महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-58, verse-16

शकुनिरुवाच ।
माद्रीपुत्रौ प्रियौ राजंस्तवेमौ विजितौ मया ।
गरीयांसौ तु ते मन्ये भीमसेनधनंजयौ ॥१६॥

16. śakuniruvāca ,
mādrīputrau priyau rājaṁstavemau vijitau mayā ,
garīyāṁsau tu te manye bhīmasenadhanaṁjayau.

16. śakuniḥ uvāca mādrīputrau priyau rājan tava imau
vijitau mayā garīyāṃsau tu te manye bhīmasenadhanaṃjayau

16. Shakuni said: "O King, these two sons of Madri, who are dear to you, have been won by me. However, I consider Bhimasena and Dhananjaya (Arjuna) to be more significant to you."

16. שַׁקוּנִי אמר, הו מלך, שני בני מָאדְרִי היקרים לך נוצחו על ידי. אך לדעתי בְּהִימַסֵנַה ואַרְג׳וּנַה (דְהַנַנְג׳ַיַה) חשובים לך עוד יותר.

Words meanings summery:

• शकुनिः (śakuniḥ) - Shakuni, the maternal uncle of Duryodhana (Shakuni)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• माद्रीपुत्रौ (mādrīputrau) - Nakula and Sahadeva, sons of Madri (two sons of Madri)

• प्रियौ (priyau) - dear, beloved

• राजन् (rājan) - O King Yudhishthira (O King)

• तव (tava) - your, of you

• इमौ (imau) - these two (Nakula and Sahadeva) (these two, these)

• विजितौ (vijitau) - won (in the dice game) (conquered, won)

• मया (mayā) - by me

• गरीयांसौ (garīyāṁsau) - more important (to you) (heavier, more important, more grievous)

• तु (tu) - but, however, indeed

• ते (te) - to you, for you, of you

• मन्ये (manye) - I think, I believe, I consider

• भीमसेनधनंजयौ (bhīmasenadhanaṁjayau) - Bhimasena and Arjuna (Dhananjaya) (Bhimasena and Dhananjaya)

Words meanings and morphology

शकुनिः (śakuniḥ) - Shakuni, the maternal uncle of Duryodhana (Shakuni)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śakuni

śakuni - a bird, Shakuni (proper name)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

Root vac (2nd class), perfect tense, 3rd person singular, parasmaipada. Strong form (uvāca) of the root.

Root: vac (class 2)

माद्रीपुत्रौ (mādrīputrau) - Nakula and Sahadeva, sons of Madri (two sons of Madri)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of mādrīputra

mādrīputra - son of Madri

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mādrī+putra)

• mādrī – Madri (proper name), wife of Pandu
  proper noun (feminine)
• putra – son, child
  noun (masculine)

प्रियौ (priyau) - dear, beloved

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of priya

priya - dear, beloved, one's own

राजन् (rājan) - O King Yudhishthira (O King)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

तव (tava) - your, of you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

इमौ (imau) - these two (Nakula and Sahadeva) (these two, these)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of idam

idam - this, these

विजितौ (vijitau) - won (in the dice game) (conquered, won)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of vijita

vijita - conquered, vanquished, won

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root ji (1st class) with upasarga vi- and suffix -ta.

Prefix: vi

Root: ji (class 1)

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

गरीयांसौ (garīyāṁsau) - more important (to you) (heavier, more important, more grievous)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of garīyas

garīyas - heavier, more important, more grievous (comparative of guru)

Comparative form derived from guru (heavy, important).

तु (tu) - but, however, indeed

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - to you, for you, of you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Alternate form of dative/genitive singular of yuṣmad.

मन्ये (manye) - I think, I believe, I consider

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of man

Present Middle

Root man (4th class), present tense, 1st person singular, ātmanepada.

Root: man (class 4)

भीमसेनधनंजयौ (bhīmasenadhanaṁjayau) - Bhimasena and Arjuna (Dhananjaya) (Bhimasena and Dhananjaya)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of bhīmasenadhanaṃjaya

bhīmasenadhanaṁjaya - Bhimasena and Dhananjaya

Compound type : dvandva (bhīmasena+dhanaṃjaya)

• bhīmasena – Bhimasena (proper name), one of the Pandavas
  proper noun (masculine)
• dhanaṃjaya – Dhananjaya (proper name), Arjuna, conqueror of wealth
  proper noun (masculine)

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