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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-68, verse-39

अक्षान्यान्मन्यसे मूढ गान्धाराणां यशोहर ।
नैतेऽक्षा निशिता बाणास्त्वयैते समरे वृताः ॥३९॥
39. akṣānyānmanyase mūḍha gāndhārāṇāṁ yaśohara ,
naite'kṣā niśitā bāṇāstvayaite samare vṛtāḥ.
39. akṣān anyān manyase mūḍha gāndhārāṇām yaśohara na
ete akṣāḥ niśitāḥ bāṇāḥ tvayā ete samare vṛtāḥ
39. O foolish one, who steals the glory of the Gāndhāras, you consider these to be mere dice. These are not dice; rather, they are sharpened arrows, chosen by you for battle!

Words meanings summery:

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  • अक्षान् (akṣān) - dice (dice, senses, axis)
  • अन्यान् (anyān) - other (other, different)
  • मन्यसे (manyase) - you consider (you think, you consider, you believe)
  • मूढ (mūḍha) - foolish one (foolish, stupid, bewildered)
  • गान्धाराणाम् (gāndhārāṇām) - of the Gāndhāras (of the Gāndhāras, of the people of Gāndhāra)
  • यशोहर (yaśohara) - who steals the glory (of the Gāndhāras) (stealing glory, destroying fame)
  • (na) - not (not, no)
  • एते (ete) - these (referring to the dice) (these, they)
  • अक्षाः (akṣāḥ) - dice (dice, senses, axis)
  • निशिताः (niśitāḥ) - sharpened (sharpened, whetted, keen)
  • बाणाः (bāṇāḥ) - arrows
  • त्वया (tvayā) - by you
  • एते (ete) - these (referring to the arrows implicitly) (these, they)
  • समरे (samare) - in battle (in battle, in war)
  • वृताः (vṛtāḥ) - chosen (chosen, selected, appointed)

Words meanings and morphology

अक्षान् (akṣān) - dice (dice, senses, axis)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of akṣa
akṣa - die (for gambling), cube, axis, eye, seed
अन्यान् (anyān) - other (other, different)
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of anya
anya - other, different, distinct
मन्यसे (manyase) - you consider (you think, you consider, you believe)
(verb)
2nd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of √man
Present middle 2nd singular
From √man, present, ātmanepada.
Root: man (class 4)
मूढ (mūḍha) - foolish one (foolish, stupid, bewildered)
(adjective)
Vocative, masculine, singular of mūḍha
mūḍha - foolish, stupid, bewildered, ignorant
Past Passive Participle
From √muh (to be bewildered). Used here as a vocative noun.
Root: muh (class 4)
गान्धाराणाम् (gāndhārāṇām) - of the Gāndhāras (of the Gāndhāras, of the people of Gāndhāra)
(proper noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of gāndhāra
gāndhāra - Gāndhāra (an ancient kingdom), its people
यशोहर (yaśohara) - who steals the glory (of the Gāndhāras) (stealing glory, destroying fame)
(adjective)
Vocative, masculine, singular of yaśohara
yaśohara - taking away glory, destroying fame, ignominious
Upapada tatpuruṣa compound: yaśas (glory) + √hṛ (to take).
Compound type : upapada tatpuruṣa (yaśas+√hṛ)
  • yaśas – glory, fame, reputation
    noun (neuter)
  • √hṛ – to take, carry, seize, steal
    verb root
    Agent suffix -a is added.
    Root for 'hara' (taker, remover).
    Root: hṛ (class 1)
Note: Adjective used as a vocative noun here.
(na) - not (not, no)
(indeclinable)
Particle of negation.
एते (ete) - these (referring to the dice) (these, they)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of etad
etad - this, these
Demonstrative pronoun.
Note: Refers to akṣāḥ.
अक्षाः (akṣāḥ) - dice (dice, senses, axis)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of akṣa
akṣa - die (for gambling), cube, axis, eye, seed
निशिताः (niśitāḥ) - sharpened (sharpened, whetted, keen)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of niśita
niśita - sharpened, whetted, keen, pointed
Past Passive Participle
From √śo (to sharpen) with prefix ni-.
Prefix: ni
Root: śo (class 4)
बाणाः (bāṇāḥ) - arrows
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of bāṇa
bāṇa - arrow, reed, kind of plant
त्वया (tvayā) - by you
(pronoun)
Instrumental, singular of tvam
tvam - you (singular)
Pronoun.
एते (ete) - these (referring to the arrows implicitly) (these, they)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of etad
etad - this, these
Demonstrative pronoun.
Note: Refers to bāṇāḥ.
समरे (samare) - in battle (in battle, in war)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of samara
samara - battle, war, conflict
From prefix saṃ- and √mṛ (to die) or √smṛ (to remember).
Prefix: sam
Root: mṛ (class 1)
वृताः (vṛtāḥ) - chosen (chosen, selected, appointed)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of vṛta
vṛta - chosen, selected, appointed, surrounded, covered
Past Passive Participle
From √vṛ (to choose, to cover). Here, 'chosen'.
Root: vṛ (class 9)
Note: Refers to bāṇāḥ.