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3,56

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-56, verse-7

आसाद्य तु नलं वीरं पुष्करः परवीरहा ।
दीव्यावेत्यब्रवीद्भ्राता वृषेणेति मुहुर्मुहुः ॥७॥
7. āsādya tu nalaṁ vīraṁ puṣkaraḥ paravīrahā ,
dīvyāvetyabravīdbhrātā vṛṣeṇeti muhurmuhuḥ.
7. āsādya tu nalaṃ vīraṃ puṣkaraḥ paravīrahā
dīvyāva iti abravīt bhrātā vṛṣeṇa iti muhurmuhuḥ
7. Having approached the heroic Nala, his brother Pushkara, the slayer of enemy heroes, repeatedly said, "Let us play dice with a good throw!"

Words meanings summery:

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  • आसाद्य (āsādya) - having reached, having obtained, having met
  • तु (tu) - but, indeed, however, on the other hand
  • नलं (nalaṁ) - Nala (accusative)
  • वीरं (vīraṁ) - heroic, brave, strong
  • पुष्करः (puṣkaraḥ) - Pushkara
  • परवीरहा (paravīrahā) - slayer of enemy heroes
  • दीव्याव (dīvyāva) - let us two play dice
  • इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, indicates quoted speech
  • अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he said, he spoke
  • भ्राता (bhrātā) - brother
  • वृषेण (vṛṣeṇa) - by means of the best, with vigor, with a strong throw (of dice)
  • इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, indicates quoted speech
  • मुहुर्मुहुः (muhurmuhuḥ) - again and again, repeatedly

Words meanings and morphology

आसाद्य (āsādya) - having reached, having obtained, having met
(indeclinable)
Gerund
Derived from root sad (to sit, go) with prefixes ā and with the suffix -ya to form a gerund.
Prefixes: ā+sad
Root: sad (class 1)
तु (tu) - but, indeed, however, on the other hand
(indeclinable)
नलं (nalaṁ) - Nala (accusative)
(proper noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of nala
nala - a king of the Niṣadha country, son of Vīrasena, and husband of Damayantī
वीरं (vīraṁ) - heroic, brave, strong
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of vīra
vīra - hero, brave man, powerful
पुष्करः (puṣkaraḥ) - Pushkara
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of puṣkara
puṣkara - Pushkara (name of Nala's brother), lotus, blue lotus, war-drum
परवीरहा (paravīrahā) - slayer of enemy heroes
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of paravīrahan
paravīrahan - slayer of enemy heroes
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (para+vīra+han)
  • para – other, enemy, superior
    adjective
  • vīra – hero, brave man
    noun (masculine)
  • han – slayer, killer
    noun (masculine)
    Agent noun
    Derived from root han (to strike, kill).
    Root: han (class 2)
दीव्याव (dīvyāva) - let us two play dice
(verb)
1st person , dual, ātmanepada, imperative (loṭ) of dīv
Root: div (class 4)
इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, indicates quoted speech
(indeclinable)
अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he said, he spoke
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of brū
Root: brū (class 2)
भ्राता (bhrātā) - brother
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of bhrātṛ
bhrātṛ - brother
वृषेण (vṛṣeṇa) - by means of the best, with vigor, with a strong throw (of dice)
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of vṛṣa
vṛṣa - bull, best, strong, virile, a specific throw of dice
इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, indicates quoted speech
(indeclinable)
मुहुर्मुहुः (muhurmuhuḥ) - again and again, repeatedly
(indeclinable)
Repetition of muhuḥ (repeatedly).
Compound type : dvandva (often treated as adverbial) (muhuḥ+muhuḥ)
  • muhuḥ – repeatedly, again
    indeclinable