महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-66, verse-14

नकुलः खड्गमादाय चर्म चाप्यष्टचन्द्रकम् ।
सहदेवश्च राजा च चक्रुराकारमिङ्गितैः ॥१४॥

14. nakulaḥ khaḍgamādāya carma cāpyaṣṭacandrakam ,
sahadevaśca rājā ca cakrurākāramiṅgitaiḥ.

14. nakulaḥ khaḍgam ādāya carma ca api aṣṭacandrakam
sahadevaḥ ca rājā ca cakruḥ ākāram iṅgitaiḥ

14. Nakula, taking his sword and a shield adorned with eight moons, and Sahadeva and King Yudhiṣṭhira conveyed their intentions through gestures.

14. נַקוּלַה לקח חרב וגם מגן המעוטר בשמונה סהרונים, וסַהַדֵוַה והמלך הראו את כוונתם באותות ובמחוות.

Words meanings summery:

• नकुलः (nakulaḥ) - Nakula (Nakula (name of a Pandava prince))

• खड्गम् (khaḍgam) - sword

• आदाय (ādāya) - taking (having taken, having received)

• चर्म (carma) - shield (shield, hide, skin)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• अपि (api) - also (also, even, moreover)

• अष्टचन्द्रकम् (aṣṭacandrakam) - adorned with eight moons (having eight moons (designs), adorned with eight crescents)

• सहदेवः (sahadevaḥ) - Sahadeva (Sahadeva (name of a Pandava prince))

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• राजा (rājā) - the King (Yudhiṣṭhira) (king)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• चक्रुः (cakruḥ) - they conveyed (lit. made) (they made, they did)

• आकारम् (ākāram) - intention / signs (sign, gesture, intention, external appearance)

• इङ्गितैः (iṅgitaiḥ) - through gestures (by gestures, by signs, by movements)

Words meanings and morphology

नकुलः (nakulaḥ) - Nakula (Nakula (name of a Pandava prince))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nakula

nakula - Nakula; a mongoose

खड्गम् (khaḍgam) - sword

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of khaḍga

khaḍga - sword, rhinoceros

आदाय (ādāya) - taking (having taken, having received)

(indeclinable)

Gerund (absolutive)

Derived from root √dā (to give, take) with prefix ā-

Prefix: ā

Root: dā (class 3)

चर्म (carma) - shield (shield, hide, skin)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of carman

carman - skin, hide, leather, shield

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also (also, even, moreover)

(indeclinable)

अष्टचन्द्रकम् (aṣṭacandrakam) - adorned with eight moons (having eight moons (designs), adorned with eight crescents)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of aṣṭacandraka

aṣṭacandraka - adorned with eight moons/crescents (referring to a shield design)

Bahuvrīhi compound: "having eight moons (candras)"

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (aṣṭan+candraka)

• aṣṭan – eight
  numeral
• candraka – little moon, crescent, moon-like mark
  noun (masculine)

Note: Modifies carma (shield)

सहदेवः (sahadevaḥ) - Sahadeva (Sahadeva (name of a Pandava prince))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sahadeva

sahadeva - Sahadeva (name of a Pandava prince); accompanied by a god

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

राजा (rājā) - the King (Yudhiṣṭhira) (king)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

n-stem

Root: rāj

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

चक्रुः (cakruḥ) - they conveyed (lit. made) (they made, they did)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of kṛ

Perfect tense, 3rd person plural

Parasmaipada, perfect active. Root reduplication 'ca' and suffix -uḥ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

आकारम् (ākāram) - intention / signs (sign, gesture, intention, external appearance)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ākāra

ākāra - external appearance, form, shape, sign, gesture, intention, meaning

इङ्गितैः (iṅgitaiḥ) - through gestures (by gestures, by signs, by movements)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of iṅgita

iṅgita - gesture, sign, hint, movement

Past Passive Participle

Nom. sg. n. iṅgita means "moved", but as noun "gesture" it is derived from √iṅg.

Root: iṅg (class 1)

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