Shloka 10

Devanagari script

नकुलस्तु तथेत्युक्त्वा भ्रातुर्ज्येछ्सल्थ शासनात्‌ । प्राद्रवद्‌ यत्र पानीयं शीघ्रं चैवान्वपद्यत,नकुल “बहुत अच्छा” कहकर बड़े भाईकी आज्ञासे शीघ्रतापूर्वक गये और जहाँ जलाशय था, वहाँ तुरंत पहुँच गये

Transliteration

nakulas tu tathety uktvā bhrātur jyeṣṭhasya śāsanāt | prādravad yatra pānīyaṃ śīghraṃ caivānvapadyata ||

Translation

ନକୁଳ “ତଥାସ୍ତୁ” ବୋଲି କହି ଜ୍ୟେଷ୍ଠ ଭ୍ରାତାଙ୍କ ଆଜ୍ଞା ପାଳନ କରି, ଯେଉଁଠାରେ ପାଣି ଥିଲା ସେଠାକୁ ଦୌଡ଼ିଗଲା ଏବଂ ଶୀଘ୍ର ପହଞ୍ଚିଲା।

Word by Word

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

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• तथा: thus/so
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• इति: thus (quotative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• उक्त्वा: having said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Active, having said

• भ्रातुः: of (his) brother
• Type: Noun
• Root: भ्रातृ
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• ज्येष्ठस्य: of the eldest
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ज्येष्ठ
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• शासनात्: from/at the command
• शासनात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शासन
• Form: Neuter, Ablative, Singular

• प्राद्रवत्: ran forth
• Type: Verb
• Root: द्रु
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada, प्र

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र

• पानीयम्: water (drinking water)
• पानीयम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पानीय
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• शीघ्रम्: quickly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शीघ्र

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• एव: indeed/just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• अन्वपद्यत्: reached/approached (followed and arrived)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पद्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada, अनु

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśaṃpāyana
• Nakula
• eldest brother (Yudhiṣṭhira)
• water (pānīya)
• water-source/reservoir (implied)