महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-77, verse-6

पुनः प्रवर्ततां द्यूतमिति मे निश्चिता मतिः ।
एकपाणेन भद्रं ते प्राणयोश्च पणावहे ॥६॥

6. punaḥ pravartatāṁ dyūtamiti me niścitā matiḥ ,
ekapāṇena bhadraṁ te prāṇayośca paṇāvahe.

6. punaḥ pravartatām dyūtam iti me niścitā matiḥ
ekapāṇena bhadram te prāṇayoḥ ca paṇāvahe

6. My mind is set on resuming the game of dice. May good fortune be with you; let us stake our very lives on a single throw.

Words meanings summery:

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, further, moreover

• प्रवर्तताम् (pravartatām) - let it proceed, let it begin, let it take place

• द्यूतम् (dyūtam) - gambling, game of dice

• इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, indicating direct speech

• मे (me) - my, to me, for me

• निश्चिता (niścitā) - determined, certain, firm

• मतिः (matiḥ) - opinion, thought, mind, intellect

• एकपाणेन (ekapāṇena) - with one throw, by a single round (of dice)

• भद्रम् (bhadram) - good, auspicious, well-being, good fortune

• ते (te) - to you, for you, your

• प्राणयोः (prāṇayoḥ) - of the two lives, of the vital breaths

• च (ca) - and, also

• पणावहे (paṇāvahe) - let us two wager, let us two stake

Words meanings and morphology

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, further, moreover

(indeclinable)

Note: The final -r undergoes visarga sandhi to -ḥ before a voiceless consonant.

प्रवर्तताम् (pravartatām) - let it proceed, let it begin, let it take place

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present imperative (loṭ) of pravart

Present Imperative

Derived from root vṛt with prefix pra. 3rd person singular, Ātmanepada, Present Imperative.

Prefix: pra

Root: vṛt (class 1)

द्यूतम् (dyūtam) - gambling, game of dice

(noun)

neuter, singular of dyūta

dyūta - gambling, game of dice, play

इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, indicating direct speech

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - my, to me, for me

(pronoun)

singular of aham

aham - I

निश्चिता (niścitā) - determined, certain, firm

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of niścita

niścita - decided, ascertained, certain, firm

Past Passive Participle

From root √ci (to gather, collect) with prefix nis (out, completely).

Prefix: nis

Root: ci (class 5)

Note: Used as an adjective here, agreeing with matiḥ.

मतिः (matiḥ) - opinion, thought, mind, intellect

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mati

mati - thought, mind, opinion, counsel, intention

एकपाणेन (ekapāṇena) - with one throw, by a single round (of dice)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of ekapāṇi

ekapāṇi - a single throw (in dice), one hand

Compound type : karmadhāraya (eka+pāṇi)

• eka – one, a single, unique
  adjective (masculine)
• pāṇi – hand, throw (of dice), game round
  noun (masculine)

भद्रम् (bhadram) - good, auspicious, well-being, good fortune

(noun)

neuter, singular of bhadra

bhadra - good, auspicious, prosperous, welfare, excellence

Note: Used here in an adverbial or exclamatory sense for well-being.

ते (te) - to you, for you, your

(pronoun)

singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (singular)

प्राणयोः (prāṇayoḥ) - of the two lives, of the vital breaths

(noun)

masculine, dual of prāṇa

prāṇa - breath, vital air, life, spirit

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

पणावहे (paṇāvahe) - let us two wager, let us two stake

(verb)

1st person , dual, active, present imperative (loṭ) of paṇ

Present Imperative

Derived from root paṇ. 1st person dual, Ātmanepada, Present Imperative.

Root: paṇ (class 1)