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8,17

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-17, verse-90

स वध्यमानः समरे कृतास्त्रेण बलीयसा ।
प्राद्रवत्सहसा राजन्नकुलो व्याकुलेन्द्रियः ॥९०॥
90. sa vadhyamānaḥ samare kṛtāstreṇa balīyasā ,
prādravatsahasā rājannakulo vyākulendriyaḥ.
90. saḥ vadhyamānaḥ samare kṛtāstreṇa balīyasā
prādravat sahasā rājan nakulaḥ vyākulendriyaḥ
90. rājan saḥ nakulaḥ kṛtāstreṇa balīyasā samare
vadhyamānaḥ vyākulendriyaḥ sahasā prādravat
90. O King, as Nakula was being struck down in battle by the mighty and weapon-skilled (Karṇa), he suddenly fled, his senses bewildered.

Words meanings summery:

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  • सः (saḥ) - referring to Nakula (he, that)
  • वध्यमानः (vadhyamānaḥ) - being struck, being killed, being wounded
  • समरे (samare) - in battle, on the battlefield, in war
  • कृतास्त्रेण (kṛtāstreṇa) - referring to Karṇa's skill in archery (by one who has mastered weapons, by a skilled archer)
  • बलीयसा (balīyasā) - referring to Karṇa as more powerful than Nakula (by the stronger, by the more powerful)
  • प्राद्रवत् (prādravat) - fled, ran away, hastened forth
  • सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly, swiftly, by force
  • राजन् (rājan) - addressing Dhṛtarāṣṭra (O King)
  • नकुलः (nakulaḥ) - Nakula (proper noun)
  • व्याकुलेन्द्रियः (vyākulendriyaḥ) - whose senses are bewildered, with agitated senses, confused in mind

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - referring to Nakula (he, that)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
वध्यमानः (vadhyamānaḥ) - being struck, being killed, being wounded
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vadhyamāna
vadhyamāna - being killed, being struck, being slain
Present Passive Participle
From √han (to strike, kill), passive form
Root: han (class 2)
समरे (samare) - in battle, on the battlefield, in war
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of samara
samara - battle, war, conflict
कृतास्त्रेण (kṛtāstreṇa) - referring to Karṇa's skill in archery (by one who has mastered weapons, by a skilled archer)
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of kṛtāstra
kṛtāstra - skilled in weapons, accomplished in the use of missiles
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kṛta+astra)
  • kṛta – done, made, accomplished, skilled
    adjective (neuter)
    Past Passive Participle
    Root: kṛ (class 8)
  • astra – weapon, missile, dart
    noun (neuter)
बलीयसा (balīyasā) - referring to Karṇa as more powerful than Nakula (by the stronger, by the more powerful)
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of balīyas
balīyas - stronger, more powerful, mightier
Comparative form of bala (strength)
प्राद्रवत् (prādravat) - fled, ran away, hastened forth
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, Imperfect (past) (laṅ) of √dru
Prefixes: pra+ā
Root: dru (class 1)
सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly, swiftly, by force
(indeclinable)
राजन् (rājan) - addressing Dhṛtarāṣṭra (O King)
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan
rājan - king, ruler
नकुलः (nakulaḥ) - Nakula (proper noun)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of nakula
nakula - Nakula (the fourth of the Pāṇḍava brothers), mongoose
व्याकुलेन्द्रियः (vyākulendriyaḥ) - whose senses are bewildered, with agitated senses, confused in mind
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vyākulendriya
vyākulendriya - with agitated or bewildered senses
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vyākula+indriya)
  • vyākula – agitated, bewildered, confused, disturbed
    adjective (neuter)
    Derived from root kul with prefixes vi and ā
    Prefixes: vi+ā
    Root: kul (class 1)
  • indriya – sense organ, faculty, power
    noun (neuter)