महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-153, verse-9

तदद्भुततमं श्रुत्वा लोके तस्य महात्मनः ।
विस्तरेणैव पप्रच्छुः कथां तां पुरुषर्षभाः ॥९॥

9. tadadbhutatamaṁ śrutvā loke tasya mahātmanaḥ ,
vistareṇaiva papracchuḥ kathāṁ tāṁ puruṣarṣabhāḥ.

9. tat adbhutatamam śrutvā loke tasya mahātmanaḥ
vistareṇa eva papracchuḥ kathām tām puruṣarṣabhāḥ

9. Hearing that most astonishing account (kathā) in the world from that great-souled (mahātman) sage, those foremost among men (puruṣarṣabha) then inquired about that story in greater detail.

Words meanings summery:

• तत् (tat) - that

• अद्भुततमम् (adbhutatamam) - most wonderful, most astonishing

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• लोके (loke) - in the world

• तस्य (tasya) - of him

• महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great-souled (mahātman) sage (the Brahmin who was narrating) (of the great-souled one, of the venerable one)

• विस्तरेण (vistareṇa) - in detail, extensively

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• पप्रच्छुः (papracchuḥ) - they asked

• कथाम् (kathām) - story, narration

• ताम् (tām) - that

• पुरुषर्षभाः (puruṣarṣabhāḥ) - chiefs of men, best of men, foremost among men

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

अद्भुततमम् (adbhutatamam) - most wonderful, most astonishing

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of adbhutatam

adbhutatam - most wonderful, most astonishing, exceedingly marvelous

Superlative degree of 'adbhuta' (wonderful) formed with suffix 'tama'.

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed with the suffix '-tvā' indicating a completed action prior to the main verb.

Root: śru (class 5)

लोके (loke) - in the world

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, universe, people, realm

Root: lok (class 1)

तस्य (tasya) - of him

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great-souled (mahātman) sage (the Brahmin who was narrating) (of the great-souled one, of the venerable one)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, high-minded, venerable person (ātman: self, soul)

Karmadhāraya compound of 'mahat' (great) and 'ātman' (self, soul).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahat+ātman)

• mahat – great, large, mighty, important
  adjective (neuter)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence, life
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)

विस्तरेण (vistareṇa) - in detail, extensively

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vistara

vistara - extension, expanse, detail, elaboration, full account

From root 'stṛ' (to spread) with upasarga 'vi' (apart, extensively).

Prefix: vi

Root: stṛ (class 5)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

पप्रच्छुः (papracchuḥ) - they asked

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (Lit) of prach

Perfect

Reduplicated root, perfect tense, 3rd person plural form.

Root: prach (class 6)

कथाम् (kathām) - story, narration

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kathā

kathā - story, narration, tale, discourse

Root: kath (class 10)

ताम् (tām) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

पुरुषर्षभाः (puruṣarṣabhāḥ) - chiefs of men, best of men, foremost among men

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of puruṣarṣabha

puruṣarṣabha - chief of men, best of men, bull among men

Tatpuruṣa compound of 'puruṣa' (man, person) and 'ṛṣabha' (bull, chief, best).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (puruṣa+ṛṣabha)

• puruṣa – man, person, male, human being
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull, chief, excellent, best
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ṛṣ (class 6)