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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-78, verse-6

दुःखमेतादृशं प्राप्तो नलः परपुरंजयः ।
देवनेन नरश्रेष्ठ सभार्यो भरतर्षभ ॥६॥
6. duḥkhametādṛśaṁ prāpto nalaḥ parapuraṁjayaḥ ,
devanena naraśreṣṭha sabhāryo bharatarṣabha.
6. duḥkham etādṛśam prāptaḥ nalaḥ parapuraṁjayaḥ
devanena naraśreṣṭha sabhāryaḥ bharatarṣabha
6. O best of men, O chief among the Bharatas, Nala, the conqueror of enemy cities, experienced such suffering due to gambling, along with his wife.

Words meanings summery:

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  • दुःखम् (duḥkham) - suffering, misery, sorrow
  • एतादृशम् (etādṛśam) - such, of this kind
  • प्राप्तः (prāptaḥ) - obtained, attained, experienced
  • नलः (nalaḥ) - Nala
  • परपुरंजयः (parapuraṁjayaḥ) - conqueror of enemy cities
  • देवनेन (devanena) - by gambling, through gambling
  • नरश्रेष्ठ (naraśreṣṭha) - O best of men
  • सभार्यः (sabhāryaḥ) - with wife, accompanied by his wife
  • भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of Bharatas, O chief of Bharatas

Words meanings and morphology

दुःखम् (duḥkham) - suffering, misery, sorrow
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of duḥkha
duḥkha - pain, sorrow, suffering, misery, difficulty
Note: Object of 'prāptaḥ'.
एतादृशम् (etādṛśam) - such, of this kind
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of etādṛśa
etādṛśa - such, of this kind, like this
Note: Agrees with 'duḥkham'.
प्राप्तः (prāptaḥ) - obtained, attained, experienced
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of prāpta
prāpta - obtained, attained, reached, acquired, experienced
Past Passive Participle
from pra-āp (to obtain) + kta
Prefixes: pra+ā
Root: āp (class 5)
Note: Used here in an active sense, 'Nala obtained'.
नलः (nalaḥ) - Nala
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of nala
nala - Nala (name of a king, hero of the Nala-Damayanti story)
परपुरंजयः (parapuraṁjayaḥ) - conqueror of enemy cities
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of parapuraṁjaya
parapuraṁjaya - conqueror of enemy cities/forts
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (para+pura+jaya)
  • para – other, enemy, hostile
    adjective (masculine)
  • pura – city, fort, stronghold
    noun (neuter)
  • jaya – victory, conquest, conqueror
    noun (masculine)
    from √ji 'to conquer'
    Root: ji (class 1)
Note: Epithet of Nala.
देवनेन (devanena) - by gambling, through gambling
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of devana
devana - gambling, play, sport
from √div 'to play, to gamble'
Root: div (class 4)
नरश्रेष्ठ (naraśreṣṭha) - O best of men
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of naraśreṣṭha
naraśreṣṭha - best of men, chief among men
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nara+śreṣṭha)
  • nara – man, human being
    noun (masculine)
  • śreṣṭha – best, excellent, most excellent
    adjective (masculine)
    superlative of praśasya (good)
सभार्यः (sabhāryaḥ) - with wife, accompanied by his wife
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of sabhārya
sabhārya - accompanied by wife, with wife
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+bhāryā)
  • sa – with, together with
    indeclinable
  • bhāryā – wife
    noun (feminine)
Note: Agrees with Nala.
भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of Bharatas, O chief of Bharatas
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of bharatarṣabha
bharatarṣabha - chief of Bharatas, best of Bharatas
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bharata+ṛṣabha)
  • bharata – descendant of Bharata, a king's name
    proper noun (masculine)
  • ṛṣabha – bull, chief, excellent
    noun (masculine)
Note: Addressed to Yudhiṣṭhira.