Shloka 13
Devanagari script
अनादृत्य तु तद् वाक्यं नकुलः सुपिपासितः । अपिबच्छीतलं तोय॑ं पीत्वा च निपपात ह,नकुलकी प्यास बहुत बढ़ गयी थी। उन्होंने यक्षेके कथनकी अवहेलना करके वहाँका शीतल जल पी लिया। पीते ही वे अचेत होकर गिर पड़े
Transliteration
anādṛtya tu tad vākyaṃ nakulaḥ supipāsitaḥ | apibac chītalaṃ toyaṃ pītvā ca nipapāta ha ||
Translation
પરંતુ અત્યંત તરસેલો નકુલ તે વચન અવગણીને ઠંડું પાણી પી ગયો; પીતા જ તે બેભાન થઈને પડી ગયો।
Word by Word
अनादृत्यhaving disregarded
अनादृत्य:
TypeVerb
Rootआ√दृ (आदर्) + क्त्वा (ल्यप्)
Formल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), कर्तरि
तुbut/indeed
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
तत्that
तत्:
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formneuter, accusative, singular
वाक्यम्speech/statement
वाक्यम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवाक्य
Formneuter, accusative, singular
नकुलःNakula
नकुलः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootनकुल
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
सुपिपासितःvery thirsty
सुपिपासितः:
TypeAdjective
Rootसु + पिपासित (पिपासा + त)
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
अपिबत्drank
अपिबत्:
TypeVerb
Rootपा (पिबति)
Formimperfect (लङ्), 3rd, singular, parasmaipada
शीतलम्cool
शीतलम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootशीतल
Formneuter, accusative, singular
तोयम्water
तोयम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootतोय
Formneuter, accusative, singular
पीत्वाhaving drunk
पीत्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootपा + क्त्वा
Formक्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), कर्तरि
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
निपपातfell down
निपपात:
TypeVerb
Rootनि√पत्
Formperfect (लिट्), 3rd, singular, parasmaipada
हindeed/for emphasis
ह:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootह
Speaker
यक्ष उवाच
Characters & Entities
N
NakulaY
YakṣaC
cool water (śītala toya)Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Even urgent bodily needs do not justify ignoring a rightful warning; lack of restraint and disregard for ethical instruction leads to immediate adverse consequences.
In the Yakṣa-at-the-lake episode, Nakula—overcome by thirst—drinks the water despite the Yakṣa’s prohibition, and as a result he collapses unconscious.