महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-30, verse-18

निकर्तने देवने योऽद्वितीयश्छन्नोपधः साधुदेवी मताक्षः ।
यो दुर्जयो देवितव्येन संख्ये स चित्रसेनः कुशलं तात वाच्यः ॥१८॥

18. nikartane devane yo'dvitīya;śchannopadhaḥ sādhudevī matākṣaḥ ,
yo durjayo devitavyena saṁkhye; sa citrasenaḥ kuśalaṁ tāta vācyaḥ.

18. nikartane devane yaḥ advitīyaḥ
channopadhaḥ sādhudevī matākṣaḥ
yaḥ durjayaḥ devitavyena saṃkhye
saḥ citrasenaḥ kuśalaṃ tāta vācyaḥ

18. O dear one, you should report about the well-being of Chitrasena, who is unrivalled in cheating and gambling. He is one with hidden trickery, a skilled gambler, and proficient with dice. He is difficult to defeat in any contest through gambling.

Words meanings summery:

• निकर्तने (nikartane) - in cheating (in a game) (in cutting down, in humiliating, in cheating)

• देवने (devane) - in gambling, in playing with dice

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which

• अद्वितीयः (advitīyaḥ) - unrivalled, unequalled, unique

• छन्नोपधः (channopadhaḥ) - having hidden tricks, full of concealed deceit

• साधुदेवी (sādhudevī) - skilled gambler, adept player

• मताक्षः (matākṣaḥ) - proficient with dice, having approved dice

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which

• दुर्जयः (durjayaḥ) - difficult to conquer, invincible

• देवितव्येन (devitavyena) - by gambling, by playing

• संख्ये (saṁkhye) - in a contest (game of gambling) (in battle, in a contest, in reckoning)

• सः (saḥ) - Chitrasena (he, that)

• चित्रसेनः (citrasenaḥ) - Chitrasena (name of a person)

• कुशलं (kuśalaṁ) - welfare, well-being, prosperity

• तात (tāta) - O dear one (term of address, often from elder to younger, or affectionate) (O dear one, father, son)

• वाच्यः (vācyaḥ) - should be reported (to be said, to be reported, mentionable)

Words meanings and morphology

निकर्तने (nikartane) - in cheating (in a game) (in cutting down, in humiliating, in cheating)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of nikartana

nikartana - cutting down, destroying, humiliating, cheating, fraud

From ni-kṛt (to cut down, humiliate)

Prefix: ni

Root: kṛt (class 6)

देवने (devane) - in gambling, in playing with dice

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of devana

devana - gambling, playing with dice, sport

From root √div (to play, gamble)

Root: div (class 4)

यः (yaḥ) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, who, what, that

अद्वितीयः (advitīyaḥ) - unrivalled, unequalled, unique

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of advitīya

advitīya - second to none, unrivalled, unequalled, unique

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+dvitīya)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
• dvitīya – second, another
  adjective (masculine)

छन्नोपधः (channopadhaḥ) - having hidden tricks, full of concealed deceit

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of channopadha

channopadha - having hidden tricks, using concealed deceit

Compound type : bahuvrihi (channa+upadha)

• channa – hidden, covered, concealed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root √chad (to cover)
  Root: chad (class 1)
• upadha – fraud, trick, deceit, stratagem
  noun (masculine)

साधुदेवी (sādhudevī) - skilled gambler, adept player

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sādhudevin

sādhudevin - a good player, skilled gambler

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sādhu+devin)

• sādhu – good, proper, excellent, skilled
  adjective
• devin – gambler, player
  noun (masculine)
  From root √div (to play, gamble)
  Root: div (class 4)

मताक्षः (matākṣaḥ) - proficient with dice, having approved dice

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of matākṣa

matākṣa - skilled in dice-play, having good or approved dice

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mata+akṣa)

• mata – thought, considered, approved, desired
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root √man (to think)
  Root: man (class 4)
• akṣa – die (for gambling), cube, seed
  noun (masculine)

यः (yaḥ) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, who, what, that

दुर्जयः (durjayaḥ) - difficult to conquer, invincible

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of durjaya

durjaya - difficult to conquer, invincible, impregnable

Compound type : tatpurusha (dus+jaya)

• dus – bad, ill, difficult
  indeclinable
• jaya – victory, conquest
  noun (masculine)
  From root √ji (to conquer)
  Root: ji (class 1)

देवितव्येन (devitavyena) - by gambling, by playing

(verbal derivative)

संख्ये (saṁkhye) - in a contest (game of gambling) (in battle, in a contest, in reckoning)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of saṃkhya

saṁkhya - battle, war, contest, reckoning, number, calculation

सः (saḥ) - Chitrasena (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

चित्रसेनः (citrasenaḥ) - Chitrasena (name of a person)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of citrasena

citrasena - Chitrasena (name of a Gandharva chief, or a Kaurava brother)

कुशलं (kuśalaṁ) - welfare, well-being, prosperity

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kuśala

kuśala - well-being, welfare, prosperity, health, clever, skillful

तात (tāta) - O dear one (term of address, often from elder to younger, or affectionate) (O dear one, father, son)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of tāta

tāta - father, son, dear, darling (used as a term of address)

वाच्यः (vācyaḥ) - should be reported (to be said, to be reported, mentionable)

(verbal derivative)