महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-61, verse-72

शकुनिर्नाम यस्त्वासीद्राजा लोके महारथः ।
द्वापरं विद्धि तं राजन्संभूतमरिमर्दनम् ॥७२॥

72. śakunirnāma yastvāsīdrājā loke mahārathaḥ ,
dvāparaṁ viddhi taṁ rājansaṁbhūtamarimardanam.

72. śakuniḥ nāma yaḥ tu āsīt rājā loke mahārathaḥ
dvāparam viddhi tam rājan saṃbhūtam arimardanam

72. O King, know that Shakuni, who was a king and a great warrior in the world, the destroyer of enemies, was born from (the being named) Dvāpara.

72. המלך ששמו שַׁקוּנִי, לוחם מרכבה גדול בעולם, דע, הו מלך, שהוא דְוָאפַּרַה (רוח העידן) שנולד, מכניע אויבים.

Words meanings summery:

• शकुनिः (śakuniḥ) - Shakuni (proper name)

• नाम (nāma) - by name, named

• यः (yaḥ) - who

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, and

• आसीत् (āsīt) - was

• राजा (rājā) - king

• लोके (loke) - among people (in the world)

• महारथः (mahārathaḥ) - a warrior of high rank, capable of fighting thousands of opponents (great charioteer, great warrior)

• द्वापरम् (dvāparam) - (referring to the divine being or entity associated with the Dvāpara age, from whom Shakuni is said to have been born) (Dvāpara (the third yuga or its presiding deity/personification))

• विद्धि (viddhi) - understand, be aware (know!)

• तम् (tam) - (referring to Shakuni) (him, that)

• राजन् (rājan) - O king

• संभूतम् (saṁbhūtam) - born, arisen, produced

• अरिमर्दनम् (arimardanam) - destroyer of enemies

Words meanings and morphology

शकुनिः (śakuniḥ) - Shakuni (proper name)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śakuni

śakuni - Shakuni (a character in the Mahabharata, brother of Gandhari); bird

नाम (nāma) - by name, named

(indeclinable)

यः (yaḥ) - who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

तु (tu) - but, indeed, and

(indeclinable)

आसीत् (āsīt) - was

(verb)

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

Root: as (class 2)

राजा (rājā) - king

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, sovereign

लोके (loke) - among people (in the world)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, realm, people, community

महारथः (mahārathaḥ) - a warrior of high rank, capable of fighting thousands of opponents (great charioteer, great warrior)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāratha

mahāratha - great charioteer, great warrior (a military rank)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ratha)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• ratha – chariot; warrior in a chariot
  noun (masculine)

द्वापरम् (dvāparam) - (referring to the divine being or entity associated with the Dvāpara age, from whom Shakuni is said to have been born) (Dvāpara (the third yuga or its presiding deity/personification))

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dvāpara

dvāpara - the third of the four yugas; a proper name, sometimes personified as a deity

विद्धि (viddhi) - understand, be aware (know!)

(verb)

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

Root: vid (class 2)

तम् (tam) - (referring to Shakuni) (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that; he, she, it

राजन् (rājan) - O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, sovereign

संभूतम् (saṁbhūtam) - born, arisen, produced

(participle)

Accusative, masculine, singular of saṃbhūta

saṁbhūta - born, produced, arisen, manifested

past passive participle

from sam- + bhū

Prefix: sam

Root: bhū (class 1)

अरिमर्दनम् (arimardanam) - destroyer of enemies

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of arimardana

arimardana - destroyer of enemies, enemy-crushing

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ari+mardana)

• ari – enemy, foe, rival
  noun (masculine)
• mardana – crushing, grinding, destroying; one who crushes
  noun (masculine)
  action noun / agent noun
  from root mṛd- 'to crush'
  Root: mṛd (class 9)

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