महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-52, verse-2

पुरा च राजर्षिवरेण धीमता बहूनि वर्षाण्यमितेन तेजसा ।
प्रकृष्टमेतत्कुरुणा महात्मना ततः कुरुक्षेत्रमितीह पप्रथे ॥२॥

2. purā ca rājarṣivareṇa dhīmatā; bahūni varṣāṇyamitena tejasā ,
prakṛṣṭametatkuruṇā mahātmanā; tataḥ kurukṣetramitīha paprathe.

2. purā ca rājarṣivareṇa dhīmatā
bahūni varṣāṇi amitena tejasā |
prakṛṣṭam etat kuruṇā mahātmanā
tataḥ kurukṣetram iti iha paprathe

2. purā ca dhīmatā rājarṣivareṇa
mahātmanā kuruṇā amitena tejasā
bahūni varṣāṇi etat prakṛṣṭam
tataḥ iha kurukṣetram iti paprathe

2. And formerly, for many years, this land was ploughed by the wise, most excellent royal sage, the great-souled Kuru, with immense splendor. Therefore, it became known here as Kurukṣetra.

Words meanings summery:

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

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• राजर्षिवरेण (rājarṣivareṇa) - by the best of royal sages

• धीमता (dhīmatā) - by the wise, by the intelligent

• बहूनि (bahūni) - many, numerous

• वर्षाणि (varṣāṇi) - years, rainy seasons

• अमितेन (amitena) - by the immeasurable, by the immense

• तेजसा (tejasā) - by splendor, by energy, by power

• प्रकृष्टम् (prakṛṣṭam) - ploughed, cultivated

• एतत् (etat) - this

• कुरुणा (kuruṇā) - by Kuru

• महात्मना (mahātmanā) - by the great-souled, by the noble

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, therefore, from that

• कुरुक्षेत्रम् (kurukṣetram) - Kurukṣetra (the field of Kuru)

• इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner (quotation marker)

• इह (iha) - here, in this place

• पप्रथे (paprathe) - it became known, it was renowned

Words meanings and morphology

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

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

राजर्षिवरेण (rājarṣivareṇa) - by the best of royal sages

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of rājarṣivara

rājarṣivara - best of royal sages, excellent royal seer

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rājarṣi+vara)

• rājarṣi – royal sage, king who is also a sage
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of rājan (king) and ṛṣi (sage).
• vara – best, choicest, excellent, boon, suitor
  adjective (masculine)

धीमता (dhīmatā) - by the wise, by the intelligent

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of dhīmat

dhīmat - wise, intelligent, sagacious, thoughtful

Derived from dhī (thought, intelligence) with the suffix -mat.

बहूनि (bahūni) - many, numerous

(adjective)

neuter, plural of bahu

bahu - many, numerous, much, abundant

वर्षाणि (varṣāṇi) - years, rainy seasons

(noun)

neuter, plural of varṣa

varṣa - year, rain, rainy season, cloud

अमितेन (amitena) - by the immeasurable, by the immense

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of amita

amita - immeasurable, immense, boundless, unlimited

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root mā (to measure) with the prefix a- (not).

Prefix: a

Root: √mā (class 3)

तेजसा (tejasā) - by splendor, by energy, by power

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tejas

tejas - splendor, brilliance, energy, power, vitality, fiery spirit

प्रकृष्टम् (prakṛṣṭam) - ploughed, cultivated

(adjective)

neuter, singular of prakṛṣṭa

prakṛṣṭa - ploughed, cultivated, excellent, distinguished

Past Passive Participle

Formed from pra-√kṛṣ (to plough).

Prefix: pra

Root: √kṛṣ (class 1)

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

कुरुणा (kuruṇā) - by Kuru

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of Kuru

Kuru - name of an ancient king and ancestor of the Kauravas and Pandavas; name of a people or country

महात्मना (mahātmanā) - by the great-souled, by the noble

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble-minded, exalted, generous

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahat+ātman)

• mahat – great, large, immense, important
  adjective (neuter)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence, life, (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, therefore, from that

(indeclinable)

कुरुक्षेत्रम् (kurukṣetram) - Kurukṣetra (the field of Kuru)

(proper noun)

neuter, singular of kurukṣetra

kurukṣetra - the field of Kuru, Kurukṣetra (a famous pilgrimage site and battlefield)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (Kuru+kṣetra)

• Kuru – name of an ancient king and ancestor of the Kauravas and Pandavas; name of a people or country
  proper noun (masculine)
• kṣetra – field, land, territory, sacred place
  noun (neuter)

इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner (quotation marker)

(indeclinable)

इह (iha) - here, in this place

(indeclinable)

पप्रथे (paprathe) - it became known, it was renowned

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, past perfect (Lit) of √prath

Root: √prath (class 1)