महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-21, verse-12

नकुलश्च ततो वीरो राजानं नवभिः शरैः ।
घोररूपैर्महेष्वासो विव्याध च ननाद च ॥१२॥

12. nakulaśca tato vīro rājānaṁ navabhiḥ śaraiḥ ,
ghorarūpairmaheṣvāso vivyādha ca nanāda ca.

12. nakulaḥ ca tataḥ vīraḥ rājānam navabhiḥ śaraiḥ
ghorarūpaiḥ maheṣvāsaḥ vivyādha ca nanāda ca

12. tataḥ ca vīraḥ maheṣvāsaḥ nakulaḥ rājānam
ghorarūpaiḥ navabhiḥ śaraiḥ vivyādha ca nanāda ca

12. And then, the heroic Nakula, a great archer, pierced the king (Duryodhana) with nine dreadful-looking arrows, and he roared.

Words meanings summery:

• नकुलः (nakulaḥ) - Nakula (Nakula (one of the Pandavas), mongoose)

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, therefrom, after that)

• वीरः (vīraḥ) - heroic (hero, brave, mighty)

• राजानम् (rājānam) - the king (Duryodhana) (king, ruler)

• नवभिः (navabhiḥ) - with nine

• शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows (by arrows)

• घोररूपैः (ghorarūpaiḥ) - dreadful-looking (having a dreadful form, terrible-looking)

• महेष्वासः (maheṣvāsaḥ) - great archer (great archer, having a great bow)

• विव्याध (vivyādha) - pierced (pierced, struck, hit)

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

• ननाद (nanāda) - roared (roared, sounded, shouted)

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

Words meanings and morphology

नकुलः (nakulaḥ) - Nakula (Nakula (one of the Pandavas), mongoose)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nakula

nakula - Nakula (one of the Pandava brothers), mongoose

Note: Subject.

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, therefrom, after that)

(indeclinable)

From 'tad' + suffix '-tas'

वीरः (vīraḥ) - heroic (hero, brave, mighty)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vīra

vīra - hero, brave man, warrior, heroic

Root: vī

Note: Qualifies Nakula.

राजानम् (rājānam) - the king (Duryodhana) (king, ruler)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, sovereign

Note: Object of 'vivyādha'.

नवभिः (navabhiḥ) - with nine

(numeral)

Note: Qualifies 'śaraiḥ'.

शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows (by arrows)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śara

śara - arrow, reed, dart

Root: śṛ (class 1)

Note: Means of action for 'vivyādha'.

घोररूपैः (ghorarūpaiḥ) - dreadful-looking (having a dreadful form, terrible-looking)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of ghorarūpa

ghorarūpa - having a dreadful form, terrible-looking, hideous

Compound type : karmadhāraya (ghora+rūpa)

• ghora – dreadful, terrible, fierce, awful
  adjective
• rūpa – form, appearance, shape
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies 'śaraiḥ'.

महेष्वासः (maheṣvāsaḥ) - great archer (great archer, having a great bow)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of maheṣvāsa

maheṣvāsa - a great archer, having a large bow

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+iṣvāsa)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• iṣvāsa – bow, archer
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies Nakula.

विव्याध (vivyādha) - pierced (pierced, struck, hit)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of vyādh

Perfect

From root 'vyadh' (to pierce). Third person singular, active voice. Reduplicated form.

Root: vyadh (class 4)

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction

ननाद (nanāda) - roared (roared, sounded, shouted)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of nad

Perfect

From root 'nad' (to roar). Third person singular, active voice. Reduplicated form.

Root: nad (class 1)

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction