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11,24

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

मायया निकृतिप्रज्ञो जितवान्यो युधिष्ठिरम् ।
सभायां विपुलं राज्यं स पुनर्जीवितं जितः ॥२४॥
24. māyayā nikṛtiprajño jitavānyo yudhiṣṭhiram ,
sabhāyāṁ vipulaṁ rājyaṁ sa punarjīvitaṁ jitaḥ.
24. māyayā nikṛtiprajñaḥ jitavān yaḥ yudhiṣṭhiram
sabhāyām vipulam rājyam saḥ punaḥ jīvitam jitaḥ
24. yaḥ nikṛtiprajñaḥ māyayā yudhiṣṭhiram jitavān
sabhāyām vipulam rājyam saḥ punaḥ jīvitam jitaḥ
24. He who, with his cunning intellect, vanquished Yudhiṣṭhira through illusion (māyā) and won a vast kingdom in the assembly, that very person is now, in turn, conquered and deprived of his own life.

Words meanings summery:

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  • मायया (māyayā) - Refers to the deceptive practices, especially in the context of gambling. (by illusion, by deceit, by supernatural power)
  • निकृतिप्रज्ञः (nikṛtiprajñaḥ) - whose intellect is deceitful, cunning-minded, crafty
  • जितवान् (jitavān) - conquered, won, defeated
  • यः (yaḥ) - who, which
  • युधिष्ठिरम् (yudhiṣṭhiram) - Yudhiṣṭhira
  • सभायाम् (sabhāyām) - in the gambling hall (in the assembly, in the hall)
  • विपुलम् (vipulam) - vast, extensive, large, ample
  • राज्यम् (rājyam) - kingdom, sovereignty, rule
  • सः (saḥ) - he, that
  • पुनः (punaḥ) - again, on the contrary, however, in turn
  • जीवितम् (jīvitam) - deprived of life (life, existence)
  • जितः (jitaḥ) - conquered (in battle, referring to death) (conquered, defeated, vanquished)

Words meanings and morphology

मायया (māyayā) - Refers to the deceptive practices, especially in the context of gambling. (by illusion, by deceit, by supernatural power)
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of māyā
māyā - illusion, magical power, deception, supernatural power (māyā)
निकृतिप्रज्ञः (nikṛtiprajñaḥ) - whose intellect is deceitful, cunning-minded, crafty
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of nikṛtiprajña
nikṛtiprajña - cunning-minded, deceitful-intellect
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nikṛti+prajñā)
  • nikṛti – deceit, fraud, villainy, trickery
    noun (feminine)
    Prefix: ni
  • prajñā – wisdom, intellect, understanding
    noun (feminine)
    Prefix: pra
Note: Qualifies the implicit subject (Śakuni).
जितवान् (jitavān) - conquered, won, defeated
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of jitavat
jitavat - having conquered, having won
Past Active Participle
Derived from root √ji (to conquer, win) with ktavat suffix.
Root: ji (class 1)
Note: Functions as a predicate for the subject.
यः (yaḥ) - who, which
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of yad
yad - which, who
Note: Relative pronoun referring to the subject (Śakuni).
युधिष्ठिरम् (yudhiṣṭhiram) - Yudhiṣṭhira
(proper noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of yudhiṣṭhira
yudhiṣṭhira - Yudhiṣṭhira (proper noun, eldest of the Pāṇḍavas)
Note: Object of `jitavān`.
सभायाम् (sabhāyām) - in the gambling hall (in the assembly, in the hall)
(noun)
Locative, feminine, singular of sabhā
sabhā - assembly, council, hall, gambling house
Note: Refers to the location where the dice game occurred.
विपुलम् (vipulam) - vast, extensive, large, ample
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of vipula
vipula - vast, extensive, large, ample
Note: Agrees with `rājyam`.
राज्यम् (rājyam) - kingdom, sovereignty, rule
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of rājya
rājya - kingdom, sovereignty, rule
Note: Object of `jitavān` (implicitly, as it refers to what was won).
सः (saḥ) - he, that
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Correlative pronoun for `yaḥ`.
पुनः (punaḥ) - again, on the contrary, however, in turn
(indeclinable)
Note: Emphasizes the reversal of fortune.
जीवितम् (jīvitam) - deprived of life (life, existence)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of jīvita
jīvita - life, existence, livelihood
Past Passive Participle (substantivized)
Derived from root √jīv (to live) with kta suffix, here used as a noun.
Root: jīv (class 1)
Note: Object of `jitaḥ` in the sense of 'deprived of'.
जितः (jitaḥ) - conquered (in battle, referring to death) (conquered, defeated, vanquished)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of jita
jita - conquered, defeated, won, suppressed
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root √ji (to conquer, win) with kta suffix.
Root: ji (class 1)
Note: Agrees with `saḥ`.