महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-52, verse-14

युधिष्ठिर उवाच ।
महाभयाः कितवाः संनिविष्टा मायोपधा देवितारोऽत्र सन्ति ।
धात्रा तु दिष्टस्य वशे किलेदं नादेवनं कितवैरद्य तैर्मे ॥१४॥

14. yudhiṣṭhira uvāca ,
mahābhayāḥ kitavāḥ saṁniviṣṭā; māyopadhā devitāro'tra santi ,
dhātrā tu diṣṭasya vaśe kiledaṁ; nādevanaṁ kitavairadya tairme.

14. yudhiṣṭhiraḥ uvāca | mahābhayāḥ kitavāḥ
saṃniviṣṭāḥ māyopadhāḥ devitāraḥ atra
santi | dhātrā tu diṣṭasya vaśe kila
idam na adevanam kitavaiḥ adya taiḥ me

14. Yudhiṣṭhira said, "These formidable and deceitful gamblers have assembled here. Yet, it is said that this situation is under the control of destiny (diṣṭa), ordained by the Creator. Therefore, there can be no avoiding gambling with these tricksters for me today."

Words meanings summery:

• युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhiṣṭhira

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• महाभयाः (mahābhayāḥ) - greatly formidable, very fearsome

• कितवाः (kitavāḥ) - gamblers

• संनिविष्टाः (saṁniviṣṭāḥ) - assembled, stationed, settled

• मायोपधाः (māyopadhāḥ) - full of deceit, tricky, deceptive

• देवितारः (devitāraḥ) - gamblers, players

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this place

• सन्ति (santi) - they are

• धात्रा (dhātrā) - by the Creator, by destiny

• तु (tu) - but, however

• दिष्टस्य (diṣṭasya) - of destiny, of fate

• वशे (vaśe) - in the power of, under the control of

• किल (kila) - indeed, it is said, reputedly

• इदम् (idam) - This situation, this gambling session. (this)

• न (na) - not

• अदेवनम् (adevanam) - non-gambling, not playing

• कितवैः (kitavaiḥ) - by the gamblers

• अद्य (adya) - today, now

• तैः (taiḥ) - Refers to the 'kitavaiḥ' (gamblers). (with those)

• मे (me) - For me, with regard to me. (to me, for me, by me)

Words meanings and morphology

युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhiṣṭhira

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yudhiṣṭhira

yudhiṣṭhira - Yudhiṣṭhira (the eldest Pāṇḍava brother)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (Lit) of vac

perfect active

root 'vac' (2nd class), perfect (Lit) 3rd person singular

Root: vac (class 2)

महाभयाः (mahābhayāḥ) - greatly formidable, very fearsome

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahābhaya

mahābhaya - great fear, greatly formidable, very dangerous

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+bhaya)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
• bhaya – fear, dread
  noun (neuter)
  Root: bhī (class 3)

Note: Agrees with 'kitavāḥ'.

कितवाः (kitavāḥ) - gamblers

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kitava

kitava - gambler, cheat

Note: Subject.

संनिविष्टाः (saṁniviṣṭāḥ) - assembled, stationed, settled

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of saṃniviṣṭa

saṁniviṣṭa - assembled, situated, engaged

Past Passive Participle

from root 'viś' (to enter) with upasargas 'sam' and 'ni', +kta suffix

Prefixes: sam+ni

Root: viś (class 6)

Note: Agrees with 'kitavāḥ'.

मायोपधाः (māyopadhāḥ) - full of deceit, tricky, deceptive

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of māyopadha

māyopadha - full of illusion or deceit, tricky

Compound type : tatpurusha (māyā+upadha)

• māyā – illusion, deceit, trickery
  noun (feminine)
• upadha – fraud, trick, test
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'kitavāḥ'.

देवितारः (devitāraḥ) - gamblers, players

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of devitṛ

devitṛ - gambler, player

agent noun

from root 'div' (to play) + tṛc suffix

Root: div (class 4)

Note: Noun in apposition to 'kitavāḥ'.

अत्र (atra) - here, in this place

(indeclinable)

Note: Location for the assembled gamblers.

सन्ति (santi) - they are

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (Laṭ) of as

present active

root 'as' (2nd class), present (Laṭ) 3rd person plural

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Main verb.

धात्रा (dhātrā) - by the Creator, by destiny

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of dhātṛ

dhātṛ - creator, disposer, supporter (epithet of Brahmā or Viṣṇu)

agent noun

from root 'dhā' (to place, make) + tṛc suffix

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Agent.

तु (tu) - but, however

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces a contrasting idea.

दिष्टस्य (diṣṭasya) - of destiny, of fate

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of diṣṭa

diṣṭa - destiny, fate, ordained

Past Passive Participle

from root 'diś' (to point out, ordain) + kta suffix; often means 'fate' as a noun

Root: diś (class 6)

Note: Qualifies 'vaśe'.

वशे (vaśe) - in the power of, under the control of

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of vaśa

vaśa - will, control, power

Note: Meaning "under the control of fate".

किल (kila) - indeed, it is said, reputedly

(indeclinable)

Note: Implies something known or stated elsewhere.

इदम् (idam) - This situation, this gambling session. (this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Refers to the current situation.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates 'adevanam'.

अदेवनम् (adevanam) - non-gambling, not playing

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of adevana

adevana - non-gambling, abstention from play

negative 'a-' + 'devana' (gambling)

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+devana)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  negating prefix
• devana – gambling, playing with dice
  noun (neuter)
  verbal noun
  from root 'div' (to play)
  Root: div (class 4)

Note: Part of the double negative construction.

कितवैः (kitavaiḥ) - by the gamblers

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of kitava

kitava - gambler, cheat

Note: Agent with whom the gambling is done.

अद्य (adya) - today, now

(indeclinable)

Note: Time adverb.

तैः (taiḥ) - Refers to the 'kitavaiḥ' (gamblers). (with those)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Agrees with 'kitavaiḥ'.

मे (me) - For me, with regard to me. (to me, for me, by me)

(pronoun)

singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Here likely dative or genitive of possession/relation: "for me" or "my".