महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-46, verse-1

जनमेजय उवाच ।
अत्यद्भुतमिदं कर्म पार्थस्यामिततेजसः ।
धृतराष्ट्रो महातेजाः श्रुत्वा विप्र किमब्रवीत् ॥१॥

1. janamejaya uvāca ,
atyadbhutamidaṁ karma pārthasyāmitatejasaḥ ,
dhṛtarāṣṭro mahātejāḥ śrutvā vipra kimabravīt.

1. janamejayaḥ uvāca atyadbhutam idam karma pārthasya
amitatejasaḥ dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ mahātejāḥ śrutvā vipra kim abravīt

1. Janamejaya said: "O Brahmin, this deed (karma) of Partha, who possesses immeasurable might, is exceedingly wondrous. What did Dhritarashtra, the greatly mighty one, say after hearing about it?"

Words meanings summery:

• जनमेजयः (janamejayaḥ) - Janamejaya (a king)

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

• अत्यद्भुतम् (atyadbhutam) - exceedingly wonderful, very amazing

• इदम् (idam) - this, this one

• कर्म (karma) - deed, action, fate, ritual (karma)

• पार्थस्य (pārthasya) - of Partha (Arjuna)

• अमिततेजसः (amitatejasaḥ) - of immeasurable splendor, of infinite might

• धृतराष्ट्रः (dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ) - Dhritarashtra (a king)

• महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ) - of great splendor, greatly mighty

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• विप्र (vipra) - Addressed to Vaishampayana (O Brahmin, O sage)

• किम् (kim) - what?, why?

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he said, he spoke

Words meanings and morphology

जनमेजयः (janamejayaḥ) - Janamejaya (a king)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of janamejaya

janamejaya - Janamejaya (a king, son of Parikṣit, grandson of Abhimanyu, great-grandson of Arjuna)

उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of vac

Perfect tense (Lit Lakāra)

Root vac, 3rd person singular, active voice, Perfect tense (Lit Lakāra). Irregular formation.

Root: vac (class 2)

अत्यद्भुतम् (atyadbhutam) - exceedingly wonderful, very amazing

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of atyadbhuta

atyadbhuta - exceedingly wonderful, very strange, highly astonishing

Compound type : avyayībhāva / karmadhāraya (ati+adbhuta)

• ati – exceedingly, very, beyond
  indeclinable
  Prefix/indeclinable adverb.
• adbhuta – wonderful, astonishing, marvellous, strange
  adjective (neuter)

Note: Predicate adjective for 'idam karma'.

इदम् (idam) - this, this one

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one, here

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Refers to 'karma'.

कर्म (karma) - deed, action, fate, ritual (karma)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of karma

karma - action, deed, work, ritual, fate, consequence (karma)

Derived from root 'kṛ' (to do) with 'man' suffix.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

पार्थस्य (pārthasya) - of Partha (Arjuna)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pārtha

pārtha - son of Pritha (Kunti), referring to Arjuna or any of the Pandavas

Derived from 'pṛthā' (another name for Kunti) + 'aṇ' affix, meaning 'son of Pritha'.

अमिततेजसः (amitatejasaḥ) - of immeasurable splendor, of infinite might

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of amitatejas

amitatejas - of immeasurable splendor, of infinite might, having unlimited energy

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (amita+tejas)

• amita – unmeasured, infinite, boundless
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Negated Past Passive Participle of 'mā' (to measure). 'a' (not) + 'mita' (measured).
  Root: mā (class 2)
• tejas – splendor, brilliance, energy, might, spiritual power
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies 'pārthasya'.

धृतराष्ट्रः (dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ) - Dhritarashtra (a king)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhṛtarāṣṭra

dhṛtarāṣṭra - Dhritarashtra (a king, father of the Kauravas)

महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ) - of great splendor, greatly mighty

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahātejas

mahātejas - of great splendor, greatly brilliant, very powerful

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+tejas)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• tejas – splendor, brilliance, energy, might, spiritual power
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies 'Dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ'.

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Absolutive form of the root 'śru' (to hear).

Root: śru (class 5)

विप्र (vipra) - Addressed to Vaishampayana (O Brahmin, O sage)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vipra

vipra - Brahmin, sage, priest, inspired

किम् (kim) - what?, why?

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what?, which?, why?, how?

Interrogative pronoun.

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he said, he spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of brū

Imperfect tense (Laṅ Lakāra)

Root brū, 3rd person singular, active voice, Imperfect tense (Laṅ Lakāra).

Root: brū (class 2)