महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-169, verse-26

तदद्भुताकारमहं दृष्ट्वा नगरमुत्तमम् ।
विशिष्टं देवनगरादपृच्छं मातलिं ततः ॥२६॥

26. tadadbhutākāramahaṁ dṛṣṭvā nagaramuttamam ,
viśiṣṭaṁ devanagarādapṛcchaṁ mātaliṁ tataḥ.

26. tat adbhutākāram aham dṛṣṭvā nagaram uttamam
viśiṣṭaṃ devanagarāt apṛccham mātaliṃ tataḥ

26. Having seen that excellent city, which was wondrous in appearance and superior to the city of the gods, I then questioned Matali.

Words meanings summery:

• तत् (tat) - that

• अद्भुताकारम् (adbhutākāram) - wondrous in appearance, having a wonderful form

• अहम् (aham) - I

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

• नगरम् (nagaram) - city, town

• उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent, best, supreme

• विशिष्टं (viśiṣṭaṁ) - distinguished, superior, special

• देवनगरात् (devanagarāt) - than the city of gods, from the city of gods

• अपृच्छम् (apṛccham) - I asked, I questioned

• मातलिं (mātaliṁ) - Matali (charioteer of Indra)

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from there

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

अद्भुताकारम् (adbhutākāram) - wondrous in appearance, having a wonderful form

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of adbhutākāra

adbhutākāra - of wondrous form, marvellous in appearance

Compound type : tatpurusha (adbhuta+ākāra)

• adbhuta – wonderful, marvelous, extraordinary
  adjective
• ākāra – form, shape, appearance
  noun (masculine)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

(indeclinable)

absolutive/gerund

Derived from root √dṛś (to see) with suffix -tvā.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

नगरम् (nagaram) - city, town

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nagara

nagara - city, town

उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent, best, supreme

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of uttama

uttama - best, highest, excellent, supreme

विशिष्टं (viśiṣṭaṁ) - distinguished, superior, special

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of viśiṣṭa

viśiṣṭa - distinguished, excellent, superior, special

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √śiṣ (to distinguish, to be left over) with prefix vi- and suffix -ta.

Prefix: vi

Root: śiṣ (class 7)

देवनगरात् (devanagarāt) - than the city of gods, from the city of gods

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of devanagara

devanagara - city of the gods

Compound type : tatpurusha (deva+nagara)

• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• nagara – city, town
  noun (neuter)

अपृच्छम् (apṛccham) - I asked, I questioned

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of prach

Imperfect 1st singular

Root √prach, imperfect tense, 1st person singular.

Root: prach (class 6)

मातलिं (mātaliṁ) - Matali (charioteer of Indra)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mātali

mātali - Matali (Indra's charioteer)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from there

(indeclinable)

Derived from tad (that) with suffix -tas.