महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-88, verse-55

पूर्वैराचरितं यत्तत्कुराजभिररिंदम ।
अक्षद्यूतं मृगवधः कच्चिदेषां सुखावहम् ॥५५॥

55. pūrvairācaritaṁ yattatkurājabhirariṁdama ,
akṣadyūtaṁ mṛgavadhaḥ kaccideṣāṁ sukhāvaham.

55. pūrvaiḥ ācaritam yat tat ku-rājabhiḥ arim-dama
akṣa-dyūtam mṛga-vadhaḥ kaccit eṣām sukha-āvaham

55. O subduer of enemies (Kṛṣṇa), that which was practiced by previous bad kings—the dice game and hunting—is it truly conducive to the happiness of these (Pāṇḍavas)?

Words meanings summery:

• पूर्वैः (pūrvaiḥ) - by the ancients, by the predecessors

• आचरितम् (ācaritam) - practiced, done, performed

• यत् (yat) - which, that which

• तत् (tat) - that

• कु-राजभिः (ku-rājabhiḥ) - by bad kings, by evil rulers

• अरिम्-दम (arim-dama) - Addressed to Kṛṣṇa. (O subduer of enemies)

• अक्ष-द्यूतम् (akṣa-dyūtam) - dice game, gambling with dice

• मृग-वधः (mṛga-vadhaḥ) - hunting, killing of animals

• कच्चित् (kaccit) - perhaps, is it that, interrogative particle

• एषाम् (eṣām) - Refers to the Pāṇḍavas. (of these, for them)

• सुख-आवहम् (sukha-āvaham) - bringing happiness, conducive to joy

Words meanings and morphology

पूर्वैः (pūrvaiḥ) - by the ancients, by the predecessors

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of pūrva

pūrva - former, previous, ancient, prior

Note: Qualifies 'rājabhiḥ' or implies agency for 'ācaritam'

आचरितम् (ācaritam) - practiced, done, performed

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ācarita

ācarita - practiced, performed, observed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √car (to move, act) with prefix ā

Prefix: ā

Root: car (class 1)

Note: Predicate adjective for 'yat'

यत् (yat) - which, that which

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

Note: Relative pronoun

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Correlative pronoun to 'yat'

कु-राजभिः (ku-rājabhiḥ) - by bad kings, by evil rulers

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of ku-rājan

ku-rājan - bad king, wicked ruler

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ku+rājan)

• ku – bad, evil, wicked (prefix)
  indeclinable
• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
  Root: rāj

Note: Agent of 'ācaritam'

अरिम्-दम (arim-dama) - Addressed to Kṛṣṇa. (O subduer of enemies)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of arim-dama

arim-dama - subduer of enemies, enemy-destroyer

Compound type : aluk-tatpuruṣa (ari+dama)

• ari – enemy, foe
  noun (masculine)
• dama – subduing, taming
  noun (masculine)
  From root √dam (to tame, subdue)
  Root: dam (class 4)

Note: Addressed to Kṛṣṇa

अक्ष-द्यूतम् (akṣa-dyūtam) - dice game, gambling with dice

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of akṣa-dyūta

akṣa-dyūta - dice game, gambling with dice

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (akṣa+dyūta)

• akṣa – die (for gambling), cube, axle
  noun (masculine)
• dyūta – gambling, play, dice
  noun (neuter)
  From root √div (to play, throw dice)
  Root: div (class 4)

Note: Subject

मृग-वधः (mṛga-vadhaḥ) - hunting, killing of animals

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mṛga-vadha

mṛga-vadha - hunting, slaughter of deer/animals

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mṛga+vadha)

• mṛga – deer, animal, game
  noun (masculine)
  Root: mṛg
• vadha – killing, slaughter, destruction
  noun (masculine)
  From root √vadh (to strike, kill)
  Root: vadh (class 1)

Note: Subject

कच्चित् (kaccit) - perhaps, is it that, interrogative particle

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces a question

एषाम् (eṣām) - Refers to the Pāṇḍavas. (of these, for them)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of etad

etad - this, these

Note: Possessive, referring to the Pāṇḍavas.

सुख-आवहम् (sukha-āvaham) - bringing happiness, conducive to joy

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sukha-āvaha

sukha-āvaha - bringing happiness, conducive to pleasure/joy

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sukha+āvaha)

• sukha – happiness, pleasure, ease, joy
  noun (neuter)
• āvaha – bringing, causing, producing
  adjective (masculine)
  verbal adjective
  From root √vah (to carry, bring) with prefix ā
  Prefix: ā
  Root: vah (class 1)

Note: Predicate adjective for 'akṣadyūtam' and 'mṛgavadhah' implied.