महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-6, verse-6

शकुनिर्बुद्धिपूर्वं हि कुन्तीपुत्रं समाह्वयत् ।
अनक्षज्ञं मताक्षः सन्क्षत्रवृत्ते स्थितं शुचिम् ॥६॥

6. śakunirbuddhipūrvaṁ hi kuntīputraṁ samāhvayat ,
anakṣajñaṁ matākṣaḥ sankṣatravṛtte sthitaṁ śucim.

6. śakuniḥ buddhipūrvam hi kuntīputram samāhvayat
anakṣajñam matākṣaḥ san kṣatravṛtte sthitam śucim

6. Indeed, Shakuni deliberately challenged Kunti's son, Yudhishthira, who was unskilled in dice. Shakuni, being proficient in dice himself, targeted Yudhishthira, who was pure and steadfast in the duties of a warrior (kṣatriya).

Words meanings summery:

• शकुनिः (śakuniḥ) - Shakuni (name of a king, maternal uncle of Duryodhana)

• बुद्धिपूर्वम् (buddhipūrvam) - intentionally, deliberately, premeditatedly

• हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, for

• कुन्तीपुत्रम् (kuntīputram) - Yudhishthira (son of Kunti)

• समाह्वयत् (samāhvayat) - challenged to a game of dice (challenged, called, summoned)

• अनक्षज्ञम् (anakṣajñam) - Yudhishthira, who was not skilled in dice (unskilled in dice, ignorant of dice)

• मताक्षः (matākṣaḥ) - Shakuni, who was skilled in dice (skilled in dice, having understood dice)

• सन् (san) - Shakuni, being (skilled) (being, existing)

• क्षत्रवृत्ते (kṣatravṛtte) - in the conduct of a warrior (kṣatriya), in the duty of a kshatriya

• स्थितम् (sthitam) - Yudhishthira, who was steadfast (situated, abiding, standing, steadfast)

• शुचिम् (śucim) - Yudhishthira, who was pure/honest (pure, clean, honest)

Words meanings and morphology

शकुनिः (śakuniḥ) - Shakuni (name of a king, maternal uncle of Duryodhana)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śakuni

śakuni - Shakuni (a character in the Mahabharata), bird

बुद्धिपूर्वम् (buddhipūrvam) - intentionally, deliberately, premeditatedly

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of buddhipūrva

buddhipūrva - preceded by thought, intentional, deliberate

Compound of buddhi and pūrva. Used adverbially here.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (buddhi+pūrva)

• buddhi – intellect, understanding, intention
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root budh.
  Root: budh (class 1)
• pūrva – preceding, before, prior, former
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Used adverbially to mean 'deliberately'.

हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, for

(indeclinable)

कुन्तीपुत्रम् (kuntīputram) - Yudhishthira (son of Kunti)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kuntīputra

kuntīputra - son of Kunti

Compound of Kuntī and putra.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kuntī+putra)

• kuntī – Kunti (mother of the Pandavas)
  proper noun (feminine)
• putra – son
  noun (masculine)

समाह्वयत् (samāhvayat) - challenged to a game of dice (challenged, called, summoned)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (luṅ) of samāhve

Derived from root hvā with prefixes sam and ā.

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: hvā (class 1)

अनक्षज्ञम् (anakṣajñam) - Yudhishthira, who was not skilled in dice (unskilled in dice, ignorant of dice)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of anakṣajña

anakṣajña - unskilled in dice, not knowing dice

Compound of an (negation) and akṣajña (knowing dice).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (na+akṣajña)

• na – not, no
  indeclinable
• akṣajña – skilled in dice, knowing dice
  adjective (masculine)
  Compound of akṣa (dice) and jña (knower).

मताक्षः (matākṣaḥ) - Shakuni, who was skilled in dice (skilled in dice, having understood dice)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of matākṣa

matākṣa - skilled in dice, knowing dice (lit. having dice understood/known)

Compound of mata (PPP of man 'to think, know') and akṣa (dice). Implies 'one whose dice are known/mastered'.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mata+akṣa)

• mata – thought, known, understood
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root man.
  Root: man (class 4)
• akṣa – dice, die
  noun (masculine)

सन् (san) - Shakuni, being (skilled) (being, existing)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sat

sat - being, existing, good, true, real

Present Active Participle

Derived from root as.

Root: as (class 2)

क्षत्रवृत्ते (kṣatravṛtte) - in the conduct of a warrior (kṣatriya), in the duty of a kshatriya

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of kṣatravṛtta

kṣatravṛtta - conduct of a kshatriya, warrior's duty

Compound of kṣatra and vṛtta.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kṣatra+vṛtta)

• kṣatra – warrior class, dominion, power
  noun (neuter)
• vṛtta – conduct, behavior, course of action
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle (used as noun)
  Derived from root vṛt.
  Root: vṛt (class 1)

स्थितम् (sthitam) - Yudhishthira, who was steadfast (situated, abiding, standing, steadfast)

(participle)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sthita

sthita - stood, situated, abiding, steadfast, firm

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root sthā.

Root: sthā (class 1)

शुचिम् (śucim) - Yudhishthira, who was pure/honest (pure, clean, honest)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śuci

śuci - pure, clean, bright, honest, virtuous