महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-77, verse-11

एष ह्यनर्थे सततं पराक्रान्तस्तवानघ ।
निकृत्या धर्मराजं च द्यूते वञ्चितवानयम् ॥११॥

11. eṣa hyanarthe satataṁ parākrāntastavānagha ,
nikṛtyā dharmarājaṁ ca dyūte vañcitavānayam.

11. eṣaḥ hi anarthe satatam parākrāntaḥ tava anagha
nikṛtyā dharmarājam ca dyūte vañcitavān ayam

11. anagha eṣaḥ hi tava anarthe satatam parākrāntaḥ
ayam ca nikṛtyā dyūte dharmarājam vañcitavān

11. O sinless one, this one is indeed constantly active in causing harm to you. And by deceit, he (this same one) cheated Dharmarāja (Yudhiṣṭhira), the king who embodies natural law (dharma), in gambling.

Words meanings summery:

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this one, he

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely

• अनर्थे (anarthe) - in harm, for misfortune, for evil

• सततम् (satatam) - constantly, always, perpetually

• पराक्रान्तः (parākrāntaḥ) - active, mighty, engaged (in)

• तव (tava) - your

• अनघ (anagha) - O sinless one, O faultless one

• निकृत्या (nikṛtyā) - by deceit, by fraud, by treachery

• धर्मराजम् (dharmarājam) - Dharmarāja (Yudhiṣṭhira) (the king of natural law (dharma))

• च (ca) - and, also

• द्यूते (dyūte) - in gambling, in a game of dice

• वञ्चितवान् (vañcitavān) - he has cheated, having cheated

• अयम् (ayam) - this one, he

Words meanings and morphology

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this one, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

हि (hi) - indeed, surely

(indeclinable)

अनर्थे (anarthe) - in harm, for misfortune, for evil

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of anartha

anartha - misfortune, evil, harm, disadvantage

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (a+artha)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• artha – purpose, meaning, wealth, advantage
  noun (masculine)

सततम् (satatam) - constantly, always, perpetually

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially

पराक्रान्तः (parākrāntaḥ) - active, mighty, engaged (in)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kram

kram - to step, go, walk

Past Passive Participle

Root kram with prefix parā

Prefix: parā

Root: kram (class 1)

तव (tava) - your

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

अनघ (anagha) - O sinless one, O faultless one

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of anagha

anagha - sinless, faultless, pure

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (a+agha)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• agha – sin, evil, misfortune
  noun (neuter)

निकृत्या (nikṛtyā) - by deceit, by fraud, by treachery

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of nikṛti

nikṛti - deceit, fraud, treachery

धर्मराजम् (dharmarājam) - Dharmarāja (Yudhiṣṭhira) (the king of natural law (dharma))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dharmarāja

dharmarāja - king of dharma; an epithet of Yudhiṣṭhira

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+rāja)

• dharma – natural law, constitution, righteousness, duty
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• rāja – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

द्यूते (dyūte) - in gambling, in a game of dice

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of dyūta

dyūta - gambling, game of dice

Root: dyut (class 1)

वञ्चितवान् (vañcitavān) - he has cheated, having cheated

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vañc

vañc - to cheat, deceive, trick

Past Active Participle (kṛt-suffix -tavat)

Root: vañc (class 1)

Note: Functions as a finite verb in this context

अयम् (ayam) - this one, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

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