महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-200, verse-4

असितो देवलस्तात वाल्मीकिश्च महातपाः ।
मार्कण्डेयश्च गोविन्दे कथयत्यद्भुतं महत् ॥४॥

4. asito devalastāta vālmīkiśca mahātapāḥ ,
mārkaṇḍeyaśca govinde kathayatyadbhutaṁ mahat.

4. asitaḥ devalaḥ tāta vālmīkiḥ ca mahātapaḥ
mārkaṇḍeyaḥ ca govinde kathayati adbhutam mahat

4. tāta asitaḥ devalaḥ ca mahātapaḥ vālmīkiḥ ca
mārkaṇḍeyaḥ govinde adbhutam mahat kathayati

4. O dear one (tāta), Asita Devala, and Vālmīki, the great ascetic (mahātapas), and Mārkaṇḍeya also recount a great wonder concerning Govinda.

Words meanings summery:

• असितः (asitaḥ) - Asita (a sage) (Asita (name of a sage), unchained, dark)

• देवलः (devalaḥ) - Devala (a sage) (Devala (name of a sage))

• तात (tāta) - O dear one (a term of affectionate address) (O dear one, father, son, venerable person)

• वाल्मीकिः (vālmīkiḥ) - Vālmīki (the author of the Rāmāyaṇa) (Vālmīki (name of a sage))

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• महातपः (mahātapaḥ) - a great ascetic (of great asceticism, a great ascetic)

• मार्कण्डेयः (mārkaṇḍeyaḥ) - Mārkaṇḍeya (a sage known for his long life) (Mārkaṇḍeya (name of a sage))

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• गोविन्दे (govinde) - concerning Govinda (Kṛṣṇa/Viṣṇu) (in Govinda, concerning Govinda)

• कथयति (kathayati) - recounts (recounts, tells, speaks)

• अद्भुतम् (adbhutam) - a wonder, marvelous thing (wonder, marvel, amazing)

• महत् (mahat) - great (great, mighty, large)

Words meanings and morphology

असितः (asitaḥ) - Asita (a sage) (Asita (name of a sage), unchained, dark)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of asita

asita - Asita (name of a sage); unchained, dark

Note: Part of the name 'Asita Devala'.

देवलः (devalaḥ) - Devala (a sage) (Devala (name of a sage))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of devala

devala - Devala (name of a sage)

Note: Part of the name 'Asita Devala'.

तात (tāta) - O dear one (a term of affectionate address) (O dear one, father, son, venerable person)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of tāta

tāta - O dear one, father, son, venerable person (vocative)

वाल्मीकिः (vālmīkiḥ) - Vālmīki (the author of the Rāmāyaṇa) (Vālmīki (name of a sage))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vālmīki

vālmīki - Vālmīki (name of a sage, author of Rāmāyaṇa)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects 'Vālmīki' and 'Mārkaṇḍeya'.

महातपः (mahātapaḥ) - a great ascetic (of great asceticism, a great ascetic)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahātapas

mahātapas - great asceticism, great austerity; a great ascetic

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahat+tapas)

• mahat – great, large, mighty
  adjective (neuter)
• tapas – asceticism, austerity, heat (tapas)
  noun (neuter)
  Root: tap (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'Vālmīkiḥ'.

मार्कण्डेयः (mārkaṇḍeyaḥ) - Mārkaṇḍeya (a sage known for his long life) (Mārkaṇḍeya (name of a sage))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mārkaṇḍeya

mārkaṇḍeya - Mārkaṇḍeya (name of a sage)

Derivative of Mṛkaṇḍu (Mṛkaṇḍu + -eya)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects 'Vālmīki' and 'Mārkaṇḍeya'.

गोविन्दे (govinde) - concerning Govinda (Kṛṣṇa/Viṣṇu) (in Govinda, concerning Govinda)

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of govinda

govinda - Govinda, a name of Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa

Note: Indicates the subject of the narration.

कथयति (kathayati) - recounts (recounts, tells, speaks)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of √kath

Derived from katha with denominative suffix -ya, or considered a root of 10th class.

Root: kath (class 10)

Note: The subject is the collective 'Asita Devala, Vālmīki, and Mārkaṇḍeya'. The verb is singular, implying they each recount.

अद्भुतम् (adbhutam) - a wonder, marvelous thing (wonder, marvel, amazing)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of adbhuta

adbhuta - wonder, marvel, extraordinary, amazing

Note: Object of 'kathayati'.

महत् (mahat) - great (great, mighty, large)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, mighty, large

Note: Agrees with 'adbhutam'.