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3,34

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-34, verse-3

नैव धर्मेण तद्राज्यं नार्जवेन न चौजसा ।
अक्षकूटमधिष्ठाय हृतं दुर्योधनेन नः ॥३॥
3. naiva dharmeṇa tadrājyaṁ nārjavena na caujasā ,
akṣakūṭamadhiṣṭhāya hṛtaṁ duryodhanena naḥ.
3. na eva dharmeṇa tat rājyam na ārjavena na ca
ojasā akṣakūṭam adhiṣṭhāya hṛtam duryodhanena naḥ
3. That kingdom was taken from us by Duryodhana, not by adherence to (dharma), nor by integrity, nor by prowess, but by resorting to deceitful gambling with loaded dice.

Words meanings summery:

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  • (na) - not, no
  • एव (eva) - (emphatic, with 'na' means 'not at all') (indeed, only, just)
  • धर्मेण (dharmeṇa) - by adherence to (dharma) righteousness (by dharma, by righteousness, by law)
  • तत् (tat) - that kingdom (referring to the Pāṇḍavas' kingdom) (that)
  • राज्यम् (rājyam) - kingdom, kingship
  • (na) - not, no
  • आर्जवेन (ārjavena) - by straightforwardness, by honesty, by integrity
  • (na) - not, no
  • (ca) - nor (used with 'na') (and, also)
  • ओजसा (ojasā) - by strength, by vigor, by prowess
  • अक्षकूटम् (akṣakūṭam) - loaded dice, fraudulent gambling, trickery of dice
  • अधिष्ठाय (adhiṣṭhāya) - having resorted to (having resorted to, having taken a stand upon, having settled in)
  • हृतम् (hṛtam) - was stolen/taken away (stolen, carried away, seized, taken)
  • दुर्योधनेन (duryodhanena) - by Duryodhana
  • नः (naḥ) - from us (us, to us, our)

Words meanings and morphology

(na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - (emphatic, with 'na' means 'not at all') (indeed, only, just)
(indeclinable)
धर्मेण (dharmeṇa) - by adherence to (dharma) righteousness (by dharma, by righteousness, by law)
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of dharma
dharma - righteousness, duty, constitution, natural law
तत् (tat) - that kingdom (referring to the Pāṇḍavas' kingdom) (that)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, those
Note: Functions as an adjective for 'rājyam'.
राज्यम् (rājyam) - kingdom, kingship
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of rājya
rājya - kingdom, kingship, state
Note: Subject of the passive verb 'hṛtam'.
(na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
आर्जवेन (ārjavena) - by straightforwardness, by honesty, by integrity
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of ārjava
ārjava - straightforwardness, honesty, integrity, candor
from ṛju (straight) + aṇ (taddhita)
(na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
(ca) - nor (used with 'na') (and, also)
(indeclinable)
ओजसा (ojasā) - by strength, by vigor, by prowess
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of ojas
ojas - strength, vigor, power, prowess
अक्षकूटम् (akṣakūṭam) - loaded dice, fraudulent gambling, trickery of dice
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of akṣakūṭa
akṣakūṭa - loaded dice, trickery of dice, fraudulent gambling
Compound: akṣa + kūṭa
Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (akṣa+kūṭa)
  • akṣa – dice, axle, eye
    noun (masculine)
  • kūṭa – fraud, deception, trick, loaded
    noun (neuter)
Note: Direct object of 'adhiṣṭhāya'.
अधिष्ठाय (adhiṣṭhāya) - having resorted to (having resorted to, having taken a stand upon, having settled in)
(indeclinable)
absolutive (gerund)
absolutive form of adhi-√sthā
Prefix: adhi
Root: sthā (class 1)
हृतम् (hṛtam) - was stolen/taken away (stolen, carried away, seized, taken)
(participle)
Nominative, neuter, singular of hṛta
hṛta - stolen, carried away, seized, taken
Past Passive Participle
Past Passive Participle of √hṛ
Root: hṛ (class 1)
Note: Functions as the main verb in this passive construction.
दुर्योधनेन (duryodhanena) - by Duryodhana
(proper noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of duryodhana
duryodhana - Duryodhana (name of the eldest Kaurava)
Note: Agent in the passive construction.
नः (naḥ) - from us (us, to us, our)
(pronoun)
Dative, plural of asmad
asmad - we, us