महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-54, verse-6

अष्टौ यं कुररच्छायाः सदश्वा राष्ट्रसंमताः ।
वहन्ति नैषामुच्येत पदा भूमिमुपस्पृशन् ।
एतद्राजन्धनं मह्यं तेन दीव्याम्यहं त्वया ॥६॥

6. aṣṭau yaṁ kuraracchāyāḥ sadaśvā rāṣṭrasaṁmatāḥ ,
vahanti naiṣāmucyeta padā bhūmimupaspṛśan ,
etadrājandhanaṁ mahyaṁ tena dīvyāmyahaṁ tvayā.

6. aṣṭau yam kuraracchāyāḥ sadaśvāḥ
rāṣṭrasaṃmatāḥ vahanti na eṣām ucyeta
padā bhūmim upaspṛśan etat rājan
dhanam mahyam tena dīvyāmi aham tvayā

6. Eight excellent, dove-colored horses, approved by the realm, draw it. It cannot be said that any of them touches the ground with its foot. O King, this is my wealth; with this, I will gamble with you.

Words meanings summery:

• अष्टौ (aṣṭau) - eight

• यम् (yam) - which

• कुररच्छायाः (kuraracchāyāḥ) - having the color of a kurara bird (curlew/osprey), referring to the horses' hue (dove-colored, eagle-colored)

• सदश्वाः (sadaśvāḥ) - good horses, excellent horses

• राष्ट्रसंमताः (rāṣṭrasaṁmatāḥ) - approved by the country/realm

• वहन्ति (vahanti) - they carry, they draw

• न (na) - not, no

• एषाम् (eṣām) - of these horses (of these, among them)

• उच्येत (ucyeta) - it should be said (should be said, is said)

• पदा (padā) - by a foot, with a foot

• भूमिम् (bhūmim) - the ground, the earth

• उपस्पृशन् (upaspṛśan) - touching

• एतत् (etat) - this

• राजन् (rājan) - O King

• धनम् (dhanam) - wealth, property

• मह्यम् (mahyam) - to me, for me

• तेन (tena) - with that wealth (with that, by that)

• दीव्यामि (dīvyāmi) - I will play (gamble)

• अहम् (aham) - I

• त्वया (tvayā) - with you

Words meanings and morphology

अष्टौ (aṣṭau) - eight

(numeral)

यम् (yam) - which

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who

कुररच्छायाः (kuraracchāyāḥ) - having the color of a kurara bird (curlew/osprey), referring to the horses' hue (dove-colored, eagle-colored)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kuraracchāya

kuraracchāya - of the color of a curlew/osprey/dove

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kurara+chāyā)

• kurara – curlew, osprey, kind of eagle
  noun (masculine)
• chāyā – shade, color, hue
  noun (feminine)

Note: qualifies 'sadaśvāḥ'

सदश्वाः (sadaśvāḥ) - good horses, excellent horses

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sadaśva

sadaśva - good horse, excellent horse

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sat+aśva)

• sat – good, true, existent
  adjective
  Present Active Participle
  from as (to be)
  Root: as (class 2)
• aśva – horse
  noun (masculine)
  Root: aś (class 5)

राष्ट्रसंमताः (rāṣṭrasaṁmatāḥ) - approved by the country/realm

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rāṣṭrasaṃmata

rāṣṭrasaṁmata - approved by the realm/country

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rāṣṭra+saṃmata)

• rāṣṭra – realm, country, kingdom
  noun (neuter)
  Root: rāj
• saṃmata – approved, esteemed, agreeable
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  from sam-man (to agree, approve)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: man (class 4)

Note: qualifies 'sadaśvāḥ'

वहन्ति (vahanti) - they carry, they draw

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, Present (laṭ) of vah

Present

third person plural, active voice

Root: vah (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

एषाम् (eṣām) - of these horses (of these, among them)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of etad

etad - this, these

उच्येत (ucyeta) - it should be said (should be said, is said)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, Optative (liṅ) of vac

Optative

third person singular, passive voice

Root: vac (class 2)

पदा (padā) - by a foot, with a foot

(noun)

Instrumental, singular of pad

pad - foot, step

Root: pad (class 4)

भूमिम् (bhūmim) - the ground, the earth

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of bhūmi

bhūmi - earth, ground, soil

Root: bhū

उपस्पृशन् (upaspṛśan) - touching

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of spṛś

spṛś - to touch, to feel

Present Active Participle

from upa-spṛś, masculine nominative singular

Prefix: upa

Root: spṛś (class 6)

Note: qualifies the implied subject of 'ucyeta' (any of the horses)

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, these

राजन् (rājan) - O King

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Root: rāj

धनम् (dhanam) - wealth, property

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dhana

dhana - wealth, riches, property, treasure

Root: dhā

मह्यम् (mahyam) - to me, for me

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

तेन (tena) - with that wealth (with that, by that)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, those

Note: refers to 'dhanam'

दीव्यामि (dīvyāmi) - I will play (gamble)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, Present (laṭ) of div

Present

first person singular, active voice

Root: div (class 4)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

त्वया (tvayā) - with you

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you