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 5.71

नैषधे बत वृते दमयन्त्या व्रीडितो नहि बहिर्भवितास्मि ।
स्वां गृहेऽपि वनितां कथमास्यं ह्रीनिमीलि खलु दर्शयिताहे ॥ ७१ ॥

naiṣadhe bata vṛte damayantyā vrīḍito nahi bahirbhavitāsmi |
svāṃ gṛhe'pi vanitāṃ kathamāsyaṃ hrīnimīli khalu darśayitāhe || 71 ||

The English translation of Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 5.71 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 (5.71). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Naishadha, Bata, Vrit, Vrita, Vriti, Damayanti, Vridita, Nahi, Bahih, Bahi, Bahis, Sva, Grih, Griha, Api, Vanita, Katham, Katha, Asya, Nimilin, Khalu, Darshayitri, Ahe, Aha, Ahi,

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 5.71). 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: “naiṣadhe bata vṛte damayantyā vrīḍito nahi bahirbhavitāsmi
  • naiṣadhe -
  • naiṣadha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    naiṣadha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • bata -
  • bata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vṛte -
  • vṛt (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    vṛt (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    vṛta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vṛta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    vṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vṛti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    vṛ -> vṛta (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √vṛ class 1 verb], [locative single from √vṛ class 5 verb], [locative single from √vṛ class 9 verb]
    vṛ -> vṛta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √vṛ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √vṛ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √vṛ class 1 verb], [locative single from √vṛ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √vṛ class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √vṛ class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √vṛ class 5 verb], [locative single from √vṛ class 5 verb], [nominative dual from √vṛ class 9 verb], [vocative dual from √vṛ class 9 verb], [accusative dual from √vṛ class 9 verb], [locative single from √vṛ class 9 verb]
    vṛ -> vṛtā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √vṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vṛ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √vṛ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √vṛ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √vṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √vṛ class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √vṛ class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √vṛ class 5 verb], [nominative dual from √vṛ class 9 verb], [vocative single from √vṛ class 9 verb], [vocative dual from √vṛ class 9 verb], [accusative dual from √vṛ class 9 verb]
    vṛ -> vṛta (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √vṛ class 5 verb], [locative single from √vṛ class 9 verb]
    vṛ -> vṛta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √vṛ class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √vṛ class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √vṛ class 5 verb], [locative single from √vṛ class 5 verb], [nominative dual from √vṛ class 9 verb], [vocative dual from √vṛ class 9 verb], [accusative dual from √vṛ class 9 verb], [locative single from √vṛ class 9 verb]
    vṛ -> vṛtā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √vṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √vṛ class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √vṛ class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √vṛ class 5 verb], [nominative dual from √vṛ class 9 verb], [vocative single from √vṛ class 9 verb], [vocative dual from √vṛ class 9 verb], [accusative dual from √vṛ class 9 verb]
  • damayantyā* -
  • damayantī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    dam -> damayantī (participle, feminine)
    [ablative single from √dam], [genitive single from √dam]
  • vrīḍito* -
  • vrīḍita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vrīḍ -> vrīḍita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √vrīḍ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √vrīḍ class 4 verb], [nominative single from √vrīḍ class 10 verb]
  • nahi -
  • nahi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    nahi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    nahi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • bahir -
  • bahiḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bahis (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    bahi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    bahi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhavitāsmi -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [periphrastic-future active first single]
  • Line 2: “svāṃ gṛhe'pi vanitāṃ kathamāsyaṃ hrīnimīli khalu darśayitāhe
  • svām -
  • svā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • gṛhe' -
  • gṛh (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    gṛh (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    gṛhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • vanitām -
  • vanitā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • katham -
  • katham (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    katham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kathā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    katha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    katha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • āsyam -
  • āsya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    āsya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    āsyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    ās -> āsya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √ās]
    ās -> āsya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √ās]
    ās -> āsyā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √ās]
    as -> āsya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √as]
    as -> āsya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √as]
    as -> āsyā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √as]
    ās -> āsya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √ās]
    ās -> āsya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ās], [accusative single from √ās]
    as -> āsya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √as]
    as -> āsya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √as], [accusative single from √as]
    as (verb class 4)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • hrī -
  • hrī (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
  • nimīli -
  • nimīlin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    nimīlin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • khalu -
  • khalu (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    khalu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    khalu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    khalu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • darśayitā -
  • darśayitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    dṛś (verb class 0)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
  • ahe -
  • ahe (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    aha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    ahi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 5.71

Cover of edition (1989)

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by Harekrishna Meher (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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