महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-336, verse-60

ऋषीणां संनिधौ राजञ्शृण्वतोः कृष्णभीष्मयोः ।
तस्याप्यकथयत्पूर्वं नारदः सुमहातपाः ॥६०॥

60. ṛṣīṇāṁ saṁnidhau rājañśṛṇvatoḥ kṛṣṇabhīṣmayoḥ ,
tasyāpyakathayatpūrvaṁ nāradaḥ sumahātapāḥ.

60. ṛṣīṇām saṃnidhau rājan śṛṇvatoḥ kṛṣṇabhīṣmayoḥ
tasya api akathayat pūrvam nāradaḥ sumahātapāḥ

60. rājan ṛṣīṇām saṃnidhau kṛṣṇabhīṣmayoḥ śṛṇvatoḥ sati
sumahātapāḥ nāradaḥ pūrvam tasya api akathayat

60. O King (rājan), in the presence of the sages (ṛṣīṇām saṃnidhau), while Kṛṣṇa and Bhīṣma were listening, Nārada, who possessed great spiritual austerity (sumahātapāḥ), had previously recounted it to him (Vyāsa) as well.

Words meanings summery:

• ऋषीणाम् (ṛṣīṇām) - of the sages (of the sages, of the seers)

• संनिधौ (saṁnidhau) - in the presence (of) (in the presence, near, in the vicinity)

• राजन् (rājan) - O King (vocative) (O king)

• शृण्वतोः (śṛṇvatoḥ) - while Kṛṣṇa and Bhīṣma were listening (of the two listening)

• कृष्णभीष्मयोः (kṛṣṇabhīṣmayoḥ) - of Kṛṣṇa and Bhīṣma

• तस्य (tasya) - to him (Vyāsa) (to him, of him)

• अपि (api) - also, as well (also, even, too)

• अकथयत् (akathayat) - had recounted (he told, he narrated)

• पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - previously (formerly, previously, before)

• नारदः (nāradaḥ) - the sage Nārada (Nārada (name of a divine sage))

• सुमहातपाः (sumahātapāḥ) - who possessed great spiritual austerity (tapas) (one with great austerity, greatly austere)

Words meanings and morphology

ऋषीणाम् (ṛṣīṇām) - of the sages (of the sages, of the seers)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of ṛṣi

ṛṣi - sage, seer, inspired poet

संनिधौ (saṁnidhau) - in the presence (of) (in the presence, near, in the vicinity)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of saṃnidhi

saṁnidhi - presence, proximity, vicinity

Prefixes: sam+ni

Root: dhā (class 3)

राजन् (rājan) - O King (vocative) (O king)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

शृण्वतोः (śṛṇvatoḥ) - while Kṛṣṇa and Bhīṣma were listening (of the two listening)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, dual of śṛṇvat

śṛṇvat - listening, hearing

Present Active Participle

from root śru (to hear)

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: agrees with `kṛṣṇabhīṣmayoḥ`

कृष्णभीष्मयोः (kṛṣṇabhīṣmayoḥ) - of Kṛṣṇa and Bhīṣma

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of kṛṣṇabhīṣma

kṛṣṇabhīṣma - Kṛṣṇa and Bhīṣma

Compound type : dvandva (kṛṣṇa+bhīṣma)

• kṛṣṇa – Kṛṣṇa (name of a deity)
  proper noun (masculine)
• bhīṣma – Bhīṣma (name of a Mahabharata character)
  proper noun (masculine)

तस्य (tasya) - to him (Vyāsa) (to him, of him)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: masculine form of 'tad'

अपि (api) - also, as well (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

Note: particle

अकथयत् (akathayat) - had recounted (he told, he narrated)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, Past Imperfect (laṅ) of kath

Imperfect tense, 3rd person singular

Root kath (10th class derivative, usually treated as a root). Augment 'a-' indicates past tense.

Root: kath (class 10)

पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - previously (formerly, previously, before)

(indeclinable)

Note: adverbial use of neuter accusative singular

नारदः (nāradaḥ) - the sage Nārada (Nārada (name of a divine sage))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nārada

nārada - Nārada (name of a divine sage, messenger of the gods)

सुमहातपाः (sumahātapāḥ) - who possessed great spiritual austerity (tapas) (one with great austerity, greatly austere)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sumahātapas

sumahātapas - one with great asceticism/austerity

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (su+mahātapas)

• su – good, well, very, greatly
  indeclinable
• mahātapas – great asceticism, great austerity (tapas)
  noun (neuter)

Note: agrees with `nāradaḥ`