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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-1, verse-116

यदाश्रौषं निर्जितस्याधनस्य प्रव्राजितस्य स्वजनात्प्रच्युतस्य ।
अक्षौहिणीः सप्त युधिष्ठिरस्य तदा नाशंसे विजयाय संजय ॥११६॥
116. yadāśrauṣaṁ nirjitasyādhanasya; pravrājitasya svajanātpracyutasya ,
akṣauhiṇīḥ sapta yudhiṣṭhirasya; tadā nāśaṁse vijayāya saṁjaya.
116. yadā aśrauṣam nirjitasya adhanasya
pravrājitasya svajanāt pracyutasya
akṣauhiṇīḥ sapta yudhiṣṭhirasya
tadā na āśaṃse vijayāya saṃjaya
116. O Sañjaya, when I heard that Yudhiṣṭhira, though defeated, dispossessed, exiled, and separated from his kinsmen, still commanded seven akṣauhiṇīs (divisions of army), then I lost all hope for victory.

Words meanings summery:

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  • यदा (yadā) - when
  • अश्रौषम् (aśrauṣam) - I heard
  • निर्जितस्य (nirjitasya) - of Yudhiṣṭhira, who was defeated (in the dice game) (of the conquered/defeated one)
  • अधनस्य (adhanasya) - of Yudhiṣṭhira, who was without wealth (of the property-less one, of the poor)
  • प्रव्राजितस्य (pravrājitasya) - of Yudhiṣṭhira, who was exiled (of the exiled one)
  • स्वजनात् (svajanāt) - from his own people/kinsmen
  • प्रच्युतस्य (pracyutasya) - of Yudhiṣṭhira, separated from his kinsmen (of the fallen/separated one)
  • अक्षौहिणीः (akṣauhiṇīḥ) - akṣauhiṇīs (a large division of army)
  • सप्त (sapta) - seven
  • युधिष्ठिरस्य (yudhiṣṭhirasya) - of Yudhiṣṭhira
  • तदा (tadā) - then, at that time
  • (na) - not
  • आशंसे (āśaṁse) - I had hope for, I hoped for (in past context) (I hope)
  • विजयाय (vijayāya) - for victory
  • संजय (saṁjaya) - O Sañjaya

Words meanings and morphology

यदा (yadā) - when
(indeclinable)
अश्रौषम् (aśrauṣam) - I heard
(verb)
1st person , singular, active, past aorist (luṅ) of śru
Root: śru (class 5)
निर्जितस्य (nirjitasya) - of Yudhiṣṭhira, who was defeated (in the dice game) (of the conquered/defeated one)
(participle)
Genitive, masculine, singular of nirjita
nirjita - conquered, defeated, vanquished
past passive participle
past passive participle of root ji (to conquer) with prefix nir
Prefix: nir
Root: ji (class 1)
Note: agrees with 'yudhiṣṭhirasya'
अधनस्य (adhanasya) - of Yudhiṣṭhira, who was without wealth (of the property-less one, of the poor)
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, singular of adhana
adhana - without wealth, poor, indigent
negative prefix 'a' + noun 'dhana'
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+dhana)
  • a – not, non-, un-
    prefix
  • dhana – wealth, riches, property
    noun (neuter)
Note: agrees with 'yudhiṣṭhirasya'
प्रव्राजितस्य (pravrājitasya) - of Yudhiṣṭhira, who was exiled (of the exiled one)
(participle)
Genitive, masculine, singular of pravrājita
pravrājita - exiled, banished, gone forth (as an ascetic)
past passive participle
past passive participle of root vraj (to go) with prefixes pra and vi
Prefixes: pra+vi
Root: vraj (class 1)
Note: agrees with 'yudhiṣṭhirasya'
स्वजनात् (svajanāt) - from his own people/kinsmen
(noun)
Ablative, masculine, singular of svajana
svajana - one's own people, kinsmen, family
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+jana)
  • sva – own, one's own
    pronoun (masculine)
  • jana – person, people, kin
    noun (masculine)
प्रच्युतस्य (pracyutasya) - of Yudhiṣṭhira, separated from his kinsmen (of the fallen/separated one)
(participle)
Genitive, masculine, singular of pracyuta
pracyuta - fallen, separated from, dislodged, deprived of
past passive participle
past passive participle of root cyu (to move, fall) with prefix pra
Prefix: pra
Root: cyu (class 1)
Note: agrees with 'yudhiṣṭhirasya'
अक्षौहिणीः (akṣauhiṇīḥ) - akṣauhiṇīs (a large division of army)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, plural of akṣauhiṇī
akṣauhiṇī - an army consisting of 21,870 chariots, 21,870 elephants, 65,610 horses, and 109,350 foot soldiers
सप्त (sapta) - seven
(numeral)
युधिष्ठिरस्य (yudhiṣṭhirasya) - of Yudhiṣṭhira
(proper_noun)
तदा (tadā) - then, at that time
(indeclinable)
(na) - not
(indeclinable)
आशंसे (āśaṁse) - I had hope for, I hoped for (in past context) (I hope)
(verb)
1st person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of āśaṃs
Prefix: ā
Root: śaṃs (class 1)
विजयाय (vijayāya) - for victory
(noun)
Dative, masculine, singular of vijaya
vijaya - victory, triumph, conquest
action noun
from root ji with prefix vi
Prefix: vi
Root: ji (class 1)
संजय (saṁjaya) - O Sañjaya
(proper_noun)