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 4.123

एवं यद्वदता नृपेण तनया नापृच्छि लज्जास्पदं यन्मोहः स्मरभूरकल्पि वपुषः पाण्डुत्वतापादिभिः ।
यच्चाशीः कपटादवादि सदृशी स्यात्तत्र या सान्त्वना तन्मत्वालिजनो मनोब्धिमतनोदानन्दमन्दाक्षयोः ॥ १२३ ॥

evaṃ yadvadatā nṛpeṇa tanayā nāpṛcchi lajjāspadaṃ yanmohaḥ smarabhūrakalpi vapuṣaḥ pāṇḍutvatāpādibhiḥ |
yaccāśīḥ kapaṭādavādi sadṛśī syāttatra yā sāntvanā tanmatvālijano manobdhimatanodānandamandākṣayoḥ || 123 ||

The English translation of Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 4.123 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 (4.123). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Evam, Eva, Yadvada, Tas, Nripa, Tanaya, Nri, Shi, Lajja, Aspada, Yat, Yad, Moha, Smarabhu, Kalpin, Vapusha, Vapus, Pandutva, Tapa, Ashi, Ashir, Ashis, Kapata, Avadin, Sadrish, Sadrishi, Syat, Sya, Tatra, Santvana, Tanman, Tva, Yushmad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 4.123). If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.

  • Line 1: “evaṃ yadvadatā nṛpeṇa tanayā nāpṛcchi lajjāspadaṃ yanmohaḥ smarabhūrakalpi vapuṣaḥ pāṇḍutvatāpādibhiḥ
  • evam -
  • evam (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    evam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • yadvada -
  • yadvada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yadvada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tā* -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • nṛpeṇa -
  • nṛpa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • tanayā* -
  • tanaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    tanayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pṛcch -
  • pṛt (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • śi -
  • śi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    śī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    śī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    śī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • lajjā -
  • lajja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    lajjā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • āspadam -
  • āspada (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • yan -
  • yat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • mohaḥ -
  • moha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • smarabhūr -
  • smarabhū (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    smarabhū (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • ra -
  • ra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kalpi -
  • kalpin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    kalpin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • vapuṣaḥ -
  • vapuṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vapus (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vapus (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • pāṇḍutva -
  • pāṇḍutva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tāpād -
  • tāpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ibhiḥ -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “yaccāśīḥ kapaṭādavādi sadṛśī syāttatra sāntvanā tanmatvālijano manobdhimatanodānandamandākṣayoḥ
  • yac -
  • yat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • āśīḥ -
  • āśi (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
    āśī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
    āśir (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    āśis (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • kapaṭād -
  • kapaṭa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    kapaṭa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • avādi -
  • avādin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    avādin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • sadṛśī -
  • sadṛśī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    sadṛś (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • syāt -
  • syāt (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    syāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • -
  • (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • sāntvanā -
  • sāntvanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • tanma -
  • tanman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • tvā -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    tva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single]
  • ālijano* -
  • Cannot analyse manobdhimatanodānandamandākṣayoḥ

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 4.123

Cover of edition (1989)

Philosophical Reflections in the Naisadhacarita
by Harekrishna Meher (1989)

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Cover of edition (2016)

The Naisadhiyacarita and Literary Community in South Asia
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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