महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-61, verse-17

किमेतन्महदाश्चर्यमभवद्यदुनन्दन ।
तन्मे ब्रूहि महाबाहो श्रोतव्यं यदि मन्यसे ॥१७॥

17. kimetanmahadāścaryamabhavadyadunandana ,
tanme brūhi mahābāho śrotavyaṁ yadi manyase.

17. kim etat mahat āścaryam abhavat yadunandana
tat me brūhi mahābāho śrotavyam yadi manyase

17. yadunandana mahābāho etat mahat āścaryam kim
abhavat tat me brūhi yadi śrotavyam manyase

17. O delight of the Yadus, O mighty-armed one, what is this great wonder that has occurred? Please tell me about it if you consider it worth hearing.

Words meanings summery:

• किम् (kim) - what?

• एतत् (etat) - this

• महत् (mahat) - great, large, mighty

• आश्चर्यम् (āścaryam) - wonder, surprise, miracle

• अभवत् (abhavat) - happened, occurred, was

• यदुनन्दन (yadunandana) - O delight of the Yadus, O son of Yadu

• तत् (tat) - that

• मे (me) - to me, for me

• ब्रूहि (brūhi) - tell, speak

• महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O mighty-armed one

• श्रोतव्यम् (śrotavyam) - worth hearing, to be heard

• यदि (yadi) - if

• मन्यसे (manyase) - you think, you consider

Words meanings and morphology

किम् (kim) - what?

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what?, which?, who?

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etat

etat - this, this one

महत् (mahat) - great, large, mighty

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, mighty, extensive

आश्चर्यम् (āścaryam) - wonder, surprise, miracle

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of āścarya

āścarya - wonder, surprise, miracle, marvel

अभवत् (abhavat) - happened, occurred, was

(verb)

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

Root: bhū (class 1)

यदुनन्दन (yadunandana) - O delight of the Yadus, O son of Yadu

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of yadunandana

yadunandana - delight of the Yadus, son of Yadu (epithet of Krishna)

Compound type : tatpurusha (yadu+nandana)

• yadu – Yadu (ancestor of Krishna)
  proper noun (masculine)
• nandana – delight, son, child
  noun (masculine)

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tat

tat - that, that one

मे (me) - to me, for me

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of aham

aham - I

ब्रूहि (brūhi) - tell, speak

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of brū

Root: brū (class 2)

महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O mighty-armed one

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahābāhu

mahābāhu - mighty-armed, great-armed

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+bāhu)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• bāhu – arm
  noun (masculine)

श्रोतव्यम् (śrotavyam) - worth hearing, to be heard

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śrotavya

śrotavya - to be heard, fit to be heard, worth hearing

Gerundive

Derived from root śru (to hear) with the tavya suffix.

Root: śru (class 5)

यदि (yadi) - if

(indeclinable)

मन्यसे (manyase) - you think, you consider

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of man

Root: man (class 4)