महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-160, verse-36

तथा ब्रह्मर्षिभिश्चैव सदस्यैरुपशोभितम् ।
तत्र घोरतमं वृत्तमृषीणां मे परिश्रुतम् ॥३६॥

36. tathā brahmarṣibhiścaiva sadasyairupaśobhitam ,
tatra ghoratamaṁ vṛttamṛṣīṇāṁ me pariśrutam.

36. tathā brahmarṣibhiḥ ca eva sadasyaiḥ upaśobhitam
tatra ghoratamam vṛttam ṛṣīṇām me pariśrutam

36. tathā (yajñamaṇḍalam) brahmarṣibhiḥ ca eva sadasyaiḥ upaśobhitam (āsa).
tatra ṛṣīṇām ghoratamam vṛttam me pariśrutam (āsa).

36. Moreover, it was graced by Brahmin sages (brahmarṣi) and members of the assembly. It was there that I heard of a most dreadful incident concerning the sages (ṛṣi).

Words meanings summery:

• तथा (tathā) - moreover, similarly (thus, so, similarly)

• ब्रह्मर्षिभिः (brahmarṣibhiḥ) - by Brahmin sages (by Brahma-sages, by divine sages)

• च (ca) - and, also

• एव (eva) - indeed, just, only

• सदस्यैः (sadasyaiḥ) - by assembly members, by assessors

• उपशोभितम् (upaśobhitam) - graced, adorned, beautified

• तत्र (tatra) - It was there (at the sacrificial arena) (there, in that place/matter)

• घोरतमम् (ghoratamam) - most terrible, most dreadful

• वृत्तम् (vṛttam) - a most dreadful incident (incident, event, occurrence, happened)

• ऋषीणाम् (ṛṣīṇām) - concerning the sages (ṛṣi) (of the sages, belonging to the sages)

• मे (me) - by me (implied agent of hearing) (to me, by me, my)

• परिश्रुतम् (pariśrutam) - I heard (it was heard by me) (heard, fully heard, renowned)

Words meanings and morphology

तथा (tathā) - moreover, similarly (thus, so, similarly)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects this verse to the description of the previous one.

ब्रह्मर्षिभिः (brahmarṣibhiḥ) - by Brahmin sages (by Brahma-sages, by divine sages)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of brahmarṣi

brahmarṣi - Brahma-sage, divine sage (a sage of the highest class, generally born in a Brahmin family)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (brahman+ṛṣi)

• brahman – Brahmin (priestly class), sacred text, ultimate reality (brahman)
  noun (neuter)
  Root: bṛh (class 1)
• ṛṣi – sage, seer
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ṛṣ (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, just, only

(indeclinable)

Note: Used for emphasis.

सदस्यैः (sadasyaiḥ) - by assembly members, by assessors

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of sadasya

sadasya - member of an assembly, assessor (in a sacrifice)

From sadas (assembly) + ya (suffix)

उपशोभितम् (upaśobhitam) - graced, adorned, beautified

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of upaśobhita

upaśobhita - graced, adorned, beautified

Past Passive Participle

PPP of upa + śubh

Prefix: upa

Root: śubh (class 1)

Note: Refers to yajñamaṇḍalam.

तत्र (tatra) - It was there (at the sacrificial arena) (there, in that place/matter)

(indeclinable)

घोरतमम् (ghoratamam) - most terrible, most dreadful

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ghoratama

ghoratama - most terrible, most dreadful, most fearful

Superlative degree of ghora (terrible) using -tama suffix

Note: Agrees with vṛttam.

वृत्तम् (vṛttam) - a most dreadful incident (incident, event, occurrence, happened)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vṛtta

vṛtta - incident, event, occurrence, happened, existing

Past Passive Participle

PPP of root vṛt (to turn, happen)

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Subject of pariśrutam.

ऋषीणाम् (ṛṣīṇām) - concerning the sages (ṛṣi) (of the sages, belonging to the sages)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of ṛṣi

ṛṣi - sage, seer

Root: ṛṣ (class 1)

मे (me) - by me (implied agent of hearing) (to me, by me, my)

(pronoun)

singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Functioning as the agent in the passive construction (pariśrutam).

परिश्रुतम् (pariśrutam) - I heard (it was heard by me) (heard, fully heard, renowned)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pariśruta

pariśruta - heard, fully heard, famous, renowned

Past Passive Participle

PPP of pari + śru (to hear)

Prefix: pari

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Predicate adjective for vṛttam.