महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-125, verse-1

वैशंपायन उवाच ।
कुरुराजे च रङ्गस्थे भीमे च बलिनां वरे ।
पक्षपातकृतस्नेहः स द्विधेवाभवज्जनः ॥१॥

1. vaiśaṁpāyana uvāca ,
kururāje ca raṅgasthe bhīme ca balināṁ vare ,
pakṣapātakṛtasnehaḥ sa dvidhevābhavajjanaḥ.

1. vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca kururāje ca raṅgasthe bhīme ca balināṃ
vare pakṣapātakṛtasnehaḥ sa dvidhā iva abhavat janaḥ

1. Vaiśampāyana said: When the King of the Kurus (Duryodhana) and Bhīma, the foremost among the strong, were in the arena, that populace, whose affection was swayed by partiality, became as if divided into two factions.

Words meanings summery:

• वैशंपायन (vaiśaṁpāyana) - Vaiśampāyana

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• कुरुराजे (kururāje) - on Duryodhana, the king of the Kurus (on the king of the Kurus, in the king of the Kurus)

• च (ca) - and, also

• रङ्गस्थे (raṅgasthe) - in the arena, in the performance ground

• भीमे (bhīme) - on Bhīma, in Bhīma

• च (ca) - and, also

• बलिनां (balināṁ) - of the strong ones, among the powerful

• वरे (vare) - in the best, among the best, foremost

• पक्षपातकृतस्नेहः (pakṣapātakṛtasnehaḥ) - whose affection was caused by partiality, having attachment due to favoritism

• स (sa) - that (he/it)

• द्विधा (dvidhā) - in two ways, into two parts, twofold

• इव (iva) - as if, like

• अभवत् (abhavat) - became, was

• जनः (janaḥ) - people, populace, folk

Words meanings and morphology

वैशंपायन (vaiśaṁpāyana) - Vaiśampāyana

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vaiśaṃpāyana

vaiśaṁpāyana - Name of Vyāsa's disciple who narrated the Mahābhārata

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

Perfect tense form

Root: vac (class 2)

कुरुराजे (kururāje) - on Duryodhana, the king of the Kurus (on the king of the Kurus, in the king of the Kurus)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kururāja

kururāja - king of the Kurus

Compound type : tatpurusha (kuru+rājan)

• kuru – name of an ancient tribe/dynasty
  proper noun (masculine)
• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to Duryodhana.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

रङ्गस्थे (raṅgasthe) - in the arena, in the performance ground

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of raṅgastha

raṅgastha - standing in the arena/stage, situated in the arena

Compound type : tatpurusha (raṅga+stha)

• raṅga – arena, stage
  noun (masculine)
• stha – standing, situated
  adjective (masculine)
  From root sthā with -a suffix
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'kururāje'.

भीमे (bhīme) - on Bhīma, in Bhīma

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of bhīma

bhīma - Name of one of the Pāṇḍavas

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

बलिनां (balināṁ) - of the strong ones, among the powerful

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of balin

balin - strong, powerful, mighty

वरे (vare) - in the best, among the best, foremost

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of vara

vara - best, excellent, superior

Note: Qualifies 'bhīme'.

पक्षपातकृतस्नेहः (pakṣapātakṛtasnehaḥ) - whose affection was caused by partiality, having attachment due to favoritism

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pakṣapātakṛtasneha

pakṣapātakṛtasneha - having love/affection caused by partiality

Compound type : bahuvrihi (pakṣapāta+kṛta+sneha)

• pakṣapāta – partiality, favoritism
  noun (masculine)
• kṛta – done, made, caused
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• sneha – affection, love, attachment
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'janaḥ'.

स (sa) - that (he/it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to 'janaḥ'.

द्विधा (dvidhā) - in two ways, into two parts, twofold

(indeclinable)

इव (iva) - as if, like

(indeclinable)

अभवत् (abhavat) - became, was

(verb)

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

Imperfect tense form

Root: bhū (class 1)

जनः (janaḥ) - people, populace, folk

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jana

jana - person, people, human being