महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-8, verse-7

शकुनिरुवाच ।
किं बालिषां मतिं राजन्नास्थितोऽसि विशां पते ।
गतास्ते समयं कृत्वा नैतदेवं भविष्यति ॥७॥

7. śakuniruvāca ,
kiṁ bāliṣāṁ matiṁ rājannāsthito'si viśāṁ pate ,
gatāste samayaṁ kṛtvā naitadevaṁ bhaviṣyati.

7. śakuniḥ uvāca kim bāliṣām matim rājan āsthitaḥ asi viśām
pate gatāḥ te samayam kṛtvā na etat evam bhaviṣyati

7. Shakuni said: O King, O lord of the people, why have you adopted such a foolish attitude? They have departed after making an agreement, so this will not happen.

Words meanings summery:

• शकुनिः (śakuniḥ) - Shakuni, Duryodhana's maternal uncle and a key character in the Mahābhārata. (Shakuni)

• उवाच (uvāca) - spoke, said

• किम् (kim) - what, why

• बालिषाम् (bāliṣām) - of foolish ones, childish, ignorant

• मतिम् (matim) - intellect, mind, purpose, attitude

• राजन् (rājan) - Addressing Duryodhana as 'King'. (O king)

• आस्थितः (āsthitaḥ) - resorted to, adopted, taken a stand in

• असि (asi) - you are

• विशाम् (viśām) - of the people, of the subjects

• पते (pate) - Addressing Duryodhana as 'lord' or 'master'. (O lord, O master)

• गताः (gatāḥ) - The Pāṇḍavas have departed. (gone, departed)

• ते (te) - Refers to the Pāṇḍavas. (they)

• समयम् (samayam) - The agreement made during the dice game regarding exile. (agreement, covenant, pledge)

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made, having done, having performed

• न (na) - not, no

• एतत् (etat) - Refers to the possibility of them returning or breaking the agreement. (this)

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

• भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will be, will happen

Words meanings and morphology

शकुनिः (śakuniḥ) - Shakuni, Duryodhana's maternal uncle and a key character in the Mahābhārata. (Shakuni)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śakuni

śakuni - Shakuni (proper noun), bird

उवाच (uvāca) - spoke, said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

किम् (kim) - what, why

(indeclinable)

बालिषाम् (bāliṣām) - of foolish ones, childish, ignorant

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, plural of bāliṣa

bāliṣa - foolish, childish, ignorant, young

Note: Feminine accusative plural form of 'bāliṣa', modifying 'matim'.

मतिम् (matim) - intellect, mind, purpose, attitude

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mati

mati - mind, intellect, thought, purpose, attitude, opinion

राजन् (rājan) - Addressing Duryodhana as 'King'. (O king)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

आस्थितः (āsthitaḥ) - resorted to, adopted, taken a stand in

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āsthita

āsthita - resorted to, adopted, established, situated, standing in

Past Passive Participle

From the root √sthā (to stand) with the prefix ā-.

Prefix: ā

Root: sthā (class 1)

असि (asi) - you are

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

विशाम् (viśām) - of the people, of the subjects

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of viś

viś - people, subjects, community

पते (pate) - Addressing Duryodhana as 'lord' or 'master'. (O lord, O master)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pati

pati - lord, master, husband

गताः (gatāḥ) - The Pāṇḍavas have departed. (gone, departed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of gata

gata - gone, departed, reached, understood

Past Passive Participle

From the root √gam (to go).

Root: gam (class 1)

ते (te) - Refers to the Pāṇḍavas. (they)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those, he, she, it

समयम् (samayam) - The agreement made during the dice game regarding exile. (agreement, covenant, pledge)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of samaya

samaya - agreement, covenant, pledge, appointed time, occasion, rule

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made, having done, having performed

(indeclinable)

Absolutive

Absolutive (gerund) form of the root √kṛ.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

एतत् (etat) - Refers to the possibility of them returning or breaking the agreement. (this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, these

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

(indeclinable)

भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will be, will happen

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)