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

But Nakula, tormented by intense thirst, disregarded the Yakṣa’s warning. He drank the cool water, and the moment he had drunk, he collapsed senseless. The episode underscores the ethical cost of ignoring rightful counsel and restraint, even under bodily distress.

Word by Word

अनादृत्यhaving disregarded

तुbut/indeed

तत्that

वाक्यम्speech/statement

नकुलःNakula

सुपिपासितःvery thirsty

अपिबत्drank

शीतलम्cool

तोयम्water

पीत्वाhaving drunk

चand

निपपातfell down

हindeed/for emphasis

Speaker

यक्ष उवाच

Characters & Entities

Nakula

Yakṣa

cool water (śītala toya)

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even urgent bodily needs do not justify ignoring a rightful warning; lack of restraint and disregard for ethical instruction leads to immediate adverse consequences.

What is happening in the narrative?

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.