महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-77, verse-10

द्वयोरेकतरे बुद्धिः क्रियतामद्य पुष्कर ।
कैतवेनाक्षवत्यां वा युद्धे वा नम्यतां धनुः ॥१०॥

10. dvayorekatare buddhiḥ kriyatāmadya puṣkara ,
kaitavenākṣavatyāṁ vā yuddhe vā namyatāṁ dhanuḥ.

10. dvayoḥ ekatare buddhiḥ kriyatām adya puṣkara
kaitavena akṣavatyām vā yuddhe vā namyatām dhanuḥ

10. Oh Puṣkara, let your mind be fixed today on one of two options: either on gambling with dice, or let your bow be bent in battle.

Words meanings summery:

• द्वयोः (dvayoḥ) - of two options (of two, between two, among two)

• एकतरे (ekatare) - on one (of the two options) (in one of the two, on one side, on one option)

• बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - your mind (intellect, mind, understanding, perception)

• क्रियताम् (kriyatām) - let it be fixed (let it be done, let it be made, let it be fixed)

• अद्य (adya) - today, now, at this time

• पुष्कर (puṣkara) - Puṣkara (proper name, in vocative) (Puṣkara (a proper name), lotus, blue lotus, tip of an elephant's trunk, water)

• कैतवेन (kaitavena) - by means of gambling (by gambling, by deceit, by fraud)

• अक्षवत्याम् (akṣavatyām) - in gambling (with dice) (in a dice game, on a gambling board)

• वा (vā) - or, either

• युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle, in war, in a fight

• वा (vā) - or, either

• नम्यताम् (namyatām) - let it be bent, let it be bowed

• धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow, arc

Words meanings and morphology

द्वयोः (dvayoḥ) - of two options (of two, between two, among two)

(noun)

neuter, dual of dvaya

dvaya - a pair, a group of two, both

एकतरे (ekatare) - on one (of the two options) (in one of the two, on one side, on one option)

(pronoun)

Locative, singular of ekatara

ekatara - one of two, either

बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - your mind (intellect, mind, understanding, perception)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of buddhi

buddhi - intellect, mind, understanding, perception, discrimination

क्रियताम् (kriyatām) - let it be fixed (let it be done, let it be made, let it be fixed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, imperative (loṭ) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

अद्य (adya) - today, now, at this time

(indeclinable)

पुष्कर (puṣkara) - Puṣkara (proper name, in vocative) (Puṣkara (a proper name), lotus, blue lotus, tip of an elephant's trunk, water)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of puṣkara

puṣkara - lotus, blue lotus, tip of an elephant's trunk, water, a specific dice game, a proper name

कैतवेन (kaitavena) - by means of gambling (by gambling, by deceit, by fraud)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of kaitava

kaitava - gambling, deceit, fraud, trickery

अक्षवत्याम् (akṣavatyām) - in gambling (with dice) (in a dice game, on a gambling board)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of akṣavatī

akṣavatī - a game of dice, a gambling board

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle, in war, in a fight

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of yuddha

yuddha - battle, fight, war

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

नम्यताम् (namyatām) - let it be bent, let it be bowed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, imperative (loṭ) of nam

Root: nam (class 1)

धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow, arc

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dhanus

dhanus - bow, arc, rainbow