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 5.14

प्रागिव प्रसुवते नृपवंशाः किं नु संप्रति न वीरकरीरान् ।
ये परप्रहरणैः परिणामे विक्षताः क्षितितले निपतन्ति ॥ १४ ॥

prāgiva prasuvate nṛpavaṃśāḥ kiṃ nu saṃprati na vīrakarīrān |
ye parapraharaṇaiḥ pariṇāme vikṣatāḥ kṣititale nipatanti || 14 ||

The English translation of Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 5.14 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 (5.14). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Prak, Iva, Prasuva, Tad, Yushmad, Nripa, Vamsha, Kim, Samprati, Viraka, Rira, Yah, Yat, Para, Praharana, Parinama, Vikshata, Kshititala, Nipa, Tanti,

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 5.14). 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: “prāgiva prasuvate nṛpavaṃśāḥ kiṃ nu saṃprati na vīrakarīrān
  • prāg -
  • prāk (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • prasuva -
  • prasuva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • nṛpa -
  • nṛpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vaṃśāḥ -
  • vaṃśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vaṃśā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • nu -
  • nu (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    nu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    nau (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • samprati -
  • samprati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    samprati (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    samprati (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    sampratī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    sampratī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    sampratī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vīraka -
  • vīraka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rīrān -
  • rīra (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “ye parapraharaṇaiḥ pariṇāme vikṣatāḥ kṣititale nipatanti
  • ye -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • para -
  • para (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    para (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • praharaṇaiḥ -
  • praharaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    praharaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • pariṇāme -
  • pariṇāma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • vikṣatāḥ -
  • vikṣata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vikṣatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • kṣititale -
  • kṣititala (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • nipa -
  • nipa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nipa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tanti -
  • tanti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    tanti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    tantī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 5.14

Cover of edition (1989)

Philosophical Reflections in the Naisadhacarita
by Harekrishna Meher (1989)

English (Hardcover)

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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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