महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-56, verse-9

महाराज प्रभवस्त्वं धनानां पुरा द्यूतान्मनसा यावदिच्छेः ।
बहु वित्तं पाण्डवांश्चेज्जयेस्त्वं किं तेन स्याद्वसु विन्देह पार्थान् ॥९॥

9. mahārāja prabhavastvaṁ dhanānāṁ; purā dyūtānmanasā yāvadiccheḥ ,
bahu vittaṁ pāṇḍavāṁścejjayestvaṁ; kiṁ tena syādvasu vindeha pārthān.

9. mahārāja prabhavaḥ tvam dhanānām purā
dyūtāt manasā yāvat iccheḥ bahu
vittam pāṇḍavān ca cet jayeḥ tvam
kim tena syāt vasu vindeḥ iha pārthān

9. O great king, you are the master of wealth! Before the game of dice, you could mentally wish for as much (wealth) as you desired. If you were to win much wealth and the Pāṇḍavas (Pāṇḍavas), what good would that wealth do? Instead, you would find the Pārthas (Pārthas) (as a burden) in this world.

Words meanings summery:

• महाराज (mahārāja) - Addressing Dhṛtarāṣṭra. (O great king)

• प्रभवः (prabhavaḥ) - Stating Dhṛtarāṣṭra's position as the owner or master of wealth. (source, lord, master)

• त्वम् (tvam) - Referring to Dhṛtarāṣṭra. (you)

• धनानाम् (dhanānām) - Possessive, 'master of wealth'. (of wealth, riches)

• पुरा (purā) - Referring to the time before the dice game. (formerly, before)

• द्यूतात् (dyūtāt) - The ablative indicates the point in time 'before' which something occurred. (from gambling, from the game of dice)

• मनसा (manasā) - The means by which Dhṛtarāṣṭra could wish for wealth. (by mind, mentally)

• यावत् (yāvat) - Indicates the extent of his desire for wealth. (as much as, as long as)

• इच्छेः (iccheḥ) - Refers to Dhṛtarāṣṭra's past ability to wish for wealth. (you would wish/desire)

• बहु (bahu) - Qualifies the 'vittam' (wealth) that could be won. (much, abundant)

• वित्तम् (vittam) - Refers to the material possessions that might be gained in the dice game. (wealth, property)

• पाण्डवान् (pāṇḍavān) - Referring to the five sons of Pāṇḍu, who were wagered in the dice game. (the Pāṇḍavas)

• च (ca) - and

• चेत् (cet) - Introduces a conditional clause. (if)

• जयेः (jayeḥ) - Refers to winning the dice game. (you would conquer, win)

• त्वम् (tvam) - Referring to Dhṛtarāṣṭra. (you)

• किम् (kim) - Used adverbially to ask 'what good' or 'what is the purpose'. (what, what use)

• तेन (tena) - Refers to the act of winning wealth and the Pāṇḍavas. (by that, with that)

• स्यात् (syāt) - Part of the rhetorical question about the utility of such a win. (would be, might be)

• वसु (vasu) - The subject of the rhetorical question: what wealth would there be? (wealth, riches)

• विन्देः (vindeḥ) - Refers to Dhṛtarāṣṭra finding the Pārthas (Pāṇḍavas) as a consequence. (you would find/obtain)

• इह (iha) - Refers to the present situation or the earthly realm. (here, in this world)

• पार्थान् (pārthān) - Refers to the Pāṇḍavas as a source of future trouble or burden for Dhṛtarāṣṭra. (the sons of Pṛthā, the Pāṇḍavas)

Words meanings and morphology

महाराज (mahārāja) - Addressing Dhṛtarāṣṭra. (O great king)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahārāja

mahārāja - great king, emperor, sovereign

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+rājan)

• mahā – great, mighty, vast
  adjective
• rājan – king
  noun (masculine)

प्रभवः (prabhavaḥ) - Stating Dhṛtarāṣṭra's position as the owner or master of wealth. (source, lord, master)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prabhava

prabhava - origin, source, birth; power, might; lord, master, ruler

Derived from pra-√bhū ('to arise, be powerful')

Prefix: pra

Root: bhū (class 1)

त्वम् (tvam) - Referring to Dhṛtarāṣṭra. (you)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

धनानाम् (dhanānām) - Possessive, 'master of wealth'. (of wealth, riches)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of dhana

dhana - wealth, riches, property, money; prize, booty

पुरा (purā) - Referring to the time before the dice game. (formerly, before)

(indeclinable)

Note: Governs the ablative 'dyūtāt'.

द्यूतात् (dyūtāt) - The ablative indicates the point in time 'before' which something occurred. (from gambling, from the game of dice)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of dyūta

dyūta - gambling, playing with dice; a game of dice

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √div ('to play, gamble')

Root: div (class 4)

मनसा (manasā) - The means by which Dhṛtarāṣṭra could wish for wealth. (by mind, mentally)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, thought, intention, spirit

यावत् (yāvat) - Indicates the extent of his desire for wealth. (as much as, as long as)

(indeclinable)

इच्छेः (iccheḥ) - Refers to Dhṛtarāṣṭra's past ability to wish for wealth. (you would wish/desire)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of iṣ

Root: iṣ (class 6)

बहु (bahu) - Qualifies the 'vittam' (wealth) that could be won. (much, abundant)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bahu

bahu - much, many, abundant, numerous

Note: Agrees with vittam.

वित्तम् (vittam) - Refers to the material possessions that might be gained in the dice game. (wealth, property)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vitta

vitta - found, obtained; acquired property, wealth, riches, goods

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √vid ('to find, obtain')

Root: vid (class 6)

पाण्डवान् (pāṇḍavān) - Referring to the five sons of Pāṇḍu, who were wagered in the dice game. (the Pāṇḍavas)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of pāṇḍava

pāṇḍava - a descendant of Pāṇḍu

Derived from Pāṇḍu (proper noun)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

चेत् (cet) - Introduces a conditional clause. (if)

(indeclinable)

जयेः (jayeḥ) - Refers to winning the dice game. (you would conquer, win)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of jī

Root: jī (class 1)

त्वम् (tvam) - Referring to Dhṛtarāṣṭra. (you)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

किम् (kim) - Used adverbially to ask 'what good' or 'what is the purpose'. (what, what use)

(indeclinable)

Note: Functions as an interrogative adverb here.

तेन (tena) - Refers to the act of winning wealth and the Pāṇḍavas. (by that, with that)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

स्यात् (syāt) - Part of the rhetorical question about the utility of such a win. (would be, might be)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

वसु (vasu) - The subject of the rhetorical question: what wealth would there be? (wealth, riches)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vasu

vasu - wealth, riches, property, goods; good, excellent

विन्देः (vindeḥ) - Refers to Dhṛtarāṣṭra finding the Pārthas (Pāṇḍavas) as a consequence. (you would find/obtain)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of vid

Root: vid (class 6)

इह (iha) - Refers to the present situation or the earthly realm. (here, in this world)

(indeclinable)

पार्थान् (pārthān) - Refers to the Pāṇḍavas as a source of future trouble or burden for Dhṛtarāṣṭra. (the sons of Pṛthā, the Pāṇḍavas)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of pārtha

pārtha - son of Pṛthā (Kuntī); a name for the Pāṇḍavas, especially Arjuna

Derived from Pṛthā (proper noun)