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)."

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)