महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-68, verse-20

भीमसेन उवाच ।
नृशंसं परुषं क्रूरं शक्यं दुःशासन त्वया ।
निकृत्या हि धनं लब्ध्वा को विकत्थितुमर्हति ॥२०॥

20. bhīmasena uvāca ,
nṛśaṁsaṁ paruṣaṁ krūraṁ śakyaṁ duḥśāsana tvayā ,
nikṛtyā hi dhanaṁ labdhvā ko vikatthitumarhati.

20. bhīmasena uvāca nṛśaṁsaṁ paruṣaṁ krūraṁ śakyaṁ duḥśāsana
tvayā nikṛtyā hi dhanaṁ labdhvā kaḥ vikatthitum arhati

20. Bhīmasena said: 'Such a cruel, harsh, and savage act is indeed possible for you, Duḥśāsana. For who, having obtained wealth through deceit, is worthy of boasting?'

Words meanings summery:

• भीमसेन (bhīmasena) - The speaker, known for his strength and wrath. (Bhīmasena (name of a Pāṇḍava brother))

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• नृशंसम् (nṛśaṁsam) - Describing Duḥśāsana's act of publicly humiliating Draupadī and the Pāṇḍavas. (cruel, savage, inhuman, atrocious)

• परुषम् (paruṣam) - Describing the nature of Duḥśāsana's actions. (harsh, rough, cruel)

• क्रूरम् (krūram) - Describing the severity of Duḥśāsana's actions. (cruel, fierce, savage)

• शक्यम् (śakyam) - Such an act is possible for you. (possible, able to be done)

• दुःशासन (duḥśāsana) - The specific brother of Duryodhana being addressed by Bhīmasena. (Duḥśāsana)

• त्वया (tvayā) - by you

• निकृत्या (nikṛtyā) - By the deceit used in the dice game. (by deceit, by trickery)

• हि (hi) - Introduces the reason for the rhetorical question. (for, indeed, because)

• धनम् (dhanam) - The wealth gained by winning the dice game. (wealth, riches, property)

• लब्ध्वा (labdhvā) - Having gained the wealth from the dice game. (having obtained, having gained)

• कः (kaḥ) - Rhetorical question by Bhīmasena. (who?)

• विकत्थितुम् (vikatthitum) - To boast about such ill-gotten gains. (to boast, to brag)

• अर्हति (arhati) - No one is worthy of boasting after such an act. (is worthy, deserves, ought)

Words meanings and morphology

भीमसेन (bhīmasena) - The speaker, known for his strength and wrath. (Bhīmasena (name of a Pāṇḍava brother))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīmasena

bhīmasena - Bhīmasena (name of the second Pāṇḍava brother)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect tense (liṭ) of √vac (2nd class, Parasmaipada)

Root: vac (class 2)

नृशंसम् (nṛśaṁsam) - Describing Duḥśāsana's act of publicly humiliating Draupadī and the Pāṇḍavas. (cruel, savage, inhuman, atrocious)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nṛśaṁsa

nṛśaṁsa - cruel, wicked, inhuman, atrocious

Note: Modifies an implicit 'deed' or 'act'.

परुषम् (paruṣam) - Describing the nature of Duḥśāsana's actions. (harsh, rough, cruel)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of paruṣa

paruṣa - harsh, rough, cruel, unkind, severe

Note: Modifies an implicit 'deed' or 'act'.

क्रूरम् (krūram) - Describing the severity of Duḥśāsana's actions. (cruel, fierce, savage)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of krūra

krūra - cruel, fierce, savage, dreadful

Note: Modifies an implicit 'deed' or 'act'.

शक्यम् (śakyam) - Such an act is possible for you. (possible, able to be done)

(participle)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śakya

śakya - possible, practicable, able, fit to be done

Gerundive (karmaṇi kṛtya)

From √śak (to be able)

Root: śak (class 5)

दुःशासन (duḥśāsana) - The specific brother of Duryodhana being addressed by Bhīmasena. (Duḥśāsana)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of duḥśāsana

duḥśāsana - Duḥśāsana (name of a Kaurava prince)

त्वया (tvayā) - by you

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Agent of 'śakyam'.

निकृत्या (nikṛtyā) - By the deceit used in the dice game. (by deceit, by trickery)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of nikṛti

nikṛti - deceit, fraud, trickery, wickedness

हि (hi) - Introduces the reason for the rhetorical question. (for, indeed, because)

(indeclinable)

धनम् (dhanam) - The wealth gained by winning the dice game. (wealth, riches, property)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dhana

dhana - wealth, property, riches, prize

Note: Object of 'labdhvā'.

लब्ध्वा (labdhvā) - Having gained the wealth from the dice game. (having obtained, having gained)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From √labh (to obtain, to gain)

Root: labh (class 1)

कः (kaḥ) - Rhetorical question by Bhīmasena. (who?)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

विकत्थितुम् (vikatthitum) - To boast about such ill-gotten gains. (to boast, to brag)

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

From vi-√katth (to boast)

Prefix: vi

Root: katth (class 1)

अर्हति (arhati) - No one is worthy of boasting after such an act. (is worthy, deserves, ought)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of arh

Root arh (1st class, Parasmaipada)

Root: arh (class 1)