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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-66, verse-2

नकुलः सहदेवो वा द्रौपदी वा यशस्विनी ।
यदा द्यूते जिताः पार्था न प्राज्ञायन्त ते क्वचित् ॥२॥
2. nakulaḥ sahadevo vā draupadī vā yaśasvinī ,
yadā dyūte jitāḥ pārthā na prājñāyanta te kvacit.
2. nakulaḥ sahadevaḥ vā draupadī vā yaśasvinī yadā
dyūte jitāḥ pārthāḥ na prājñāyanta te kvacit
2. And who are Nakula, Sahadeva, or the renowned Draupadī? For when the Pārthas were defeated in the gambling game, they were not recognized anywhere.

Words meanings summery:

(Scroll down for elaborated words morphology)

  • नकुलः (nakulaḥ) - Nakula (proper name)
  • सहदेवः (sahadevaḥ) - Sahadeva (proper name)
  • वा (vā) - or, either
  • द्रौपदी (draupadī) - Draupadī (proper name)
  • वा (vā) - or, either
  • यशस्विनी (yaśasvinī) - the renowned one (Draupadī) (renowned, glorious, famous)
  • यदा (yadā) - when, at what time
  • द्यूते (dyūte) - in the gambling, in the dice game
  • जिताः (jitāḥ) - defeated (conquered, defeated, won)
  • पार्थाः (pārthāḥ) - the Pāṇḍavas (sons of Pṛthā (Kuntī), the Pāṇḍavas)
  • (na) - not, no
  • प्राज्ञायन्त (prājñāyanta) - they were known, they were recognized
  • ते (te) - the Pārthas (Pāṇḍavas) (they)
  • क्वचित् (kvacit) - anywhere (anywhere, sometimes, at some time, somehow)

Words meanings and morphology

नकुलः (nakulaḥ) - Nakula (proper name)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of nakula
nakula - Nakula (one of the Pāṇḍavas), mongoose
सहदेवः (sahadevaḥ) - Sahadeva (proper name)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of sahadeva
sahadeva - Sahadeva (one of the Pāṇḍavas)
"with gods" (saha-deva)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (saha+deva)
  • saha – with, together with
    indeclinable
  • deva – god, deity, divine
    noun (masculine)
वा (vā) - or, either
(indeclinable)
Note: Connects Nakula and Sahadeva.
द्रौपदी (draupadī) - Draupadī (proper name)
(proper noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of draupadī
draupadī - Draupadī (wife of the Pāṇḍavas)
Feminine patronymic from Drupada
वा (vā) - or, either
(indeclinable)
Note: Connects Sahadeva and Draupadī.
यशस्विनी (yaśasvinī) - the renowned one (Draupadī) (renowned, glorious, famous)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of yaśasvin
yaśasvin - renowned, glorious, famous, illustrious
Derived from yaśas (fame) + vin
Note: Qualifies Draupadī.
यदा (yadā) - when, at what time
(indeclinable)
द्यूते (dyūte) - in the gambling, in the dice game
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of dyūta
dyūta - gambling, dice game, game of chance
Past Passive Participle
From root dyū / div, noun use
Root: dyū (class 4)
जिताः (jitāḥ) - defeated (conquered, defeated, won)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of jita
jita - conquered, defeated, won, restrained
Past Passive Participle
From root ji (to conquer)
Root: ji (class 1)
Note: Used as an adjective for the Pārthas.
पार्थाः (pārthāḥ) - the Pāṇḍavas (sons of Pṛthā (Kuntī), the Pāṇḍavas)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of pārtha
pārtha - son of Pṛthā (Kuntī), Arjuna, one of the Pāṇḍavas
Taddhita formation from Pṛthā + aṇ
(na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
प्राज्ञायन्त (prājñāyanta) - they were known, they were recognized
(verb)
3rd person , plural, passive, imperfect (laṅ) of jñā
Imperfect Tense, 3rd Person Plural (Ātmanepada)
Root jñā (9th class) with prefix pra. Passive voice implied by Ātmanepada.
Prefix: pra
Root: jñā (class 9)
Note: Ātmanepada form.
ते (te) - the Pārthas (Pāṇḍavas) (they)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, those, he, she, it, they
Nominative plural of demonstrative pronoun tad
क्वचित् (kvacit) - anywhere (anywhere, sometimes, at some time, somehow)
(indeclinable)