महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-11, verse-17

दस्यूनामिव यद्वृत्तं सभायां कुरुनन्दन ।
तेन न भ्राजसे राजंस्तापसानां समागमे ॥१७॥

17. dasyūnāmiva yadvṛttaṁ sabhāyāṁ kurunandana ,
tena na bhrājase rājaṁstāpasānāṁ samāgame.

17. dasyūnām iva yat vṛttam sabhāyām kurunandana
tena na bhrājase rājan tāpasānām samāgame

17. O delight of the Kurus, your behavior in this assembly is like that of robbers. Because of this, O King, you do not shine in a gathering of sages.

Words meanings summery:

• दस्यूनाम् (dasyūnām) - of dacoits or bandits (of robbers, of dacoits, of barbarians)

• इव (iva) - like, similar to (like, as, as if)

• यत् (yat) - that which (referring to behavior) (which, what, that which)

• वृत्तम् (vṛttam) - behavior, conduct (conduct, behavior, event, occurrence)

• सभायाम् (sabhāyām) - in this assembly (the dice game assembly) (in the assembly, in the gathering)

• कुरुनन्दन (kurunandana) - O delight of the Kurus (vocative address to Dhṛtarāṣṭra) (O delight of the Kurus, O son of Kuru)

• तेन (tena) - because of that (behavior) (by that, by him, therefore)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• भ्राजसे (bhrājase) - you shine (with honor) (you shine, you appear splendid)

• राजन् (rājan) - O King (vocative address to Dhṛtarāṣṭra) (O king)

• तापसानाम् (tāpasānām) - of sages or ascetics (of ascetics, of hermits)

• समागमे (samāgame) - in a gathering or assembly (in the gathering, in the assembly, in the meeting)

Words meanings and morphology

दस्यूनाम् (dasyūnām) - of dacoits or bandits (of robbers, of dacoits, of barbarians)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of dasyu

dasyu - robber, dacoit, barbarian, enemy

Root: das (class 1)

इव (iva) - like, similar to (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

यत् (yat) - that which (referring to behavior) (which, what, that which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that, because, since

Relative pronoun.

वृत्तम् (vṛttam) - behavior, conduct (conduct, behavior, event, occurrence)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vṛtta

vṛtta - happened, occurred, existed, conduct, behavior, a circular form

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'vṛt' (to turn, to exist). Used as a noun.

Root: vṛt (class 1)

सभायाम् (sabhāyām) - in this assembly (the dice game assembly) (in the assembly, in the gathering)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of sabhā

sabhā - assembly, council, court, meeting hall

कुरुनन्दन (kurunandana) - O delight of the Kurus (vocative address to Dhṛtarāṣṭra) (O delight of the Kurus, O son of Kuru)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of kurunandana

kurunandana - delight of the Kurus, son of Kuru

Compound of 'kuru' and 'nandana'.

Compound type : tatpurusha (kuru+nandana)

• kuru – Kuru (name of an ancient king and his dynasty)
  proper noun (masculine)
• nandana – delight, son, child
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'nand' (to rejoice).
  Root: nand (class 1)

तेन (tena) - because of that (behavior) (by that, by him, therefore)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Refers to 'yat vṛttam'.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Negative particle.

भ्राजसे (bhrājase) - you shine (with honor) (you shine, you appear splendid)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of bhrāj

present tense

Root 'bhrāj' (class 1, ātmanepada).

Root: bhrāj (class 1)

राजन् (rājan) - O King (vocative address to Dhṛtarāṣṭra) (O king)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Root: rāj

तापसानाम् (tāpasānām) - of sages or ascetics (of ascetics, of hermits)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tāpasa

tāpasa - ascetic, hermit, sage, one who practices austerity (tapas)

Derived from 'tapas' (austerity) + 'a' (suffix). Refers to those who perform (tapas).

Root: tap (class 1)

समागमे (samāgame) - in a gathering or assembly (in the gathering, in the assembly, in the meeting)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of samāgama

samāgama - coming together, meeting, assembly, union

From 'sam' + 'ā' + root 'gam' (to go, to come).

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: gam (class 1)