Shloka 12

नारायणास्त्र-शमनं द्रौणि-प्रहारश्च

Pacification of the Nārāyaṇāstra and Drauni’s Renewed Assault

Devanagari script

प्रतिलभ्य तत: संज्ञां नकुल: पाण्डुनन्दन: । अभ्ययात्‌ सौबल भूयो व्यात्तानन इवान्तक:,इतनेमें ही पाण्डुनन्दन नकुल होशमें आकर मुँह बाये हुए यमराजके समान पुनः सुबलपुत्रका सामना करनेके लिये आगे बढ़े

Transliteration

pratilabhya tataḥ saṁjñāṁ nakulaḥ pāṇḍunandanaḥ | abhyayāt saubalaṁ bhūyo vyāttānana ivāntakaḥ ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: Regaining consciousness, Nakula—the son of Pāṇḍu—advanced once more to confront the son of Subala, his mouth agape like Death itself.

Word by Word

• प्रतिलभ्य: having regained/obtained
• प्रतिलभ्य: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रतिलभ् (लभ्)
• Form: ल्यप् (क्त्वा-प्रत्ययः), कर्तरि, पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (absolutive)

• ततः: then/thereupon
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात्)

• संज्ञाम्: consciousness, awareness
• संज्ञाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: संज्ञा
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• नकुलः: Nakula
• नकुलः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नकुल
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पाण्डुनन्दनः: son of Pandu
• पाण्डुनन्दनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डुनन्दन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अभ्ययात्: advanced, went towards
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-या (या)
• Form: लुङ् (Aorist), परस्मैपदम्, 3rd, Singular

• सौबलम्: the son of Subala (Shakuni)
• सौबलम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सौबल
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• भूयः: again, once more
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भूयः

• व्यात्ताननः: with mouth wide open
• Type: Adjective
• Root: व्यात्तानन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• इव: like, as if
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव

• अन्तकः: Death (Yama), the ender
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्तक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Nakula
• Pāṇḍu
• Saubala (Śakuni, son of Subala)
• Antaka (Death/Yama)