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

Vaiśaṃpāyana thuật lại: Nakula đáp “Xin vâng”, tuân theo mệnh lệnh của người anh cả. Chàng lập tức vội vã đi đến nơi có nước và nhanh chóng tới được nguồn nước.

Word by Word

नकुलःNakula

तुbut/indeed

तथाthus/so

इतिthus (quotative)

उक्त्वाhaving said

भ्रातुःof (his) brother

ज्येष्ठस्यof the eldest

शासनात्from/at the command

प्राद्रवत्ran forth

यत्रwhere

पानीयम्water (drinking water)

शीघ्रम्quickly

चand

एवindeed/just

अन्वपद्यत्reached/approached (followed and arrived)

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśaṃpāyana

Nakula

eldest brother (Yudhiṣṭhira)

water (pānīya)

water-source/reservoir (implied)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharma expressed as prompt obedience to rightful authority—Nakula respects the eldest brother’s instruction and acts without delay, modeling disciplined conduct and fraternal duty in a crisis.

What is happening in the narrative?

After being instructed by his eldest brother, Nakula agrees and immediately runs to the place where drinking water is available, quickly arriving at the water-source.