महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-53, verse-1

सूत उवाच ।
इदमत्यद्भुतं चान्यदास्तीकस्यानुशुश्रुमः ।
तथा वरैश्छन्द्यमाने राज्ञा पारिक्षितेन ह ॥१॥

1. sūta uvāca ,
idamatyadbhutaṁ cānyadāstīkasyānuśuśrumaḥ ,
tathā varaiśchandyamāne rājñā pārikṣitena ha.

1. sūtaḥ uvāca idam atyadbhutam ca anyat āstīkasya
anuśuśrumaḥ tathā varaiḥ chandyamāne rājñā pārikṣitena ha

1. Sūta said: "We heard this other very wonderful thing about Āstīka, which occurred when King Janamejaya, son of Parīkṣita, was being implored with boons (for Āstīka to stop the sacrifice)."

1. סוּטַה אמר, שמענו עוד דבר מופלא מאוד שנוגע לְאָאסְטִיקַה, כאשר המלך פָּארִיקְשִׁיטַה הציע לו מתנות.

Words meanings summery:

• सूतः (sūtaḥ) - the bard Sūta (Ugraśravas) (charioteer, bard)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

• इदम् (idam) - this (story/event) (this, this one)

• अत्यद्भुतम् (atyadbhutam) - very wonderful (very wonderful, extremely marvellous)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• अन्यत् (anyat) - another (another, other)

• आस्तीकस्य (āstīkasya) - about Āstīka (of Āstīka)

• अनुशुश्रुमः (anuśuśrumaḥ) - we heard

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so (thus, so, in that manner)

• वरैः (varaiḥ) - with boons (being offered) (by boons, by excellent ones)

• छन्द्यमाने (chandyamāne) - while he (Āstīka) was being entreated/implored (by the king, with boons being offered) (being pleased, being desired, being implored)

• राज्ञा (rājñā) - by the king Janamejaya (by the king)

• पारिक्षितेन (pārikṣitena) - by Janamejaya, son of Parikṣit (by the son of Parikṣit)

• ह (ha) - indeed (indeed, surely (emphatic particle))

Words meanings and morphology

सूतः (sūtaḥ) - the bard Sūta (Ugraśravas) (charioteer, bard)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sūta

sūta - charioteer, bard; a mixed caste; Sūta (proper noun)

उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

इदम् (idam) - this (story/event) (this, this one)

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

अत्यद्भुतम् (atyadbhutam) - very wonderful (very wonderful, extremely marvellous)

(adjective)

neuter, singular of atyadbhuta

atyadbhuta - very wonderful, extraordinary, amazing

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ati+adbhuta)

• ati – over, beyond, excessively
  indeclinable
• adbhuta – wonderful, marvellous, amazing
  adjective (neuter)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

अन्यत् (anyat) - another (another, other)

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different

आस्तीकस्य (āstīkasya) - about Āstīka (of Āstīka)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of āstīka

āstīka - Āstīka (proper noun, son of Jaratkāru and Mānasa)

अनुशुश्रुमः (anuśuśrumaḥ) - we heard

(verb)

1st person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of anuśru

Prefix: anu

Root: śru (class 5)

तथा (tathā) - thus, so (thus, so, in that manner)

(indeclinable)

वरैः (varaiḥ) - with boons (being offered) (by boons, by excellent ones)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of vara

vara - boon, blessing, gift; excellent, best; bridegroom

छन्द्यमाने (chandyamāne) - while he (Āstīka) was being entreated/implored (by the king, with boons being offered) (being pleased, being desired, being implored)

(nominal form)

Locative, masculine, singular of chand

chand - to please, to gladden, to entice, to allure, to ask, to entreat, to be delighted

present passive participle

Root: chand (class 10)

Note: Refers to Āstīka, the implicit recipient of the king's pleas/offers of boons.

राज्ञा (rājñā) - by the king Janamejaya (by the king)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

पारिक्षितेन (pārikṣitena) - by Janamejaya, son of Parikṣit (by the son of Parikṣit)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of pārikṣita

pārikṣita - son of Parikṣit, belonging to Parikṣit

taddhita

Derived from Parikṣit + -a (secondary suffix)

Note: Agrees with `rājñā`

ह (ha) - indeed (indeed, surely (emphatic particle))

(indeclinable)

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