महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-58, verse-8

नास्माकं निकृतिर्वह्निर्नाक्षद्यूतं न वञ्चना ।
स्वबाहुबलमाश्रित्य प्रबाधामो वयं रिपून् ॥८॥

8. nāsmākaṁ nikṛtirvahnirnākṣadyūtaṁ na vañcanā ,
svabāhubalamāśritya prabādhāmo vayaṁ ripūn.

8. na asmākam nikṛtiḥ vahniḥ na akṣadyūtam na vañcanā
svabāhubalam āśritya prabādhāmaḥ vayam ripūn

8. asmākam nikṛtiḥ vahniḥ na,
akṣadyūtam na,
vañcanā na.
vayam svabāhubalam āśritya ripūn prabādhāmaḥ

8. We do not employ deceit, arson, dice-play, or any other form of trickery. Instead, relying on the strength of our own arms, we overpower our enemies.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• अस्माकम् (asmākam) - our, of us (genitive plural)

• निकृतिः (nikṛtiḥ) - deceit, fraud, insult, baseness

• वह्निः (vahniḥ) - fire (as a means of deceit, e.g., arson) (fire, Agni (god of fire), vehicle)

• न (na) - not, no

• अक्षद्यूतम् (akṣadyūtam) - dice-play, gambling with dice

• न (na) - not, no

• वञ्चना (vañcanā) - deception, cheating, trickery

• स्वबाहुबलम् (svabāhubalam) - the strength of one's own arms

• आश्रित्य (āśritya) - having resorted to, relying on

• प्रबाधामः (prabādhāmaḥ) - we oppress, we torment, we overcome

• वयम् (vayam) - we (Pandavas) (we (nominative plural))

• रिपून् (ripūn) - enemies (accusative plural)

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अस्माकम् (asmākam) - our, of us (genitive plural)

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of asmad

asmad - we, us

निकृतिः (nikṛtiḥ) - deceit, fraud, insult, baseness

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of nikṛti

nikṛti - deceit, fraud, injury, baseness

Derived from ni-√kṛ (to do, make, with prefix ni- meaning down, into; implies bad action)

Prefix: ni

Root: kṛ (class 8)

वह्निः (vahniḥ) - fire (as a means of deceit, e.g., arson) (fire, Agni (god of fire), vehicle)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vahni

vahni - fire, Agni, vehicle, carrier

Derived from root vah (to carry)

Root: vah (class 1)

Note: Refers to the deceptive use of fire (arson).

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अक्षद्यूतम् (akṣadyūtam) - dice-play, gambling with dice

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of akṣadyūta

akṣadyūta - dice-play, gambling with dice

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (akṣa+dyūta)

• akṣa – die, dice
  noun (masculine)
• dyūta – gambling, game of chance
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root dyut (to gamble)
  Root: dyut (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

वञ्चना (vañcanā) - deception, cheating, trickery

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vañcanā

vañcanā - deception, cheating, trickery, fraud

Derived from root vañc (to deceive)

Root: vañc (class 1)

स्वबाहुबलम् (svabāhubalam) - the strength of one's own arms

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of svabāhubala

svabāhubala - strength of one's own arms

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+bāhubala)

• sva – own, one's own
  pronoun
• bāhubala – arm strength, might
  noun (neuter)

आश्रित्य (āśritya) - having resorted to, relying on

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root śri (to resort, depend on) with prefix ā-

Prefix: ā

Root: śri (class 1)

प्रबाधामः (prabādhāmaḥ) - we oppress, we torment, we overcome

(verb)

1st person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of prabādh

Present 1st person plural active (ātmanepada form)

Prefix: pra

Root: bādh (class 1)

वयम् (vayam) - we (Pandavas) (we (nominative plural))

(pronoun)

Nominative, plural of asmad

asmad - we, us

रिपून् (ripūn) - enemies (accusative plural)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of ripu

ripu - enemy, foe