महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-171, verse-9

एवमिन्द्रस्य भवने पञ्च वर्षाणि भारत ।
उषितानि मया राजन्स्मरता द्यूतजं कलिम् ॥९॥

9. evamindrasya bhavane pañca varṣāṇi bhārata ,
uṣitāni mayā rājansmaratā dyūtajaṁ kalim.

9. evam indrasya bhavane pañca varṣāṇi bhārata
uṣitāni mayā rājan smaratā dyūtajam kalim

9. O Bhārata, O King, in this way I resided in Indra's abode for five years, all the while remembering the conflict that arose from the dice game.

9. כך, הו בְּהָארַטַה, חמש שנים שהיתי במשכן אִינְדְרַה, הו מלך, כשאני נזכר בריב שנולד מן ההימור.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

• इन्द्रस्य (indrasya) - of Indra

• भवने (bhavane) - in the abode, in the palace

• पञ्च (pañca) - five

• वर्षाणि (varṣāṇi) - years

• भारत (bhārata) - O Dhṛtarāṣṭra (O descendant of Bharata)

• उषितानि (uṣitāni) - dwelt, resided

• मया (mayā) - by me

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

• स्मरता (smaratā) - by the one remembering, by me remembering

• द्यूतजम् (dyūtajam) - born of dice, arisen from gambling

• कलिम् (kalim) - the conflict (of the dice game) (quarrel, strife, discord)

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

इन्द्रस्य (indrasya) - of Indra

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of indra

indra - Indra (name of the chief of the gods)

भवने (bhavane) - in the abode, in the palace

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of bhavana

bhavana - house, dwelling, abode, palace

from root bhū (to be, exist)

Root: bhū (class 1)

पञ्च (pañca) - five

(numeral)

Note: Acts as an adjective for 'varṣāṇi'.

वर्षाणि (varṣāṇi) - years

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of varṣa

varṣa - year; rain, rainy season

Note: Accusative of duration.

भारत (bhārata) - O Dhṛtarāṣṭra (O descendant of Bharata)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhārata

bhārata - descendant of Bharata, relating to India, Indian

from Bharata

उषितानि (uṣitāni) - dwelt, resided

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of uṣita

uṣita - dwelt, resided, lived; past participle of 'vas'

Past Passive Participle

from root vas (to dwell) with ī (long i) infix (irregular)

Root: vas (class 1)

Note: Refers to the 'years' (varṣāṇi) which were resided by me (mayā).

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me, my (first person pronoun)

Note: Agent in passive construction.

राजन् (rājan) - O Dhṛtarāṣṭra (O King)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

स्मरता (smaratā) - by the one remembering, by me remembering

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of smarat

smarat - remembering, recollecting (present active participle)

Present Active Participle

from root smṛ (to remember), forms adjective

Root: smṛ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'mayā'.

द्यूतजम् (dyūtajam) - born of dice, arisen from gambling

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dyūtajam

dyūtajam - born of dice, produced by gambling

from dyūta (gambling, dice) + ja (born)

Compound type : tatpurusha (dyūta+ja)

• dyūta – gambling, game of dice
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle (of div)
  from root div (to play, to throw dice)
  Root: div (class 4)
• ja – born, produced, arisen from
  adjective
  from root jan (to be born)
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'kalim'.

कलिम् (kalim) - the conflict (of the dice game) (quarrel, strife, discord)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kali

kali - quarrel, strife, discord, contention; the Kali age

Note: Object of 'smaratā'.

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