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5,2

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-2, verse-11

स दीव्यमानः प्रतिदेवनेन अक्षेषु नित्यं सुपराङ्मुखेषु ।
संरम्भमाणो विजितः प्रसह्य तत्रापराधः शकुनेर्न कश्चित् ॥११॥
11. sa dīvyamānaḥ pratidevanena; akṣeṣu nityaṁ suparāṅmukheṣu ,
saṁrambhamāṇo vijitaḥ prasahya; tatrāparādhaḥ śakunerna kaścit.
11. saḥ dīvyamānaḥ prati-devanena
akṣeṣu nityam suparāṅmukheṣu
samrambhamāṇaḥ vijitaḥ prasahya
tatra aparādhaḥ śakuneḥ na kaścit
11. While he (Yudhiṣṭhira) was gambling against the counter-gambler (Śakuni), and with the dice always being very unfavorable, he became enraged and was forcibly defeated. In this, there was no fault of Śakuni.

Words meanings summery:

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  • सः (saḥ) - Yudhiṣṭhira (he)
  • दीव्यमाणः (dīvyamāṇaḥ) - gambling, playing dice
  • प्रति-देवनेन (prati-devanena) - by Śakuni, the one gambling against (Yudhiṣṭhira) (by the counter-gambler)
  • अक्षेषु (akṣeṣu) - in the dice, among the dice
  • नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly
  • सुपराङ्मुखेषु (suparāṅmukheṣu) - when very unfavorable
  • सम्रम्भमाणः (samrambhamāṇaḥ) - becoming enraged, becoming furious
  • विजितः (vijitaḥ) - defeated, conquered
  • प्रसह्य (prasahya) - forcibly, vehemently
  • तत्र (tatra) - there, in that matter
  • अपराधः (aparādhaḥ) - fault, offense
  • शकुनेः (śakuneḥ) - of Śakuni
  • (na) - not
  • कश्चित् (kaścit) - no (singular) fault (any, someone)

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - Yudhiṣṭhira (he)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, this
दीव्यमाणः (dīvyamāṇaḥ) - gambling, playing dice
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of dīvyamāṇa
dīvyamāṇa - playing, gambling
Present Middle Participle
Present Middle Participle of root div
Root: div (class 4)
प्रति-देवनेन (prati-devanena) - by Śakuni, the one gambling against (Yudhiṣṭhira) (by the counter-gambler)
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of pratidevana
pratidevana - counter-gambler, opponent in dice
Compound 'prati' (against) + 'devana' (gambling/player)
Compound type : Tatpurusha (prati+devana)
  • prati – against, towards, in return
    indeclinable
  • devana – gambling, play, player (verbal noun of div)
    noun (neuter)
    Verbal noun from root div (to play)
    Root: div (class 4)
अक्षेषु (akṣeṣu) - in the dice, among the dice
(noun)
Locative, masculine, plural of akṣa
akṣa - die (for gambling), gaming-die, axle
नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly
(indeclinable)
Note: Used adverbially here.
सुपराङ्मुखेषु (suparāṅmukheṣu) - when very unfavorable
(adjective)
Locative, neuter, plural of suparāṅmukha
suparāṅmukha - very unfavorable, strongly averse
Compound type : Karmadhāraya (su+parāṅmukha)
  • su – good, well, very, excellent
    indeclinable
  • parāṅmukha – having the face turned away, averted, unfavorable, hostile
    adjective (masculine)
सम्रम्भमाणः (samrambhamāṇaḥ) - becoming enraged, becoming furious
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of samrambhamāṇa
samrambhamāṇa - becoming angry, furious, agitated
Present Middle Participle
Present Middle Participle of root rabh with prefix sam
Prefix: sam
Root: rabh (class 1)
विजितः (vijitaḥ) - defeated, conquered
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vijita
vijita - defeated, conquered, won
Past Passive Participle
Past Passive Participle of root ji with prefix vi
Prefix: vi
Root: ji (class 1)
प्रसह्य (prasahya) - forcibly, vehemently
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (Gerund)
Absolutive (Gerund) form of root sah with prefix pra
Prefix: pra
Root: sah (class 1)
तत्र (tatra) - there, in that matter
(indeclinable)
अपराधः (aparādhaḥ) - fault, offense
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of aparādha
aparādha - offense, fault, transgression, error
शकुनेः (śakuneḥ) - of Śakuni
(proper noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of śakuni
śakuni - Śakuni (King of Gandhāra, expert gambler)
(na) - not
(indeclinable)
कश्चित् (kaścit) - no (singular) fault (any, someone)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kaścid
kaścid - any, some, someone, something
Indefinite pronoun formed by combining kim (who/what) and cid (a particle)