महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-30, verse-27

गान्धारराजः शकुनिः पार्वतीयो निकर्तने योऽद्वितीयोऽक्षदेवी ।
मानं कुर्वन्धार्तराष्ट्रस्य सूत मिथ्याबुद्धेः कुशलं तात पृच्छेः ॥२७॥

27. gāndhārarājaḥ śakuniḥ pārvatīyo; nikartane yo'dvitīyo'kṣadevī ,
mānaṁ kurvandhārtarāṣṭrasya sūta; mithyābuddheḥ kuśalaṁ tāta pṛccheḥ.

27. gāndhārarājaḥ śakuniḥ pārvatīyaḥ
nikartane yaḥ advitīyaḥ akṣadevī
mānaṃ kurvan dhārtarāṣṭrasya sūta
mithyābuddheḥ kuśalaṃ tāta pṛccheḥ

27. O charioteer, you should inquire about the well-being of Shakuni, the king of Gandhara, who hails from the mountains, who is unrivaled in deception and dice-playing, and who, with his foolish intellect, shows deference to Dhritarashtra's son (Duryodhana).

Words meanings summery:

• गान्धारराजः (gāndhārarājaḥ) - king of Gandhara

• शकुनिः (śakuniḥ) - Shakuni

• पार्वतीयः (pārvatīyaḥ) - hailing from the mountainous region of Gandhara (from the mountains, mountainous)

• निकर्तने (nikartane) - in the act of cheating (especially in games of chance) (in deception, in cheating, in trickery)

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which

• अद् वितीयः (ad vitīyaḥ) - unrivaled, unique, without a second

• अक्षदेवी (akṣadevī) - dice-player, gambler

• मानं (mānaṁ) - deference or showing honor (respect, honor, esteem)

• कुर्वन् (kurvan) - showing, giving (respect) (doing, making, performing)

• धार्तराष्ट्रस्य (dhārtarāṣṭrasya) - of Duryodhana (of the son of Dhritarashtra)

• सूत (sūta) - O Sanjaya (as addressed by Dhritarashtra) (charioteer; son; O charioteer)

• मिथ्याबुद्धेः (mithyābuddheḥ) - of one with false intellect, of the foolish-minded

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

• तात (tāta) - an affectionate address, similar to 'my dear' (dear one, son, father)

• पृच्छेः (pṛccheḥ) - you should ask, you should inquire

Words meanings and morphology

गान्धारराजः (gāndhārarājaḥ) - king of Gandhara

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gāndhārarāja

gāndhārarāja - king of Gandhara

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (gāndhāra+rājan)

• gāndhāra – Gandhara (name of a country and its people)
  proper noun (masculine)
• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)

शकुनिः (śakuniḥ) - Shakuni

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śakuni

śakuni - Shakuni (a proper name); a bird; a kind of bird of prey; a die, dice

पार्वतीयः (pārvatīyaḥ) - hailing from the mountainous region of Gandhara (from the mountains, mountainous)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pārvatīya

pārvatīya - mountainous, living in mountains, produced in mountains; a mountain dweller

Derived from 'parvata' (mountain)

निकर्तने (nikartane) - in the act of cheating (especially in games of chance) (in deception, in cheating, in trickery)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of nikartana

nikartana - cutting off, slaying, destruction; cheating, deceiving, fraud, trickery; (in gambling) cheating, foul play

derived from ni + kṛt (cut, destroy)

Prefix: ni

Root: kṛt

यः (yaḥ) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what, that

अद् वितीयः (ad vitīyaḥ) - unrivaled, unique, without a second

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of advitīya

advitīya - without a second, unrivalled, unique, sole

a (negation) + dvitīya (second)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+dvitīya)

• a – not, non-, un- (negation prefix)
  indeclinable
• dvitīya – second, a second person or thing
  adjective (masculine)

अक्षदेवी (akṣadevī) - dice-player, gambler

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of akṣadevin

akṣadevin - a player with dice, a gambler

Derived from akṣa (die, dice) and div (to play)

Root: div (class 4)

Note: The form akṣadevī is less common than akṣadevin, but used in some contexts as a masculine nominative singular form derived from -in stem.

मानं (mānaṁ) - deference or showing honor (respect, honor, esteem)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of māna

māna - respect, honor, esteem; pride, haughtiness; measure, size, quantity

Root: man (class 4)

कुर्वन् (kurvan) - showing, giving (respect) (doing, making, performing)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛ

kṛ - to do, to make, to perform, to act

Present Active Participle

From root kṛ (class 8) + śatṛ suffix

Root: kṛ (class 8)

धार्तराष्ट्रस्य (dhārtarāṣṭrasya) - of Duryodhana (of the son of Dhritarashtra)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of dhārtarāṣṭra

dhārtarāṣṭra - son of Dhritarashtra; a descendant of Dhritarashtra; belonging to Dhritarashtra

Patronymic from Dhṛtarāṣṭra

सूत (sūta) - O Sanjaya (as addressed by Dhritarashtra) (charioteer; son; O charioteer)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of sūta

sūta - charioteer, bard, herald; son; born, produced

Root: sū

मिथ्याबुद्धेः (mithyābuddheḥ) - of one with false intellect, of the foolish-minded

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of mithyābuddhi

mithyābuddhi - false intellect, erroneous understanding, foolish mind

Compound type : karma-dhāraya (mithyā+buddhi)

• mithyā – falsely, wrongly, incorrectly; false, untrue
  indeclinable
• buddhi – intellect, understanding, reason, mind
  noun (feminine)
  Root: budh

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

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kuśala

kuśala - well-being, welfare, good fortune; skillful, clever, expert

तात (tāta) - an affectionate address, similar to 'my dear' (dear one, son, father)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of tāta

tāta - father; son; a term of endearment, 'my dear'

पृच्छेः (pṛccheḥ) - you should ask, you should inquire

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of prach

Root: prach (class 6)