महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-94, verse-28

तदद्भुतं तदा दृष्ट्वा तत्र राजा स शंतनुः ।
शङ्कमानः सुतं गङ्गामब्रवीद्दर्शयेति ह ॥२८॥

28. tadadbhutaṁ tadā dṛṣṭvā tatra rājā sa śaṁtanuḥ ,
śaṅkamānaḥ sutaṁ gaṅgāmabravīddarśayeti ha.

28. tat adbhutam tadā dṛṣṭvā tatra rājā sa śantanuḥ
śaṅkamānaḥ sutam gaṅgām abravīt darśaya iti ha

28. Seeing that wondrous sight, King Shantanu, feeling suspicious about his son, then said to Ganga, "Show him!"

Words meanings summery:

• तत् (tat) - that

• अद्भुतम् (adbhutam) - that wonder (referring to the event of Ganga bringing the boy) (wonderful, amazing, a wonder)

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

• तत्र (tatra) - there

• राजा (rājā) - King Shantanu (king)

• स (sa) - he, that

• शन्तनुः (śantanuḥ) - Shantanu (proper noun)

• शङ्कमानः (śaṅkamānaḥ) - doubting, being suspicious

• सुतम् (sutam) - son

• गङ्गाम् (gaṅgām) - Ganga

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said

• दर्शय (darśaya) - show!

• इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating direct speech

• ह (ha) - indeed, certainly (particle)

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this

अद्भुतम् (adbhutam) - that wonder (referring to the event of Ganga bringing the boy) (wonderful, amazing, a wonder)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of adbhuta

adbhuta - wonderful, marvellous, amazing; a wonder, a marvel

Note: Used substantively as 'a wonder'.

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Derived from root dṛś with suffix -tvā

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Gerund/Absolutive.

तत्र (tatra) - there

(indeclinable)

राजा (rājā) - King Shantanu (king)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, sovereign

स (sa) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Masculine nominative singular form of 'tad'.

शन्तनुः (śantanuḥ) - Shantanu (proper noun)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śantanu

śantanu - Shantanu (name of a king, father of Bhishma)

शङ्कमानः (śaṅkamānaḥ) - doubting, being suspicious

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śaṅkamāna

śaṅkamāna - doubting, suspicious, hesitating

present middle participle

Derived from root śaṅk (to doubt) with present middle participle ending -māna

Root: śaṅk (class 1)

Note: Present middle participle, agreeing with "Shantanu".

सुतम् (sutam) - son

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of suta

suta - son, child

Past Passive Participle

Root su (to give birth), -ta suffix. Here used as a noun meaning son.

Root: sū (class 2)

Note: Object of śaṅkamānaḥ (suspecting concerning the son).

गङ्गाम् (gaṅgām) - Ganga

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of gaṅgā

gaṅgā - Ganga (proper noun, name of the river goddess)

Note: Object of abravīt.

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of brū

Imperfect

3rd person singular imperfect active of root brū

Root: brū (class 2)

दर्शय (darśaya) - show!

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of darśaya

causative imperative

2nd person singular imperative active of causative form of root dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Causative imperative form.

इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating direct speech

(indeclinable)

ह (ha) - indeed, certainly (particle)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.