महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-188, verse-4

आश्चर्यभूतं भवतः श्रुतं नो वदतां वर ।
मुने भार्गव यद्वृत्तं युगादौ प्रभवाप्ययौ ॥४॥

4. āścaryabhūtaṁ bhavataḥ śrutaṁ no vadatāṁ vara ,
mune bhārgava yadvṛttaṁ yugādau prabhavāpyayau.

4. āścaryabhūtam bhavataḥ śrutam naḥ vadatām vara |
mune bhārgava yat vṛttam yugādau prabhavāpyayau

4. O best of speakers, O sage, descendant of Bhṛgu, we have heard from you (your narration of) the marvelous events that occurred at the beginning of the cosmic age (yuga), concerning creation and dissolution.

Words meanings summery:

• आश्चर्यभूतम् (āścaryabhūtam) - the amazing events (wonderful, astonishing, marvelous)

• भवतः (bhavataḥ) - from Mārkaṇḍeya (from you (respectful), of your honor)

• श्रुतम् (śrutam) - that which has been heard (from you) (heard, listened)

• नः (naḥ) - by us (the Pāṇḍavas) (by us, to us, our)

• वदताम् (vadatām) - of excellent speakers (of those speaking)

• वर (vara) - O best of speakers (Mārkaṇḍeya) (O best, O excellent one)

• मुने (mune) - addressing Mārkaṇḍeya (O sage)

• भार्गव (bhārgava) - addressing Mārkaṇḍeya, who is a descendant of the sage Bhṛgu (O descendant of Bhṛgu)

• यत् (yat) - referring to 'what happened' (what, which, that)

• वृत्तम् (vṛttam) - the events that took place (happened, occurred, event)

• युगादौ (yugādau) - referring to the beginning of a cosmic age (yuga) (at the beginning of the age/yuga)

• प्रभवाप्ययौ (prabhavāpyayau) - referring to the cycles of creation and dissolution of the universe (creation and dissolution, origin and destruction)

Words meanings and morphology

आश्चर्यभूतम् (āścaryabhūtam) - the amazing events (wonderful, astonishing, marvelous)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of āścaryabhūta

āścaryabhūta - become wonderful, wonderful, marvelous

Compound type : tatpurusha (āścarya+bhūta)

• āścarya – wonder, astonishment
  noun (neuter)
• bhūta – become, happened, past
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'bhū' (to be/become)
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'vṛttam'.

भवतः (bhavataḥ) - from Mārkaṇḍeya (from you (respectful), of your honor)

(pronoun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - your honor, sir, you (polite)

Present Active Participle

Derived from root 'bhū' (to be)

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Used as a respectful pronoun. Also functions as a participle in some contexts. Here, pronominal.

श्रुतम् (śrutam) - that which has been heard (from you) (heard, listened)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śruta

śruta - heard, revealed (in sacred texts)

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'śru' (to hear)

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Participle acting as a noun 'that which is heard'.

नः (naḥ) - by us (the Pāṇḍavas) (by us, to us, our)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Enclitic form of plural instrumental 'by us'.

वदताम् (vadatām) - of excellent speakers (of those speaking)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of vadat

vadat - speaking

Present Active Participle

Derived from root 'vad' (to speak)

Root: vad (class 1)

Note: Participle used as a noun in genitive plural, 'of those who speak.'

वर (vara) - O best of speakers (Mārkaṇḍeya) (O best, O excellent one)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vara

vara - boon, blessing, best, excellent

Note: Used in a compound 'vadatāṃ vara' 'best among speakers'.

मुने (mune) - addressing Mārkaṇḍeya (O sage)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of muni

muni - sage, ascetic

भार्गव (bhārgava) - addressing Mārkaṇḍeya, who is a descendant of the sage Bhṛgu (O descendant of Bhṛgu)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhārgava

bhārgava - descendant of Bhṛgu, a name for Paraśurāma, Śukra, Cyavana etc.

Derivative of Bhṛgu

Note: Epithet for Mārkaṇḍeya.

यत् (yat) - referring to 'what happened' (what, which, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

Note: Relative pronoun referring to the events.

वृत्तम् (vṛttam) - the events that took place (happened, occurred, event)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vṛtta

vṛtta - happened, occurred, event, course of action

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'vṛt' (to turn, to happen)

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Participle functioning as a noun.

युगादौ (yugādau) - referring to the beginning of a cosmic age (yuga) (at the beginning of the age/yuga)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of yugādi

yugādi - beginning of an age (yuga)

Compound type : tatpurusha (yuga+ādi)

• yuga – age, epoch, yoke
  noun (neuter)
• ādi – beginning, first
  noun (masculine)

प्रभवाप्ययौ (prabhavāpyayau) - referring to the cycles of creation and dissolution of the universe (creation and dissolution, origin and destruction)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of prabhavāpyaya

prabhavāpyaya - creation and dissolution, origin and destruction

Compound type : dvandva (prabhava+apyaya)

• prabhava – origin, creation, source
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• apyaya – dissolution, destruction, disappearance
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: api
  Root: i (class 2)

Note: Dvandva compound.