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3,58

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-58, verse-2

हृतराज्यं नलं राजन्प्रहसन्पुष्करोऽब्रवीत् ।
द्यूतं प्रवर्ततां भूयः प्रतिपाणोऽस्ति कस्तव ॥२॥
2. hṛtarājyaṁ nalaṁ rājanprahasanpuṣkaro'bravīt ,
dyūtaṁ pravartatāṁ bhūyaḥ pratipāṇo'sti kastava.
2. hṛtarājyam nalam rājan prahasan puṣkaraḥ abravīt
dyūtam pravartatām bhūyaḥ pratīpāṇaḥ asti kaḥ tava
2. O King, Puṣkara, laughing, addressed Nala, whose kingdom had been seized, saying: 'Let the game of dice proceed again. What is your counter-stake now?'

Words meanings summery:

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  • हृतराज्यम् (hṛtarājyam) - Nala, whose kingdom had been seized (whose kingdom has been seized, one whose kingdom is lost)
  • नलम् (nalam) - King Nala (Nala)
  • राजन् (rājan) - O King Nala! (O King!)
  • प्रहसन् (prahasan) - laughing mockingly (laughing, smiling)
  • पुष्करः (puṣkaraḥ) - Puṣkara, Nala's cousin/brother (Puṣkara)
  • अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said (spoke, said)
  • द्यूतम् (dyūtam) - the game of dice (gambling, game of dice)
  • प्रवर्तताम् (pravartatām) - let it resume (let it proceed, let it begin)
  • भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again (again, further, more)
  • प्रतीपाणः (pratīpāṇaḥ) - what you can offer as a counter-stake (counter-stake, counter-wager)
  • अस्ति (asti) - is (is, exists)
  • कः (kaḥ) - what (who, what)
  • तव (tava) - your (your, of yours)

Words meanings and morphology

हृतराज्यम् (hṛtarājyam) - Nala, whose kingdom had been seized (whose kingdom has been seized, one whose kingdom is lost)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of hṛtarājya
hṛtarājya - one whose kingdom is seized/lost
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (hṛta+rājya)
  • hṛta – seized, taken away, lost
    adjective (masculine)
    Past Passive Participle
    Derived from root hṛ (to seize, take)
    Root: hṛ (class 1)
  • rājya – kingdom, sovereignty, rule
    noun (neuter)
    Root: rāj
Note: Modifies Nala.
नलम् (nalam) - King Nala (Nala)
(proper noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of nala
nala - Nala (name of a king)
Note: Object of 'abravīt'.
राजन् (rājan) - O King Nala! (O King!)
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan
rājan - king, ruler
Root: rāj
Note: Used by Puṣkara to address Nala.
प्रहसन् (prahasan) - laughing mockingly (laughing, smiling)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of prahasat
prahasat - laughing, smiling
Present Active Participle
Derived from root has with prefix pra
Prefix: pra
Root: has (class 1)
Note: Modifies Puṣkara.
पुष्करः (puṣkaraḥ) - Puṣkara, Nala's cousin/brother (Puṣkara)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of puṣkara
puṣkara - Puṣkara (name of Nala's brother/cousin)
Note: Subject of 'abravīt'.
अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said (spoke, said)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of brū
Root: brū (class 2)
द्यूतम् (dyūtam) - the game of dice (gambling, game of dice)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of dyūta
dyūta - gambling, game of dice; also a throw of dice
From root div (to play)
Root: div (class 4)
Note: Subject of 'pravartatām'.
प्रवर्तताम् (pravartatām) - let it resume (let it proceed, let it begin)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, imperative (loṭ) of pra-vṛt
Prefix: pra
Root: vṛt (class 1)
Note: Root 'vṛt' with prefix 'pra'.
भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again (again, further, more)
(indeclinable)
प्रतीपाणः (pratīpāṇaḥ) - what you can offer as a counter-stake (counter-stake, counter-wager)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of pratīpāṇa
pratīpāṇa - counter-stake, a thing staked against another
From 'prati' (against) + 'pāṇa' (stake)
Compound type : tatpurusha (prati+pāṇa)
  • prati – against, towards, in return for
    indeclinable
  • pāṇa – stake, wager, bet, coin
    noun (masculine)
Note: Subject of 'asti'.
अस्ति (asti) - is (is, exists)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as
Root: as (class 2)
कः (kaḥ) - what (who, what)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kim
kim - who, what, which
तव (tava) - your (your, of yours)
(pronoun)
Genitive, singular of yuṣmad
yuṣmad - you (plural or singular)