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4,39

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-39, verse-3

सर्व एव महात्मानः सर्वामित्रविनाशनाः ।
राज्यमक्षैः पराकीर्य न श्रूयन्ते कदाचन ॥३॥
3. sarva eva mahātmānaḥ sarvāmitravināśanāḥ ,
rājyamakṣaiḥ parākīrya na śrūyante kadācana.
3. sarve eva mahātmānaḥ sarvāmitravināśanāḥ |
rājyam akṣaiḥ parākīrya na śrūyante kadācana
3. All of them are great souls (mahātman), destroyers of all enemies. Yet, having gambled away their kingdom with dice, they are never heard of anywhere.

Words meanings summery:

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  • सर्वे (sarve) - all (referring to the Pāṇḍavas) (all)
  • एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, just, certainly)
  • महात्मानः (mahātmānaḥ) - great souls (great souls, noble ones)
  • सर्वामित्रविनाशनाः (sarvāmitravināśanāḥ) - destroyers of all enemies
  • राज्यम् (rājyam) - their kingdom (kingdom, sovereignty, reign)
  • अक्षैः (akṣaiḥ) - by means of dice (in gambling) (by dice)
  • पराकीर्य (parākīrya) - having gambled away (having scattered, having thrown away, having gambled away)
  • (na) - not
  • श्रूयन्ते (śrūyante) - they are heard (of) (they are heard)
  • कदाचन (kadācana) - never (never, at any time, ever (with neg))

Words meanings and morphology

सर्वे (sarve) - all (referring to the Pāṇḍavas) (all)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva
sarva - all, every
एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, just, certainly)
(indeclinable)
Note: Emphasizes "all"
महात्मानः (mahātmānaḥ) - great souls (great souls, noble ones)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of mahātman
mahātman - great-souled, noble
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahat+ātman)
  • mahat – great, large
    adjective (neuter)
  • ātman – self, soul, spirit
    noun (masculine)
Note: Predicate adjective for sarve
सर्वामित्रविनाशनाः (sarvāmitravināśanāḥ) - destroyers of all enemies
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of sarvāmitravināśana
sarvāmitravināśana - destroyer of all enemies
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+amitra+vināśana)
  • sarva – all, every
    pronoun (masculine)
  • amitra – enemy (non-friend)
    noun (neuter)
  • vināśana – destroying, killer
    adjective (masculine)
    Prefix: vi
    Root: naś (class 4)
Note: Predicate adjective for sarve
राज्यम् (rājyam) - their kingdom (kingdom, sovereignty, reign)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of rājya
rājya - kingdom, sovereignty
Note: Object of parākīrya (implied verb)
अक्षैः (akṣaiḥ) - by means of dice (in gambling) (by dice)
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of akṣa
akṣa - die (for gambling), cube, axle
Note: Instrument for gambling away
पराकीर्य (parākīrya) - having gambled away (having scattered, having thrown away, having gambled away)
(indeclinable)
absolutivum
Prefix: parā
Root: kṛ (class 6)
Note: Absolutive, indicates a preceding action
(na) - not
(indeclinable)
Note: Negates the verb śrūyante
श्रूयन्ते (śrūyante) - they are heard (of) (they are heard)
(verb)
3rd person , plural, passive, present (laṭ) of śru
Root: śru (class 5)
कदाचन (kadācana) - never (never, at any time, ever (with neg))
(indeclinable)
Note: Emphasizes the negation