महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-57, verse-50

आश्चर्यभूतं मत्वा तद्राज्ञस्ते प्रत्यवेदयन् ।
काये मत्स्या इमौ राजन्संभूतौ मानुषाविति ॥५०॥

50. āścaryabhūtaṁ matvā tadrājñaste pratyavedayan ,
kāye matsyā imau rājansaṁbhūtau mānuṣāviti.

50. āścaryabhūtam matvā tat rājñaḥ te pratyavedayan
kāye matsyā imau rājan saṃbhūtau mānuṣau iti

50. Considering it a marvel, they reported to that king: 'O King, these two human beings were born from the body of a fish!'

Words meanings summery:

• आश्चर्यभूतम् (āścaryabhūtam) - a wonderful thing, a marvel, having become wonderful

• मत्वा (matvā) - having considered, having thought

• तत् (tat) - that (pronoun)

• राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of the king, to the king

• ते (te) - they (masculine plural nominative)

• प्रत्यवेदयन् (pratyavedayan) - they reported, they informed

• काये (kāye) - in the body

• मत्स्या (matsyā) - of a fish (feminine singular genitive, referring to the female fish)

• इमौ (imau) - these two (masculine dual nominative)

• राजन् (rājan) - O King

• संभूतौ (saṁbhūtau) - born, arisen, produced (masculine dual nominative)

• मानुषौ (mānuṣau) - humans, human beings (masculine dual nominative)

• इति (iti) - thus, so (quotative particle)

Words meanings and morphology

आश्चर्यभूतम् (āścaryabhūtam) - a wonderful thing, a marvel, having become wonderful

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of āścaryabhūta

āścaryabhūta - become a wonder, wonderful, marvelous

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (āścarya+bhūta)

• āścarya – wonder, surprise, marvel
  noun (neuter)
• bhūta – become, happened, past participle of 'bhū'
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'bhū'
  Root: bhū (class 1)

मत्वा (matvā) - having considered, having thought

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed from root 'man' with suffix '-tvā'

Root: man (class 4)

तत् (tat) - that (pronoun)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, this (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Modifies 'rājñaḥ', indicating 'of that king'

राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of the king, to the king

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Note: Genitive case used to denote the recipient with verbs of reporting.

ते (te) - they (masculine plural nominative)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, this (demonstrative pronoun)

प्रत्यवेदयन् (pratyavedayan) - they reported, they informed

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperfect past (laṅ) of pratyavedayan

Prefixes: prati+ava

Root: vid (class 2)

काये (kāye) - in the body

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kāya

kāya - body, collection, group

मत्स्या (matsyā) - of a fish (feminine singular genitive, referring to the female fish)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of matsyā

matsyā - female fish

इमौ (imau) - these two (masculine dual nominative)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of idam

idam - this, these (demonstrative pronoun)

राजन् (rājan) - O King

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

संभूतौ (saṁbhūtau) - born, arisen, produced (masculine dual nominative)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of saṃbhūta

saṁbhūta - born, produced, become, arisen

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'bhū' with prefix 'sam'

Prefix: sam

Root: bhū (class 1)

मानुषौ (mānuṣau) - humans, human beings (masculine dual nominative)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of mānuṣa

mānuṣa - human, pertaining to man, human being

इति (iti) - thus, so (quotative particle)

(indeclinable)