bhagavān putram adhyāpayat śukam

46. purā maharṣiḥ bhagavān vyāsaḥ imām saṃhitām kṛtvā
bhagavān caturbhiḥ ślokaiḥ putram śukam adhyāpayat

46. The divine great sage Vyāsa, having formerly composed this collection (the Mahābhārata), taught his son Śuka with four verses.

Words meanings summery:

• महर्षिः (maharṣiḥ) - great sage

• भगवान् (bhagavān) - divine, glorious, venerable

• व्यासः (vyāsaḥ) - Vyāsa (proper noun)

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, having made, having composed

• इमाम् (imām) - this

• संहिताम् (saṁhitām) - collection, compilation, text

• पुरा (purā) - formerly, anciently, in the past

• श्लोकैः (ślokaiḥ) - with verses, by means of verses

• चतुर्भिः (caturbhiḥ) - with four

• भगवान् (bhagavān) - the divine one, venerable

• पुत्रम् (putram) - son

• अध्यापयत् (adhyāpayat) - taught

• शुकम् (śukam) - Śuka (proper noun)

Words meanings and morphology

महर्षिः (maharṣiḥ) - great sage

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of maharṣi

maharṣi - great sage, venerable seer

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ṛṣi)

• mahā – great
  adjective
• ṛṣi – sage, seer
  noun (masculine)

भगवान् (bhagavān) - divine, glorious, venerable

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - divine, glorious, fortunate, venerable

व्यासः (vyāsaḥ) - Vyāsa (proper noun)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vyāsa

vyāsa - Vyāsa, compiler, arranger

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, having made, having composed

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

From root 'kṛ' (to do, make) + 'ktvā' suffix.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

इमाम् (imām) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, these

संहिताम् (saṁhitām) - collection, compilation, text

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of saṃhitā

saṁhitā - collection, compilation, text, treatise

पुरा (purā) - formerly, anciently, in the past

(indeclinable)

श्लोकैः (ślokaiḥ) - with verses, by means of verses

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śloka

śloka - verse, stanza, fame, praise

चतुर्भिः (caturbhiḥ) - with four

(numeral)

भगवान् (bhagavān) - the divine one, venerable

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - divine, glorious, fortunate, venerable

Note: Used as a noun here, referring to Vyāsa.

पुत्रम् (putram) - son

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son

अध्यापयत् (adhyāpayat) - taught

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of adhyāp

Imperfect (laṅ), Causative, 3rd Person Singular

From root 'i' (to go) with prefix 'adhi', in causative form 'āpaya'.

Prefix: adhi

Root: i (class 2)

शुकम् (śukam) - Śuka (proper noun)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śuka

śuka - Śuka (name of Vyāsa's son), parrot