Naishadha-charita [sanskrit]

by K.K. Handiqui | 1965 | 29,064 words

The Sanskrit edition of the Naishadha-charita referencing the English translation and grammatical analysis. The Naishadha-charita is one of the mahakavyas (great epic poems) and deals with the famous story Of Nala and Damayanti, as found in the Mahabharata.

Verse 1.47

किमन्यदद्यापि यदस्त्रतापितः पितामहो वारिजमाश्रयत्यहो ।
स्मरं तनुच्छायतया तमात्मनः शशाक शङ्के स न लङ्घितुं नलः ॥ ४७ ॥

kimanyadadyāpi yadastratāpitaḥ pitāmaho vārijamāśrayatyaho |
smaraṃ tanucchāyatayā tamātmanaḥ śaśāka śaṅke sa na laṅghituṃ nalaḥ || 47 ||

The English translation of Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 1.47 is contained in the book Naisadhacarita of Sriharsa (An old and Rare Book) by K.K. Handiqui. This book is available online or you could buy the latest edition:

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Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (1.47). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kim, Ani, Anya, Api, Yad, Tra, Tapita, Pitamaha, Varija, Ashra, Yat, Yati, Yatin, Yatya, Ahu, Smara, Tanucchaya, Tama, Mana, Manas, Shanka, Nala,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “kimanyadadyāpi yadastratāpitaḥ pitāmaho vārijamāśrayatyaho
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • anya -
  • ani (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    anī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    anya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    an -> anya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √an]
  • adadyā -
  • (verb class 3)
    [imperfect middle first single]
  • āpi -
  • āpi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    āpi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    āpi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    āpī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    āpī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    āpī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • yadas -
  • yad (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • tra -
  • tra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tāpitaḥ -
  • tāpita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tap -> tāpita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tap]
  • pitāmaho* -
  • pitāmaha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vārijam -
  • vārija (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vārija (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vārijā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • āśra -
  • āśra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āśra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yatya -
  • yati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    yatin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    yatya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yatya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yati (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    yatī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat -> yatya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √yat]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    i -> yat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √i class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √i class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √i class 2 verb], [locative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> yatī (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yat -> yatya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √yat class 10 verb]
    yat -> yatya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √yat class 10 verb]
  • aho -
  • ahu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    ahu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “smaraṃ tanucchāyatayā tamātmanaḥ śaśāka śaṅke sa na laṅghituṃ nalaḥ
  • smaram -
  • smara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    smara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    smarā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tanucchāya -
  • tanucchāya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tayā -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • tamāt -
  • tama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    tama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • manaḥ -
  • manas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    mana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śaśāka -
  • śak (verb class 5)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • śaṅke -
  • śaṅka (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    śaṅkā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    śaṅk (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • laṅghitum -
  • laṅgh -> laṅghitum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √laṅgh]
  • nalaḥ -
  • nala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 1.47

Cover of edition (1989)

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Cover of edition (2016)

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by Deven M. Patel (2016)

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Cover of edition (2013)

Naishadhiya Charitam of Mahakavi Shri Harsha
by Dr. Devarshi Sanadhya Shastri (2013)

Sanskrit Text with Hindi Translation; Set of 2 Volumes ; Krishnadas Sanskrit Series 52; Includes Jivatu Commentary of Mallinath and Candrika Hindi Commentary

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Cover of edition (2015)

Nala and Damayanti
by B.N. Goswamy (2015)

A Great Series of Paintings of An Old Indian Romance; Foreword by Karan Sing.

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