महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-56, verse-5

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अक्षद्यूते नलं जेता भवान्हि सहितो मया ।
निषधान्प्रतिपद्यस्व जित्वा राजन्नलं नृपम् ॥५॥

5. akṣadyūte nalaṁ jetā bhavānhi sahito mayā ,
niṣadhānpratipadyasva jitvā rājannalaṁ nṛpam.

5. akṣadyūte nalam jetā bhavān hi sahitaḥ mayā
niṣadhān pratipadyasva jitvā rājan nalam nṛpam

5. "Indeed, you, accompanied by me, will conquer Nala in a game of dice. O King, having defeated King Nala, you should seize possession of the Niṣadha kingdom."

5. במשחק הקוביות תנצח את נַלַה, כי אתה איתי. הו מלך, כשתביס את המלך נַלַה, קח לעצמך את ארץ נִישַׁדְהַא.

Words meanings summery:

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अक्षद्यूते (akṣadyūte) - in dice-gambling, in a game of dice

नलम् (nalam) - King Nala (Nala)

जेता (jetā) - you will conquer (as a future agent noun) (a conqueror, one who conquers)

भवान् (bhavān) - your honor, you (polite)

हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

सहितः (sahitaḥ) - accompanied (by me) (accompanied, joined)

मया (mayā) - by me

निषधान् (niṣadhān) - the kingdom of Niṣadha (the Niṣadhas)

प्रतिपद्यस्व (pratipadyasva) - obtain, take possession of, acquire

जित्वा (jitvā) - having conquered, having defeated

राजन् (rājan) - Addressed to Puṣkara (O King!)

नलम् (nalam) - King Nala (Nala)

नृपम् (nṛpam) - King (referring to Nala) (king, ruler)

Words meanings and morphology

अक्षद्यूते (akṣadyūte) - in dice-gambling, in a game of dice

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of akṣadyūta

akṣadyūta - dice-play, game of dice

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (akṣa+dyūta)

akṣa – dice, die
noun (masculine)
dyūta – gambling, game (especially with dice)
noun (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root dyut
Root: dyut (class 1)

नलम् (nalam) - King Nala (Nala)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nala

nala - Nala (name of a king)

Note: Object of 'conquer'.

जेता (jetā) - you will conquer (as a future agent noun) (a conqueror, one who conquers)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jetṛ

jetṛ - conqueror, victor, subduer

Agent Noun (future participle sense)

Formed from root ji with suffix -tṛ

Root: ji (class 1)

Note: Agent noun here implies a future action, referring to 'bhavān'.

भवान् (bhavān) - your honor, you (polite)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - your honor, you (polite address)

Nominative singular masculine form of bhavat.

Root: bhū

Note: Addressed to Puṣkara.

हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

(indeclinable)

सहितः (sahitaḥ) - accompanied (by me) (accompanied, joined)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sahita

sahita - accompanied by, together with, connected with

Compound formed from the indeclinable 'sa' (with) and the past passive participle 'hita' (placed, from root dhā).

Compound type : compound (sa+hita)

sa – with, together with
indeclinable
hita – placed, put, good, beneficial
adjective (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
From root dhā
Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Agrees with 'bhavān'.

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Instrumental singular form of asmad.

Note: Refers to Kali.

निषधान् (niṣadhān) - the kingdom of Niṣadha (the Niṣadhas)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of niṣadha

niṣadha - a country, the inhabitants of Niṣadha, the kingdom of Niṣadha

प्रतिपद्यस्व (pratipadyasva) - obtain, take possession of, acquire