महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-53, verse-7

इदं वै देवनं पापं मायया कितवैः सह ।
धर्मेण तु जयो युद्धे तत्परं साधु देवनम् ॥७॥

7. idaṁ vai devanaṁ pāpaṁ māyayā kitavaiḥ saha ,
dharmeṇa tu jayo yuddhe tatparaṁ sādhu devanam.

7. idam vai devanam pāpam māyayā kitavaiḥ saha
dharmeṇa tu jayaḥ yuddhe tatparam sādhu devanam

7. This gambling, with its deception (māyā) and association with cheats, is indeed sinful. However, victory in battle achieved through adherence to natural law (dharma) is truly superior; that is a righteous contest.

Words meanings summery:

• इदम् (idam) - this

• वै (vai) - indeed, certainly (particle)

• देवनम् (devanam) - gambling (the dice game) (gambling; playing, sport)

• पापम् (pāpam) - sinful, evil; sin

• मायया (māyayā) - by illusion, by deception

• कितवैः (kitavaiḥ) - by the cheats/gamblers in the dice game (by cheats, with gamblers)

• सह (saha) - with, together with

• धर्मेण (dharmeṇa) - by natural law, by righteousness

• तु (tu) - but, on the other hand

• जयः (jayaḥ) - victory, triumph

• युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle, in war

• तत्परम् (tatparam) - superior (referring to the previous statement) (superior, excellent, supreme)

• साधु (sādhu) - good, righteous, proper

• देवनम् (devanam) - righteous contest (the battle) (playing, game, gambling)

Words meanings and morphology

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly (particle)

(indeclinable)

देवनम् (devanam) - gambling (the dice game) (gambling; playing, sport)

(noun)

neuter, singular of devana

devana - gambling, playing, sport; a game of dice

verbal noun

from root 'div' with suffix -ana

Root: div (class 4)

पापम् (pāpam) - sinful, evil; sin

(adjective)

neuter, singular of pāpa

pāpa - sinful, wicked; sin, evil

Note: Adjectivally modifying 'devanam'.

मायया (māyayā) - by illusion, by deception

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of māyā

māyā - illusion, magic, deception, artifice, creative power (māyā)

कितवैः (kitavaiḥ) - by the cheats/gamblers in the dice game (by cheats, with gamblers)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of kitava

kitava - gambler, cheat, rogue

Note: In association with 'saha' (with), it takes instrumental case.

सह (saha) - with, together with

(indeclinable)

धर्मेण (dharmeṇa) - by natural law, by righteousness

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law, righteousness, duty, virtue, constitution, intrinsic nature (dharma)

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

तु (tu) - but, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

जयः (jayaḥ) - victory, triumph

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jaya

jaya - victory, triumph, conquest

Root: ji (class 1)

युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle, in war

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of yuddha

yuddha - battle, fight, war

Past Passive Participle used as noun

from root 'yudh'

Root: yudh (class 4)

तत्परम् (tatparam) - superior (referring to the previous statement) (superior, excellent, supreme)

(adjective)

neuter, singular of tatpara

tatpara - devoted to that, intent on that, superior to that, excellent

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tad+para)

• tad – that, referring to something previously mentioned
  pronoun (neuter)
• para – supreme, higher, superior, subsequent
  adjective (neuter)

Note: Adjectivally modifying 'devanam'.

साधु (sādhu) - good, righteous, proper

(adjective)

neuter, singular of sādhu

sādhu - good, virtuous, righteous, proper, effective

Note: Adjectivally modifying 'devanam'.

देवनम् (devanam) - righteous contest (the battle) (playing, game, gambling)

(noun)

neuter, singular of devana

devana - gambling, playing, sport; a game of dice

verbal noun

from root 'div' with suffix -ana

Root: div (class 4)

Note: Here, refers to the 'game' or 'contest' of battle.