महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-2, verse-37

शकुनिः सौबलो यत्र कैतव्यश्च महाबलः ।
निहतः सबलो वीरः किमन्यद्भागधेयतः ॥३७॥

37. śakuniḥ saubalo yatra kaitavyaśca mahābalaḥ ,
nihataḥ sabalo vīraḥ kimanyadbhāgadheyataḥ.

37. śakuniḥ saubalaḥ yatra kaitavyaḥ ca mahābalaḥ
nihataḥ sabalaḥ vīraḥ kim anyat bhāgadheyataḥ

37. yatra saubalaḥ śakuniḥ ca kaitavyaḥ mahābalaḥ
vīraḥ sabalaḥ nihataḥ kim anyat bhāgadheyataḥ

37. Where Shakuni, the son of Subala, that cunning (kaitavya) and mighty hero, was slain along with his forces, what else could it be but due to destiny (bhāgadheya)?

Words meanings summery:

• शकुनिः (śakuniḥ) - Shakuni

• सौबलः (saubalaḥ) - son of Subala; belonging to Subala

• यत्र (yatra) - where; in which place; in which case

• कैतव्यः (kaitavyaḥ) - cunning; deceitful; crafty

• च (ca) - and; also; moreover

• महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - very strong; mighty; powerful

• निहतः (nihataḥ) - killed; slain; destroyed

• सबलः (sabalaḥ) - accompanied by his forces/retinue (with strength; accompanied by forces/army; strong)

• वीरः (vīraḥ) - hero; brave man; warrior

• किम् (kim) - what?; why?; how?

• अन्यत् (anyat) - other; another; different

• भागधेयतः (bhāgadheyataḥ) - by destiny; from fate; by lot; due to one's share

Words meanings and morphology

शकुनिः (śakuniḥ) - Shakuni

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śakuni

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

सौबलः (saubalaḥ) - son of Subala; belonging to Subala

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saubala

saubala - son of Subala; belonging to Subala

Derived from 'Subala' (proper noun), indicating lineage or relation.

यत्र (yatra) - where; in which place; in which case

(indeclinable)

कैतव्यः (kaitavyaḥ) - cunning; deceitful; crafty

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaitavya

kaitavya - cunning; deceitful; crafty; belonging to a gambler

Derived from 'kitava' (gambler, cheat) with a 'ya' suffix.

च (ca) - and; also; moreover

(indeclinable)

महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - very strong; mighty; powerful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahābala

mahābala - very strong; mighty; powerful

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahā+bala)

• mahā – great; large; mighty
  adjective (feminine)
• bala – strength; power; force; army
  noun (neuter)

निहतः (nihataḥ) - killed; slain; destroyed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nihata

nihata - killed; slain; destroyed; struck down

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'han' (to strike, kill) with prefix 'ni'.

Prefix: ni

Root: han (class 2)

सबलः (sabalaḥ) - accompanied by his forces/retinue (with strength; accompanied by forces/army; strong)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sabala

sabala - with strength; accompanied by forces/army; strong

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+bala)

• sa – with; accompanied by
  indeclinable
• bala – strength; power; force; army
  noun (neuter)

वीरः (vīraḥ) - hero; brave man; warrior

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vīra

vīra - hero; brave man; warrior; chief

किम् (kim) - what?; why?; how?

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what?; why?; how?

Interrogative pronoun (neuter nominative/accusative singular).

अन्यत् (anyat) - other; another; different

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anya

anya - other; another; different; distinct

भागधेयतः (bhāgadheyataḥ) - by destiny; from fate; by lot; due to one's share

(indeclinable)

Derived from 'bhāga' (share) and 'dheya' (to be given). The suffix '-tas' indicates 'from, by, due to'.