महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-57, verse-14

यथा च पुष्करस्याक्षा वर्तन्ते वशवर्तिनः ।
तथा विपर्ययश्चापि नलस्याक्षेषु दृश्यते ॥१४॥

14. yathā ca puṣkarasyākṣā vartante vaśavartinaḥ ,
tathā viparyayaścāpi nalasyākṣeṣu dṛśyate.

14. yathā ca puṣkarasya akṣāḥ vartante vaśavartinaḥ
tathā viparyayaḥ ca api nalasya akṣeṣu dṛśyate

14. Just as Puskara's dice fall subserviently (in his favor), similarly, the opposite is seen with Nala's dice.

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as)

• च (ca) - and, also (and, also, moreover)

• पुष्करस्य (puṣkarasya) - of Puskara

• अक्षाः (akṣāḥ) - dice (dice, eyes)

• वर्तन्ते (vartante) - they (the dice) are, they fall (they are, they exist, they turn)

• वशवर्तिनः (vaśavartinaḥ) - subservient (to Puskara's will) (obedient, subservient, subject to control)

• तथा (tathā) - similarly (so, thus, similarly)

• विपर्ययः (viparyayaḥ) - the opposite (outcome) (opposite, reversal, contrary state)

• च (ca) - and, also

• अपि (api) - also, even (also, even, too)

• नलस्य (nalasya) - of Nala

• अक्षेषु (akṣeṣu) - with Nala's dice (in dice, among dice, on dice)

• दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen (is seen, is observed)

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as)

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

पुष्करस्य (puṣkarasya) - of Puskara

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of puṣkara

puṣkara - Puskara (proper name), lotus

अक्षाः (akṣāḥ) - dice (dice, eyes)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of akṣa

akṣa - die (for gambling), cube, axis, eye, seed

वर्तन्ते (vartante) - they (the dice) are, they fall (they are, they exist, they turn)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of vṛt

root conjugation

Present tense, 3rd person plural, Ātmanepada. Root vṛt (1st class).

Root: vṛt (class 1)

वशवर्तिनः (vaśavartinaḥ) - subservient (to Puskara's will) (obedient, subservient, subject to control)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vaśavartin

vaśavartin - obedient, subservient, subject to control

Compound derived from vaśa (control) and vartin (being, existing, turning).

Compound type : tatpurusha (vaśa+vartin)

• vaśa – will, power, control, subjection
  noun (masculine)
• vartin – being, existing, acting, belonging to
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun/Adjective from root vṛt
  Suffix -in from root vṛt.
  Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Qualifies akṣāḥ.

तथा (tathā) - similarly (so, thus, similarly)

(indeclinable)

विपर्ययः (viparyayaḥ) - the opposite (outcome) (opposite, reversal, contrary state)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of viparyaya

viparyaya - reversal, opposite, contrary, misfortune

Prefixes: vi+pari

Root: i (class 2)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

नलस्य (nalasya) - of Nala

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of nala

nala - Nala (proper name), a kind of reed

अक्षेषु (akṣeṣu) - with Nala's dice (in dice, among dice, on dice)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of akṣa

akṣa - die (for gambling), cube, eye

दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen (is seen, is observed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of dṛś

root conjugation

Passive voice, present tense, 3rd person singular, Ātmanepada. Derived from root dṛś (1st class) but form dṛśyate is characteristic of passive voice formation ya affix.

Root: dṛś (class 1)