महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-92, verse-8

तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा नकुलस्य विशां पते ।
विस्मयं परमं जग्मुः सर्वे ते ब्राह्मणर्षभाः ॥८॥

8. tasya tadvacanaṁ śrutvā nakulasya viśāṁ pate ,
vismayaṁ paramaṁ jagmuḥ sarve te brāhmaṇarṣabhāḥ.

8. tasya tat vacanam śrutvā nakulasya viśām pate
vismayam paramam jagmuḥ sarve te brāhmaṇarṣabhāḥ

8. viśām pate sarve te brāhmaṇarṣabhāḥ nakulasya
tasya tat vacanam śrutvā paramam vismayam jagmuḥ

8. O lord of the people, upon hearing those words of the mongoose, all those foremost among the Brahmins were greatly astonished.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्य (tasya) - his, of that

• तत् (tat) - that

• वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• नकुलस्य (nakulasya) - of the mongoose

• विशाम् (viśām) - of the people, of the subjects

• पते (pate) - O lord, O master

• विस्मयम् (vismayam) - astonishment, wonder

• परमम् (paramam) - supreme, greatest, highest

• जग्मुः (jagmuḥ) - they went, they attained

• सर्वे (sarve) - all, every

• ते (te) - they, those

• ब्राह्मणर्षभाः (brāhmaṇarṣabhāḥ) - best among Brahmins, chief Brahmins

Words meanings and morphology

तस्य (tasya) - his, of that

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - speech, word, saying, utterance

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

Absolutive

Formed from root 'śru' with suffix 'tvā'.

Root: śru (class 5)

नकुलस्य (nakulasya) - of the mongoose

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of nakula

nakula - mongoose

विशाम् (viśām) - of the people, of the subjects

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of viś

viś - people, subjects, community

पते (pate) - O lord, O master

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pati

pati - lord, master, husband, ruler

विस्मयम् (vismayam) - astonishment, wonder

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vismaya

vismaya - astonishment, wonder, surprise, amazement

परमम् (paramam) - supreme, greatest, highest

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of parama

parama - supreme, greatest, highest, excellent

जग्मुः (jagmuḥ) - they went, they attained

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of √gam

Perfect

3rd person plural perfect active form of '√gam'.

Root: gam (class 1)

सर्वे (sarve) - all, every

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, complete

ते (te) - they, those

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

ब्राह्मणर्षभाः (brāhmaṇarṣabhāḥ) - best among Brahmins, chief Brahmins

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of brāhmaṇarṣabha

brāhmaṇarṣabha - chief of Brahmins, best Brahmin

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (brāhmaṇa+ṛṣabha)

• brāhmaṇa – Brahmin, relating to Brahman
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull, chief, best, excellent
  noun (masculine)