Shloka 25

Book 9 (Śalya-parva), Adhyāya 13 — Arjuna’s Arrow-storm and the Drauṇi Confrontation

Devanagari script

नकुलप्रेषितां शक्ति हेमदण्डां भयावहाम्‌

Transliteration

nakulapreṣitāṃ śaktiṃ hemadaṇḍāṃ bhayāvahām

Translation

Sañjaya said: “The dreadful spear, with its golden shaft, which had been hurled by Nakula…”

Word by Word

• नकुलप्रेषिताम्: sent/shot by Nakula
• नकुलप्रेषिताम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नकुल-प्रेषित (प्रेष् धातु, क्त)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• शक्तिम्: a spear/javelin (shakti-weapon)
• शक्तिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्ति
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• हेमदण्डाम्: having a golden staff/shaft
• हेमदण्डाम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हेम-दण्ड
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• भयावहाम्: terrifying; bringing fear
• भयावहाम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भय-आवह
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Nakula
• śakti (spear/javelin)