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 5.86

अर्थिने न तृणवद्धनमात्रं किं तु जीवनमपि प्रतिपाद्यम् ।
एवमाह कुशवज्जलदापी द्रव्यदानविधिरुक्तिविदग्धः ॥ ८६ ॥

arthine na tṛṇavaddhanamātraṃ kiṃ tu jīvanamapi pratipādyam |
evamāha kuśavajjaladāpī dravyadānavidhiruktividagdhaḥ || 86 ||

The English translation of Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 5.86 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 (5.86). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Arthin, Arthi, Trinavat, Hana, Han, Atra, Kim, Jivana, Api, Pratipadya, Evam, Eva, Ahan, Dravyadana, Vidhi, Vidagdha,

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 5.86). 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: “arthine na tṛṇavaddhanamātraṃ kiṃ tu jīvanamapi pratipādyam
  • arthine -
  • arthin (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    arthin (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    arthī (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tṛṇavaddh -
  • tṛṇavat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    tṛṇavat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • hanam -
  • hana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    hana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    hanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    han (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • ātram -
  • ātra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • jīvanam -
  • jīvana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    jīvana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    jīvanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • pratipādyam -
  • pratipādya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pratipādya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pratipādyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “evamāha kuśavajjaladāpī dravyadānavidhiruktividagdhaḥ
  • 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]
  • āha -
  • āhan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ah (verb class 5)
    [perfect active third single]
  • Cannot analyse kuśavajjaladāpī*dr
  • dravyadāna -
  • dravyadāna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dravyadāna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vidhir -
  • vidhi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    vidhi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ukti -
  • ukti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • vidagdhaḥ -
  • vidagdha (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 5.86

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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