महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-6, verse-8

ईदृशी भवता काचिद्दृष्टपूर्वा सभा क्वचित् ।
इतो वा श्रेयसी ब्रह्मंस्तन्ममाचक्ष्व पृच्छतः ॥८॥

8. īdṛśī bhavatā kāciddṛṣṭapūrvā sabhā kvacit ,
ito vā śreyasī brahmaṁstanmamācakṣva pṛcchataḥ.

8. īdṛśī bhavatā kācit dṛṣṭapūrvā sabhā kvacit itaḥ
vā śreyasī brahman tat mama ācakṣva pṛcchataḥ

8. O Brahmin, have you ever seen such an assembly (sabhā) before, or one superior to this, anywhere? Please tell me, as I am asking.

Words meanings summery:

• ईदृशी (īdṛśī) - such (an assembly) (such, of this kind)

• भवता (bhavatā) - by you (Nārada) (by you, by your honor)

• काचित् (kācit) - any (assembly) (some, any, a certain)

• दृष्टपूर्वा (dṛṣṭapūrvā) - seen before (seen before, previously seen)

• सभा (sabhā) - assembly hall (assembly, hall, council, court)

• क्वचित् (kvacit) - anywhere (anywhere, somewhere, at some time)

• इतः (itaḥ) - than this (assembly) (from here, than this)

• वा (vā) - or

• श्रेयसी (śreyasī) - superior (better, superior, more excellent)

• ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Nārada (a Brahmin sage) (O Brahmin, O venerable one)

• तत् (tat) - that (matter) (that, therefore, so)

• मम (mama) - to me (to me, my)

• आचक्ष्व (ācakṣva) - please tell (tell, relate)

• पृच्छतः (pṛcchataḥ) - to me who asks (of one who asks, to one who asks)

Words meanings and morphology

ईदृशी (īdṛśī) - such (an assembly) (such, of this kind)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of īdṛśa

īdṛśa - such, of this kind

भवता (bhavatā) - by you (Nārada) (by you, by your honor)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - you, your honor, being

Present Active Participle

from root bhū (to be)

Root: bhū (class 1)

काचित् (kācit) - any (assembly) (some, any, a certain)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kācid

kācid - some, any, a certain

Feminine nominative singular of indefinite pronoun ka-cid

दृष्टपूर्वा (dṛṣṭapūrvā) - seen before (seen before, previously seen)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dṛṣṭapūrva

dṛṣṭapūrva - seen before, previously seen

Compound type : tatpurusha (dṛṣṭa+pūrva)

• dṛṣṭa – seen
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root dṛś (to see)
  Root: dṛś (class 1)
• pūrva – before, previous, former
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Qualifies sabhā

सभा (sabhā) - assembly hall (assembly, hall, council, court)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sabhā

sabhā - assembly, hall, council

क्वचित् (kvacit) - anywhere (anywhere, somewhere, at some time)

(indeclinable)

इतः (itaḥ) - than this (assembly) (from here, than this)

(indeclinable)

from idam with suffix -tas

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

श्रेयसी (śreyasī) - superior (better, superior, more excellent)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śreyas

śreyas - better, superior, more excellent

comparative degree of praśasya (excellent)

Note: Qualifies sabhā (understood)

ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Nārada (a Brahmin sage) (O Brahmin, O venerable one)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahmin, priest

Note: Addressed to Nārada.

तत् (tat) - that (matter) (that, therefore, so)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Refers to the information about the assembly.

मम (mama) - to me (to me, my)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Often used in place of dative.

आचक्ष्व (ācakṣva) - please tell (tell, relate)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (loṭ) of ācakṣ

Prefix: ā

Root: cakṣ (class 2)

Note: Second person singular middle voice imperative.

पृच्छतः (pṛcchataḥ) - to me who asks (of one who asks, to one who asks)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pṛcchat

pṛcchat - asking, inquiring

Present Active Participle

from root pracḥ (to ask)

Root: pracḥ (class 6)

Note: Qualifies mama (implied).