महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-12, verse-23

नकुलप्रेषितां शक्तिं हेमदण्डां भयावहाम् ।
गदां च सहदेवेन शरौघैः समवारयत् ॥२३॥

23. nakulapreṣitāṁ śaktiṁ hemadaṇḍāṁ bhayāvahām ,
gadāṁ ca sahadevena śaraughaiḥ samavārayat.

23. nakulapreṣitām śaktim hemadaṇḍām bhayāvahām
gadām ca sahadevena śaraughaiḥ samavārayat

23. śaraughaiḥ nakulapreṣitām hemadaṇḍām bhayāvahām
śaktim ca sahadevena gadām samavārayat

23. He warded off with volleys of arrows both the terrifying, golden-staffed spear sent by Nakula and the mace (sent) by Sahadeva.

Words meanings summery:

• नकुलप्रेषिताम् (nakulapreṣitām) - sent by Nakula

• शक्तिम् (śaktim) - spear, javelin (spear, javelin, power, ability)

• हेमदण्डाम् (hemadaṇḍām) - with a golden staff/handle (referring to the spear) (having a golden staff/handle)

• भयावहाम् (bhayāvahām) - terrifying, fear-bringing

• गदाम् (gadām) - mace, club

• च (ca) - and, also

• सहदेवेन (sahadevena) - by Sahadeva

• शरौघैः (śaraughaiḥ) - with volleys of arrows, with showers of arrows

• समवारयत् (samavārayat) - he warded off, he stopped, he checked

Words meanings and morphology

नकुलप्रेषिताम् (nakulapreṣitām) - sent by Nakula

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of nakulapreṣita

nakulapreṣita - sent or dispatched by Nakula

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nakula+preṣita)

• nakula – Nakula (one of the Pāṇḍava brothers), mongoose
  proper noun (masculine)
• preṣita – sent, dispatched, hurled
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root iṣ (to send) with prefix pra.
  Prefix: pra
  Root: iṣ (class 4)

Note: Modifies śaktim.

शक्तिम् (śaktim) - spear, javelin (spear, javelin, power, ability)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śakti

śakti - power, capability, energy, spear, javelin (śakti)

Root: śak (class 5)

Note: Object of samavārayat.

हेमदण्डाम् (hemadaṇḍām) - with a golden staff/handle (referring to the spear) (having a golden staff/handle)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of hemadaṇḍa

hemadaṇḍa - having a golden staff/handle

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (heman+daṇḍa)

• heman – gold
  noun (neuter)
• daṇḍa – staff, stick, rod, handle
  noun (masculine)

Note: Modifies śaktim.

भयावहाम् (bhayāvahām) - terrifying, fear-bringing

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of bhayāvaha

bhayāvaha - bringing fear, terrifying, dreadful

Compound of bhaya (fear) and āvaha (bringing).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhaya+āvaha)

• bhaya – fear, dread
  noun (neuter)
  Root: bhī (class 3)
• āvaha – bringing, causing, producing
  adjective
  Agent noun / adjective from root vah
  Derived from root vah (to carry, bring) with prefix ā.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: vah (class 1)

Note: Modifies śaktim.

गदाम् (gadām) - mace, club

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of gadā

gadā - mace, club

Note: Object of samavārayat.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects śaktim and gadām.

सहदेवेन (sahadevena) - by Sahadeva

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of sahadeva

sahadeva - Sahadeva (one of the Pāṇḍava brothers)

Note: Implies 'sent by Sahadeva'.

शरौघैः (śaraughaiḥ) - with volleys of arrows, with showers of arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śaraugha

śaraugha - volley/shower of arrows, multitude of arrows

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śara+ogha)

• śara – arrow, reed
  noun (masculine)
  Root: śṛ (class 9)
• ogha – stream, flood, multitude, mass
  noun (masculine)

Note: Instrument of samavārayat.

समवारयत् (samavārayat) - he warded off, he stopped, he checked

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (Laṅ) of vṛ

Imperfect (Laṅ)

Causative of root vṛ with prefixes sam and ava. The causative stem is vāraya-.

Prefixes: sam+ava

Root: vṛ (class 5)