महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-31, verse-13

इति राज्ञाम्बरीषेण गाथा गीता यशस्विना ।
आधिराज्यं पुरस्कृत्य लोभमेकं निकृन्तता ॥१३॥

13. iti rājñāmbarīṣeṇa gāthā gītā yaśasvinā ,
ādhirājyaṁ puraskṛtya lobhamekaṁ nikṛntatā.

13. iti rājñā ambarīṣeṇa gāthā gītā yaśasvinā
ādhijyam puraskṛtya lobham ekam nikṛntatā

13. iti yaśasvinā rājñā ambarīṣeṇa ādhijyam
puraskṛtya ekam lobham nikṛntatā gāthā gītā

13. Thus, this verse was sung by the glorious King Ambarīṣa, who, by prioritizing supreme dominion, annihilated his sole enemy, greed.

Words meanings summery:

• इति (iti) - introduces the summary of the previous discourse (thus, so)

• राज्ञा (rājñā) - by the king

• अम्बरीषेण (ambarīṣeṇa) - by Ambarīṣa

• गाथा (gāthā) - verse, song

• गीता (gītā) - sung

• यशस्विना (yaśasvinā) - by the glorious, by the famous

• आधिज्यम् (ādhijyam) - supreme dominion (over oneself) (supreme dominion, paramount sovereignty)

• पुरस्कृत्य (puraskṛtya) - having prioritized, having put foremost, having established

• लोभम् (lobham) - greed, covetousness

• एकम् (ekam) - his sole (enemy) (one, sole)

• निकृन्तता (nikṛntatā) - by him (Ambarīṣa) who was cutting off greed (by one cutting off, by one annihilating)

Words meanings and morphology

इति (iti) - introduces the summary of the previous discourse (thus, so)

(indeclinable)

राज्ञा (rājñā) - by the king

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, sovereign

अम्बरीषेण (ambarīṣeṇa) - by Ambarīṣa

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of ambarīṣa

ambarīṣa - name of a king

गाथा (gāthā) - verse, song

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of gāthā

gāthā - verse, song, stanza

From root √gai (to sing)

Root: gai (class 1)

गीता (gītā) - sung

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of gīta

gīta - sung, chanted

Past Passive Participle

From root √gai (to sing)

Root: gai (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'gāthā'

यशस्विना (yaśasvinā) - by the glorious, by the famous

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of yaśasvin

yaśasvin - glorious, famous, renowned

Derived from 'yaśas' (glory) + possessive suffix '-vin'.

Note: Agrees with 'rājñā Ambarīṣeṇa'

आधिज्यम् (ādhijyam) - supreme dominion (over oneself) (supreme dominion, paramount sovereignty)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ādhijya

ādhijya - supreme rule, paramount sovereignty

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ādhi+rajya)

• ādhi – superiority, supremacy, over
  preposition
• rajya – kingdom, realm, sovereignty
  noun (neuter)
  From rājan (king)

पुरस्कृत्य (puraskṛtya) - having prioritized, having put foremost, having established

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root √kṛ (to do, make) with prefix puras-.

Prefix: puras

Root: kṛ (class 8)

लोभम् (lobham) - greed, covetousness

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of lobha

lobha - greed, covetousness, desire

From root √lubh (to covet, desire)

Root: lubh (class 4)

एकम् (ekam) - his sole (enemy) (one, sole)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of eka

eka - one, single, sole, alone

Note: Agrees with 'lobham'

निकृन्तता (nikṛntatā) - by him (Ambarīṣa) who was cutting off greed (by one cutting off, by one annihilating)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of nikṛntat

nikṛntat - cutting off, severing, annihilating

Present Active Participle

Derived from root √kṛnt (to cut, sever) with prefix ni-.

Prefix: ni

Root: kṛnt (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'rājñā Ambarīṣeṇa yaśasvinā'