महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-56, verse-8

न चक्षमे ततो राजा समाह्वानं महामनाः ।
वैदर्भ्याः प्रेक्षमाणायाः पणकालममन्यत ॥८॥

8. na cakṣame tato rājā samāhvānaṁ mahāmanāḥ ,
vaidarbhyāḥ prekṣamāṇāyāḥ paṇakālamamanyata.

8. na cakṣame tataḥ rājā samāhvānaṃ mahāmanāḥ
vaidarbhyāḥ prekṣamāṇāyāḥ paṇakālam amanyata

8. The great-souled king then could not refuse the challenge, and while Vaidarbhi (Damayantī) was watching, he considered it a time for staking bets.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• चक्षमे (cakṣame) - he could refuse (literally, he did not endure not to refuse, implying he accepted it) (he endured, he tolerated, he put up with)

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

• राजा (rājā) - King Nala (king)

• समाह्वानं (samāhvānaṁ) - the challenge to play dice (challenge, invitation, summons)

• महामनाः (mahāmanāḥ) - King Nala, being of a great disposition (great-souled, magnanimous, noble-minded)

• वैदर्भ्याः (vaidarbhyāḥ) - Damayantī, Nala's wife, from the Vidarbha kingdom (of Vaidarbhi (Damayantī))

• प्रेक्षमाणायाः (prekṣamāṇāyāḥ) - while Damayantī was watching (while watching, looking on)

• पणकालम् (paṇakālam) - time for a wager, time for a bet

• अमन्यत (amanyata) - he thought, he considered

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

चक्षमे (cakṣame) - he could refuse (literally, he did not endure not to refuse, implying he accepted it) (he endured, he tolerated, he put up with)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, ātmanepada, perfect (liṭ) of kṣam

Root: kṣam (class 1)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

(indeclinable)

राजा (rājā) - King Nala (king)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

समाह्वानं (samāhvānaṁ) - the challenge to play dice (challenge, invitation, summons)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of samāhvāna

samāhvāna - challenge, invitation, summons

action noun

Derived from root hvā (to call) with prefixes sam and ā, and suffix -ana.

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: hvā (class 1)

महामनाः (mahāmanāḥ) - King Nala, being of a great disposition (great-souled, magnanimous, noble-minded)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāmanas

mahāmanas - great-souled, magnanimous, noble-minded

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+manas)

• mahā – great, mighty, large
  adjective
• manas – mind, spirit, intellect
  noun (neuter)

वैदर्भ्याः (vaidarbhyāḥ) - Damayantī, Nala's wife, from the Vidarbha kingdom (of Vaidarbhi (Damayantī))

(proper noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of vaidarbhī

vaidarbhī - a princess of Vidarbha, Damayantī

Feminine derivative from Vidarbha.

प्रेक्षमाणायाः (prekṣamāṇāyāḥ) - while Damayantī was watching (while watching, looking on)

(adjective)

Genitive, feminine, singular of prekṣamāṇa

prekṣamāṇa - watching, looking on

Present Active Participle

Derived from root īkṣ (to see) with prefix pra, in the present active participle form (ātmanepada).

Prefix: pra

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

पणकालम् (paṇakālam) - time for a wager, time for a bet

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of paṇakāla

paṇakāla - time for a wager, time for a bet

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (paṇa+kāla)

• paṇa – wager, bet, stake
  noun (masculine)
• kāla – time, season, opportunity
  noun (masculine)

अमन्यत (amanyata) - he thought, he considered

(verb)

3rd person , singular, ātmanepada, past imperfect (laṅ) of man

Root: man (class 4)