महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-58, verse-12

शकुनिरुवाच ।
प्रियस्ते नकुलो राजन्राजपुत्रो युधिष्ठिर ।
अस्माकं धनतां प्राप्तो भूयस्त्वं केन दीव्यसि ॥१२॥

12. śakuniruvāca ,
priyaste nakulo rājanrājaputro yudhiṣṭhira ,
asmākaṁ dhanatāṁ prāpto bhūyastvaṁ kena dīvyasi.

12. śakuniḥ uvāca | priyaḥ te nakulaḥ rājan rājaputraḥ yudhiṣṭhira
| asmākam dhanatām prāptaḥ bhūyaḥ tvam kena dīvyasi

12. Shakuni said: 'O King Yudhiṣṭhira, Nakula, this prince who is dear to you, has become our property. With whom will you gamble again?'

12. שַׁקוּנִי אמר, הו מלך יוּדְהִישְׁתְהִירַה, נַקוּלַה בן המלך יקר לך, והוא כבר הפך להוננו. במה תמשיך לשחק?

Words meanings summery:

• शकुनिः (śakuniḥ) - Shakuni

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• प्रियः (priyaḥ) - dear, beloved, agreeable

• ते (te) - to you, your

• नकुलः (nakulaḥ) - Nakula

• राजन् (rājan) - O king

• राजपुत्रः (rājaputraḥ) - Referring to Nakula. (son of a king, prince)

• युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - Yudhiṣṭhira

• अस्माकम् (asmākam) - our, of us

• धनताम् (dhanatām) - wealth, property, richness

• प्राप्तः (prāptaḥ) - Became property. (obtained, reached, acquired)

• भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again, further, more

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• केन (kena) - with whom (i.e., with what stake) (by whom, with what)

• दीव्यसि (dīvyasi) - you gamble, you play

Words meanings and morphology

शकुनिः (śakuniḥ) - Shakuni

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śakuni

śakuni - Shakuni (name of a king, brother of Gāndhārī)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of √vac

Perfect tense

Perfect active 3rd person singular of √vac

Root: vac (class 2)

प्रियः (priyaḥ) - dear, beloved, agreeable

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of priya

priya - dear, beloved, agreeable, pleasing

ते (te) - to you, your

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Can also be genitive. Here, 'your dear Nakula' or 'dear to you'.

नकुलः (nakulaḥ) - Nakula

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nakula

nakula - Nakula (one of the Pāṇḍavas)

राजन् (rājan) - O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

राजपुत्रः (rājaputraḥ) - Referring to Nakula. (son of a king, prince)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājaputra

rājaputra - son of a king, prince

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rājan+putra)

• rājan – king
  noun (masculine)
• putra – son
  noun (masculine)

युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - Yudhiṣṭhira

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of yudhiṣṭhira

yudhiṣṭhira - Yudhiṣṭhira (eldest Pāṇḍava, meaning 'steady in battle')

अस्माकम् (asmākam) - our, of us

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

धनताम् (dhanatām) - wealth, property, richness

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of dhanatā

dhanatā - wealth, property, richness, the state of being wealth

Derived from 'dhana' + 'tā' (suffix for abstract noun)

प्राप्तः (prāptaḥ) - Became property. (obtained, reached, acquired)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prāpta

prāpta - obtained, reached, acquired

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of pra-āp (√āp with prefix pra)

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again, further, more

(indeclinable)

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

केन (kena) - with whom (i.e., with what stake) (by whom, with what)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

Note: Could also be neuter singular. In context, refers to what remaining person/item will be gambled.

दीव्यसि (dīvyasi) - you gamble, you play

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (lat) of √div

Present tense

Present active 2nd person singular of √div (divy class)

Root: div (class 4)

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