महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-296, verse-10

नकुलस्तु तथेत्युक्त्वा भ्रातुर्ज्येष्ठस्य शासनात् ।
प्राद्रवद्यत्र पानीयं शीघ्रं चैवान्वपद्यत ॥१०॥

10. nakulastu tathetyuktvā bhrāturjyeṣṭhasya śāsanāt ,
prādravadyatra pānīyaṁ śīghraṁ caivānvapadyata.

10. nakulaḥ tu tathā iti uktvā bhrātuḥ jyeṣṭhasya śāsanāt
prādravat yatra pānīyam śīghram ca eva anvapadyata

10. But Nakula, having said "So be it" at the command of his elder brother, quickly ran to where the water was and indeed found it.

Words meanings summery:

• नकुलः (nakulaḥ) - Nakula

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• तथा (tathā) - "so be it" (referring to an affirmative response) (thus, so, in that manner, "so be it")

• इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, marking direct speech

• उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having said, having spoken

• भ्रातुः (bhrātuḥ) - of the brother

• ज्येष्ठस्य (jyeṣṭhasya) - of his elder (brother Yudhiṣṭhira) (of the elder, of the eldest)

• शासनात् (śāsanāt) - by the command (of his elder brother) (from the command, by the order, on account of the teaching)

• प्राद्रवत् (prādravat) - he ran forth, he hastened

• यत्र (yatra) - where, in which place

• पानीयम् (pānīyam) - water (for drinking) (water (for drinking), drinkable)

• शीघ्रम् (śīghram) - quickly, swiftly

• च (ca) - and, also

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly (indeed, certainly, just, only)

• अन्वपद्यत (anvapadyata) - he reached, he found, he obtained

Words meanings and morphology

नकुलः (nakulaḥ) - Nakula

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nakula

nakula - name of a Pāṇḍava, a mongoose

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

तथा (tathā) - "so be it" (referring to an affirmative response) (thus, so, in that manner, "so be it")

(indeclinable)

इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, marking direct speech

(indeclinable)

उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having said, having spoken

(indeclinable)

absolutive / gerund

Formed from root √vac (to speak) + suffix -tvā. The root √vac undergoes samprasāraṇa (vac -> uc) and vṛddhi (uc -> ok) when forming participles like ukta or gerunds like uktvā.

Root: √vac (class 2)

भ्रातुः (bhrātuḥ) - of the brother

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bhrātṛ

bhrātṛ - brother

Note: Possessive of śāsanāt.

ज्येष्ठस्य (jyeṣṭhasya) - of his elder (brother Yudhiṣṭhira) (of the elder, of the eldest)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of jyeṣṭha

jyeṣṭha - eldest, senior, best, principal

Superlative form of vṛddha (old).

शासनात् (śāsanāt) - by the command (of his elder brother) (from the command, by the order, on account of the teaching)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of śāsana

śāsana - command, order, instruction, teaching, rule

From root √śās (to command, instruct).

Root: √śās (class 2)

Note: Indicates the reason or source.

प्राद्रवत् (prādravat) - he ran forth, he hastened

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of √dru

past imperfect active

3rd person singular, augment 'a' + prefix pra- + root √dru.

Prefix: pra

Root: √dru (class 1)

यत्र (yatra) - where, in which place

(indeclinable)

Locative pronominal adverb.

पानीयम् (pānīyam) - water (for drinking) (water (for drinking), drinkable)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pānīya

pānīya - drinkable, water fit for drinking

gerundive / future passive participle

From root √pā (to drink) + suffix -anīya.

Root: √pā (class 1)

शीघ्रम् (śīghram) - quickly, swiftly

(indeclinable)

Note: Functions as an adverb.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly (indeed, certainly, just, only)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used for emphasis.

अन्वपद्यत (anvapadyata) - he reached, he found, he obtained

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of √pad

past imperfect middle

3rd person singular, augment 'a' + prefixes anu- + ā- + root √pad (middle voice in meaning of reaching/obtaining).

Prefixes: anu+ā

Root: √pad (class 4)

Note: The prefix combination anu + ā + √pad typically means 'to attain', 'to reach', 'to find'.