महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-11, chapter-24, verse-21

गान्धारराजः शकुनिर्बलवान्सत्यविक्रमः ।
निहतः सहदेवेन भागिनेयेन मातुलः ॥२१॥

21. gāndhārarājaḥ śakunirbalavānsatyavikramaḥ ,
nihataḥ sahadevena bhāgineyena mātulaḥ.

21. gāndhārarājaḥ śakuniḥ balavān satyavikramaḥ
nihataḥ sahadevena bhāgineyena mātulaḥ

21. balavān satyavikramaḥ gāndhārarājaḥ śakuniḥ
bhāgineyena sahadevena nihataḥ mātulaḥ

21. King Shakuni of Gandhāra, powerful and of true valor, was struck down by Sahadeva; the maternal uncle (Shakuni was killed) by the nephew (Sahadeva).

Words meanings summery:

• गान्धारराजः (gāndhārarājaḥ) - referring to Shakuni (king of Gandhāra)

• शकुनिः (śakuniḥ) - Shakuni

• बलवान् (balavān) - referring to Shakuni (powerful, strong)

• सत्यविक्रमः (satyavikramaḥ) - referring to Shakuni (of true valor, whose prowess is true)

• निहतः (nihataḥ) - struck down, killed

• सहदेवेन (sahadevena) - by Sahadeva

• भागिनेयेन (bhāgineyena) - referring to Sahadeva, as a member of the extended family (by the nephew, by the sister's son)

• मातुलः (mātulaḥ) - referring to Shakuni (maternal uncle)

Words meanings and morphology

गान्धारराजः (gāndhārarājaḥ) - referring to Shakuni (king of Gandhāra)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gāndhārarāja

gāndhārarāja - king of Gandhāra

Compound type : tatpurusha (gāndhāra+rāja)

• gāndhāra – Gandhāra (a kingdom)
  proper noun (masculine)
• rāja – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
  Root: rāj (class 1)

शकुनिः (śakuniḥ) - Shakuni

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śakuni

śakuni - Shakuni (proper noun), a bird

बलवान् (balavān) - referring to Shakuni (powerful, strong)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of balavat

balavat - strong, powerful, mighty, possessing strength

possessive suffix -vat added to bala (strength)

Note: Agrees with śakuniḥ.

सत्यविक्रमः (satyavikramaḥ) - referring to Shakuni (of true valor, whose prowess is true)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of satyavikrama

satyavikrama - of true valor, whose prowess is true/real

Compound type : bahuvrihi (satya+vikrama)

• satya – truth, true, real
  noun/adjective (neuter)
• vikrama – valor, prowess, heroism, stride
  noun (masculine)
  from vi + kram
  Prefix: vi
  Root: kram (class 1)

Note: Agrees with śakuniḥ.

निहतः (nihataḥ) - struck down, killed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nihata

nihata - struck down, killed, destroyed

Past Passive Participle

from ni + han

Prefix: ni

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Predicates action upon Shakuni.

सहदेवेन (sahadevena) - by Sahadeva

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of sahadeva

sahadeva - Sahadeva (one of the Pandava brothers)

Note: Agent of the action.

भागिनेयेन (bhāgineyena) - referring to Sahadeva, as a member of the extended family (by the nephew, by the sister's son)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of bhāgineya

bhāgineya - nephew, sister's son

derived from bhaginī (sister)

Note: Agrees with sahadevena.

मातुलः (mātulaḥ) - referring to Shakuni (maternal uncle)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mātula

mātula - maternal uncle

Note: Refers to Shakuni.