महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-70, verse-26

यथेष्टं त्वं गृहाणेदमक्षाणां हृदयं परम् ।
निक्षेपो मेऽश्वहृदयं त्वयि तिष्ठतु बाहुक ।
एवमुक्त्वा ददौ विद्यामृतुपर्णो नलाय वै ॥२६॥

26. yatheṣṭaṁ tvaṁ gṛhāṇedamakṣāṇāṁ hṛdayaṁ param ,
nikṣepo me'śvahṛdayaṁ tvayi tiṣṭhatu bāhuka ,
evamuktvā dadau vidyāmṛtuparṇo nalāya vai.

26. yatheṣṭam tvam gṛhāṇa idam akṣāṇām
hṛdayam param nikṣepaḥ me aśvahṛdayam
tvayi tiṣṭhatu bāhuka evam
uktvā dadau vidyām ṛtuparṇaḥ nalāya vai

26. 'You may take this excellent secret of dice (akṣa-hṛdaya) as you desire. Let my knowledge of horses (aśvahṛdaya) remain deposited with you, O Bahuka.' Having spoken thus, Ṛtuparṇa indeed gave the knowledge to Nala.

Words meanings summery:

• यथेष्टम् (yatheṣṭam) - as desired, according to wish

• त्वम् (tvam) - you (King Ṛtuparṇa) (you)

• गृहाण (gṛhāṇa) - (you) accept (the secret of dice) (take, accept, seize)

• इदम् (idam) - this (supreme secret of dice) (this)

• अक्षाणाम् (akṣāṇām) - of dice, of gambling

• हृदयम् (hṛdayam) - the secret (of dice) (heart, secret, essence, knowledge)

• परम् (param) - the excellent (secret) (supreme, excellent, highest, other)

• निक्षेपः (nikṣepaḥ) - (my knowledge of horses is a) deposit (deposit, pledge, trust, keeping)

• मे (me) - my (knowledge of horses) (my, to me)

• अश्वहृदयम् (aśvahṛdayam) - the knowledge of horses (aśvahṛdaya) (secret of horses, knowledge of horses)

• त्वयि (tvayi) - with you (Bahuka) (in you, on you, with you)

• तिष्ठतु (tiṣṭhatu) - let it stand, let it remain, may it be

• बाहुक (bāhuka) - O Bahuka (Nala in disguise) (O Bahuka)

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

• उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having said, having spoken

• ददौ (dadau) - gave, bestowed

• विद्याम् (vidyām) - the knowledge (of dice) (knowledge, science, learning)

• ऋतुपर्णः (ṛtuparṇaḥ) - King Ṛtuparṇa (Ṛtuparṇa)

• नलाय (nalāya) - to Nala (in his disguised form as Bahuka) (to Nala)

• वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, verily

Words meanings and morphology

यथेष्टम् (yatheṣṭam) - as desired, according to wish

(indeclinable)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+iṣṭa)

• yathā – as, like, according to
  indeclinable
• iṣṭa – desired, wished, beloved
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root iṣ- 'to wish'
  Root: iṣ (class 4)

त्वम् (tvam) - you (King Ṛtuparṇa) (you)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

गृहाण (gṛhāṇa) - (you) accept (the secret of dice) (take, accept, seize)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (lot) of grah

Imperative, 2nd person singular

from root grah- 'to seize/take'

Root: grah (class 9)

इदम् (idam) - this (supreme secret of dice) (this)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

अक्षाणाम् (akṣāṇām) - of dice, of gambling

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of akṣa

akṣa - die (for gambling), axle, eye

हृदयम् (hṛdayam) - the secret (of dice) (heart, secret, essence, knowledge)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of hṛdaya

hṛdaya - heart, core, secret, essence

परम् (param) - the excellent (secret) (supreme, excellent, highest, other)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of para

para - supreme, excellent, ultimate, other

निक्षेपः (nikṣepaḥ) - (my knowledge of horses is a) deposit (deposit, pledge, trust, keeping)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nikṣepa

nikṣepa - deposit, pledge, trust

action noun

from root kṣip- 'to throw' with prefix ni-

Prefix: ni

Root: kṣip (class 6)

मे (me) - my (knowledge of horses) (my, to me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I

Note: can also be dative

अश्वहृदयम् (aśvahṛdayam) - the knowledge of horses (aśvahṛdaya) (secret of horses, knowledge of horses)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of aśvahṛdaya

aśvahṛdaya - knowledge of horses, secret of horses

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (aśva+hṛdaya)

• aśva – horse
  noun (masculine)
• hṛdaya – heart, core, secret, essence
  noun (neuter)

Note: Subject of 'tiṣṭhatu' (let it remain).

त्वयि (tvayi) - with you (Bahuka) (in you, on you, with you)

(pronoun)

Locative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

तिष्ठतु (tiṣṭhatu) - let it stand, let it remain, may it be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (lot) of sthā

Imperative, 3rd person singular

from root sthā- 'to stand'

Root: sthā (class 1)

बाहुक (bāhuka) - O Bahuka (Nala in disguise) (O Bahuka)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bāhuka

bāhuka - Bahuka (a charioteer, name of Nala in disguise)

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having said, having spoken

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

from root vac- 'to speak' + -ktvā suffix

Root: vac (class 2)

ददौ (dadau) - gave, bestowed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of dā

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular

reduplicated perfect form

Root: dā (class 3)

विद्याम् (vidyām) - the knowledge (of dice) (knowledge, science, learning)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vidyā

vidyā - knowledge, science, learning

ऋतुपर्णः (ṛtuparṇaḥ) - King Ṛtuparṇa (Ṛtuparṇa)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ṛtuparṇa

ṛtuparṇa - Name of a king

नलाय (nalāya) - to Nala (in his disguised form as Bahuka) (to Nala)

(proper noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of nala

nala - Name of a king

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, verily

(indeclinable)