महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-105, verse-15

न सभायां जयो वृत्तो नापि तत्र पराजयः ।
इह नो ग्लहमानानामद्य तात जयाजयौ ॥१५॥

15. na sabhāyāṁ jayo vṛtto nāpi tatra parājayaḥ ,
iha no glahamānānāmadya tāta jayājayau.

15. na sabhāyām jayaḥ vṛttaḥ na api tatra parājayaḥ
iha naḥ glahamānānām adya tāta jayājayau

15. tāta sabhāyām jayaḥ vṛttaḥ na,
api tatra parājayaḥ na iha adya naḥ glahamānānām jayājayau

15. Dear one, neither victory nor defeat truly occurred in that assembly. For us, who are gambling here today, victory and defeat (jayājayau) will be decided now.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• सभायाम् (sabhāyām) - in the assembly, in the court

• जयः (jayaḥ) - victory, triumph

• वृत्तः (vṛttaḥ) - happened, occurred, transpired

• न (na) - not, nor

• अपि (api) - also, even

• तत्र (tatra) - in that (assembly) (there, in that place)

• पराजयः (parājayaḥ) - defeat, loss

• इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this case

• नः (naḥ) - to us, for us, of us

• ग्लहमानानाम् (glahamānānām) - of those who are gambling/staking

• अद्य (adya) - today, now

• तात (tāta) - dear one, father, son (term of endearment or respect)

• जयाजयौ (jayājayau) - victory and defeat

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates the verb.

सभायाम् (sabhāyām) - in the assembly, in the court

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of sabhā

sabhā - assembly, council, court, house

जयः (jayaḥ) - victory, triumph

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jaya

jaya - victory, triumph, conquest

From root ji (to conquer)

Root: ji (class 1)

Note: Subject of the implied verb 'occurred'.

वृत्तः (vṛttaḥ) - happened, occurred, transpired

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vṛtta

vṛtta - occurred, happened, existed, done

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root vṛt (to be, to happen) with suffix -ta

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Agrees with "jayaḥ", functioning as the main verb.

न (na) - not, nor

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction, 'nor'.

अपि (api) - also, even

(indeclinable)

तत्र (tatra) - in that (assembly) (there, in that place)

(indeclinable)

From pronoun tad + suffix -tra

Note: Refers to the assembly mentioned earlier.

पराजयः (parājayaḥ) - defeat, loss

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of parājaya

parājaya - defeat, loss, conquest

From prefix parā- + root ji (to conquer)

Prefix: parā

Root: ji (class 1)

Note: Subject of an implied verb 'occurred'.

इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this case

(indeclinable)

Note: Indicates the current context or situation.

नः (naḥ) - to us, for us, of us

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of asmad

asmad - we, us (first person pronoun)

Note: "For us" or "among us", referring to the gamblers.

ग्लहमानानाम् (glahamānānām) - of those who are gambling/staking

(adjective)

Genitive, plural of glahamāna

glahamāna - gambling, staking, wagering

Present Middle Participle

Derived from root glah (to gamble, to stake) with suffix -māna

Root: glah (class 1)

Note: Agrees with "naḥ" (those of us who are gambling).

अद्य (adya) - today, now

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of time.

तात (tāta) - dear one, father, son (term of endearment or respect)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of tāta

tāta - dear one, father, son, sir

जयाजयौ (jayājayau) - victory and defeat

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of jayājaya

jayājaya - victory and defeat, success and failure

Dvandva compound

Compound type : dvandva (jaya+ajaya)

• jaya – victory, triumph
  noun (masculine)
  From root ji
  Root: ji (class 1)
• ajaya – defeat, non-conquest
  noun (masculine)
  Negative prefix a- + jaya
  Prefix: a
  Root: ji (class 1)

Note: Subject of an implied verb 'will be' or 'are'.