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2,5

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-5, verse-59

कच्चिन्न पाने द्यूते वा क्रीडासु प्रमदासु च ।
प्रतिजानन्ति पूर्वाह्णे व्ययं व्यसनजं तव ॥५९॥
59. kaccinna pāne dyūte vā krīḍāsu pramadāsu ca ,
pratijānanti pūrvāhṇe vyayaṁ vyasanajaṁ tava.
59. kaccit na pāne dyūte vā krīḍāsu pramadāsu ca
pratijānanti pūrvāhṇe vyayam vyasanajam tava
59. I hope that (your officials) do not acknowledge, already in the forenoon, your expenditures arising from vices like drinking, gambling, amusements, and women.

Words meanings summery:

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  • कच्चित् (kaccit) - Hopefully (expecting a negative answer when combined with 'na') (Is it true that?, hopefully, possibly, perhaps)
  • (na) - not (not, no)
  • पाने (pāne) - in the vice of drinking (in drinking, in beverage)
  • द्यूते (dyūte) - in the vice of gambling (in gambling, in play)
  • वा (vā) - or (or, either)
  • क्रीडासु (krīḍāsu) - in the vices of excessive sports or amusements (in sports, in plays, in amusements)
  • प्रमदासु (pramadāsu) - in the vice of excessive indulgence with women (among women, in pleasures with women)
  • (ca) - and (and, also)
  • प्रतिजानन्ति (pratijānanti) - (your officials) admit or acknowledge (they admit, they acknowledge, they promise)
  • पूर्वाह्णे (pūrvāhṇe) - already in the forenoon (implying frequency/severity of expenses) (in the forenoon, in the morning)
  • व्ययम् (vyayam) - your (king's) expenditures (expense, expenditure, loss)
  • व्यसनजम् (vyasanajam) - arising from your vices (drinking, gambling, etc.) (born of vice, arising from misfortune)
  • तव (tava) - your (belonging to the king) (your)

Words meanings and morphology

कच्चित् (kaccit) - Hopefully (expecting a negative answer when combined with 'na') (Is it true that?, hopefully, possibly, perhaps)
(indeclinable)
(na) - not (not, no)
(indeclinable)
पाने (pāne) - in the vice of drinking (in drinking, in beverage)
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of pāna
pāna - drinking, drink, beverage
Derived from √pā (to drink).
Root: pā (class 1)
Note: Used here to denote the activity/vice.
द्यूते (dyūte) - in the vice of gambling (in gambling, in play)
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of dyūta
dyūta - gambling, game of dice, play
Derived from √div (to play, to gamble).
Root: div (class 4)
Note: Used here to denote the activity/vice.
वा (vā) - or (or, either)
(indeclinable)
क्रीडासु (krīḍāsu) - in the vices of excessive sports or amusements (in sports, in plays, in amusements)
(noun)
Locative, feminine, plural of krīḍā
krīḍā - play, sport, amusement, game
Derived from √krīḍ (to play).
Root: krīḍ (class 1)
Note: Used here to denote the activities/vices.
प्रमदासु (pramadāsu) - in the vice of excessive indulgence with women (among women, in pleasures with women)
(noun)
Locative, feminine, plural of pramadā
pramadā - a beautiful woman, a young woman, pleasure, sport
Derived from pra-√mad (to be exhilarated, to revel).
Prefix: pra
Root: mad (class 4)
(ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
प्रतिजानन्ति (pratijānanti) - (your officials) admit or acknowledge (they admit, they acknowledge, they promise)
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of pratijñā
Present Active Indicative
Root √jñā (P.9) + prati (prefix) + -anti (3rd pl. present ending).
Prefix: prati
Root: jñā (class 9)
Note: Subject is implicitly 'your officials' or 'people who manage accounts'.
पूर्वाह्णे (pūrvāhṇe) - already in the forenoon (implying frequency/severity of expenses) (in the forenoon, in the morning)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of pūrvāhṇa
pūrvāhṇa - forenoon, morning
Compound type : tatpurusha (pūrva+ahna)
  • pūrva – prior, former, eastern
    adjective (masculine)
  • ahna – day
    noun (masculine)
    From ahan (day).
व्ययम् (vyayam) - your (king's) expenditures (expense, expenditure, loss)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of vyaya
vyaya - expenditure, expense, outlay, loss, waste
From vi-√i (to go apart, pass away) + -a suffix.
Prefix: vi
Root: i (class 2)
व्यसनजम् (vyasanajam) - arising from your vices (drinking, gambling, etc.) (born of vice, arising from misfortune)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of vyasanaja
vyasanaja - born of vice, produced by misfortune, resulting from calamity
Compound type : tatpurusha (vyasana+ja)
  • vyasana – vice, misfortune, calamity, distress
    noun (neuter)
    Prefix: vi
    Root: as (class 4)
  • ja – born, produced, arising from
    adjective (masculine)
    Derived from √jan (to be born).
    Root: jan (class 4)
Note: Qualifies 'vyayam'.
तव (tava) - your (belonging to the king) (your)
(pronoun)
Genitive, singular of yuṣmad
yuṣmad - you
Note: Possessive pronoun.