महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-55, verse-4

शृणु राजन्यथा भेदः कुरुपाण्डवयोरभूत् ।
राज्यार्थे द्यूतसंभूतो वनवासस्तथैव च ॥४॥

4. śṛṇu rājanyathā bhedaḥ kurupāṇḍavayorabhūt ,
rājyārthe dyūtasaṁbhūto vanavāsastathaiva ca.

4. śṛṇu rājan yathā bhedaḥ kurupāṇḍavayoḥ abhūt
rājyārthe dyūtasaṃbhūtaḥ vanavāsaḥ tathā eva ca

4. Listen, O King, to how the conflict between the Kurus and Pandavas arose, originating from a dice game for the sake of the kingdom, and similarly, their exile to the forest.

4. שמע, הו מלך, כיצד פרץ הפילוג בין בני קוּרוּ לבני פָּאנְדוּ, וכיצד נולד הגלות ביער מתוך משחק הקוביות על הממלכה.

Words meanings summery:

• शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen (to me) (listen, hear)

• राजन् (rājan) - O King (Janamejaya) (O king)

• यथा (yathā) - how (the conflict arose) (as, how, in which manner)

• भेदः (bhedaḥ) - the division or conflict (division, difference, conflict)

• कुरुपाण्डवयोः (kurupāṇḍavayoḥ) - between the Kurus and Pandavas (of the Kurus and Pandavas)

• अभूत् (abhūt) - occurred, came into being (was, occurred, happened)

• राज्यार्थे (rājyārthe) - for the sake of the kingdom

• द्यूतसंभूतः (dyūtasaṁbhūtaḥ) - which originated from a dice game (born of gambling, arising from a dice game)

• वनवासः (vanavāsaḥ) - the exile to the forest (forest dwelling, exile to the forest)

• तथा (tathā) - similarly (thus, so, similarly)

• एव (eva) - similarly, as well (indeed, just, only)

• च (ca) - and

Words meanings and morphology

शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen (to me) (listen, hear)

(verb)

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

Root: śru (class 5)

राजन् (rājan) - O King (Janamejaya) (O king)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, sovereign

यथा (yathā) - how (the conflict arose) (as, how, in which manner)

(indeclinable)

भेदः (bhedaḥ) - the division or conflict (division, difference, conflict)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bheda

bheda - breaking, division, difference, discord, conflict

action noun

from root bhid (to split)

Root: bhid (class 7)

कुरुपाण्डवयोः (kurupāṇḍavayoḥ) - between the Kurus and Pandavas (of the Kurus and Pandavas)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of kurupāṇḍava

kurupāṇḍava - Kurus and Pandavas

Compound type : dvandva (kuru+pāṇḍava)

• kuru – descendant of Kuru, name of a dynasty
  noun (masculine)
• pāṇḍava – descendant of Pāṇḍu, son of Pāṇḍu
  noun (masculine)

अभूत् (abhūt) - occurred, came into being (was, occurred, happened)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, aorist (luṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

राज्यार्थे (rājyārthe) - for the sake of the kingdom

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of rājyārtha

rājyārtha - for the sake of the kingdom, the purpose of the kingdom

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rājya+artha)

• rājya – kingdom, realm, sovereignty
  noun (neuter)
• artha – purpose, meaning, wealth, for the sake of
  noun (masculine)

द्यूतसंभूतः (dyūtasaṁbhūtaḥ) - which originated from a dice game (born of gambling, arising from a dice game)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dyūtasaṃbhūta

dyūtasaṁbhūta - born of gambling, arising from a dice game

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dyūta+saṃbhūta)

• dyūta – gambling, dice game
  noun (neuter)
  past participle
  past participle from root div (to play)
  Root: div (class 4)
• saṃbhūta – born, produced, arisen
  adjective (masculine)
  past participle
  past participle from root bhū with sam
  Prefix: sam
  Root: bhū (class 1)

वनवासः (vanavāsaḥ) - the exile to the forest (forest dwelling, exile to the forest)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vanavāsa

vanavāsa - dwelling in the forest, forest exile

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vana+vāsa)

• vana – forest, wood, grove
  noun (neuter)
• vāsa – dwelling, residence, stay
  noun (masculine)
  action noun
  from root vas (to dwell)
  Root: vas (class 1)

तथा (tathā) - similarly (thus, so, similarly)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - similarly, as well (indeed, just, only)

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

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