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 7.107

यशः पदाङ्गुष्ठनखौ मुखं च बिभर्ति पूर्णेन्दुचतुष्टयं या ।
कलाचतुःषष्टिरुपैतु वासं तस्यां कथं सुभ्रुवि नाम नास्याम् ॥ १०७ ॥

yaśaḥ padāṅguṣṭhanakhau mukhaṃ ca bibharti pūrṇenducatuṣṭayaṃ yā |
kalācatuḥṣaṣṭirupaitu vāsaṃ tasyāṃ kathaṃ subhruvi nāma nāsyām || 107 ||

The English translation of Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 7.107 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 (7.107). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yasha, Yashas, Padangushtha, Nakha, Mukha, Catushtaya, Kala, Catuhshashti, Upa, Vasa, Katham, Katha, Subhru, Naman, Nasya, Nasi,

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 7.107). 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: “yaśaḥ padāṅguṣṭhanakhau mukhaṃ ca bibharti pūrṇenducatuṣṭayaṃ
  • yaśaḥ -
  • yaśas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yaśas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    yaśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • padāṅguṣṭha -
  • padāṅguṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nakhau -
  • nakha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • mukham -
  • mukha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mukha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bibharti -
  • bhṛ (verb class 3)
    [present active third single]
  • pūrṇendu -
  • pūrṇendu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • catuṣṭayam -
  • catuṣṭaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    catuṣṭaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “kalācatuḥṣaṣṭirupaitu vāsaṃ tasyāṃ kathaṃ subhruvi nāma nāsyām
  • kalā -
  • kalā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • catuḥṣaṣṭir -
  • catuḥṣaṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • upai -
  • upā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    upa (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    upa (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    upa (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    upa (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
    upā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • etu -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperative active third single]
  • vāsam -
  • vāsa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vāsā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tasyām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [locative 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]
  • subhruvi -
  • subhrū (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • nāma -
  • nāman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • nāsyām -
  • nās -> nāsyā (participle, feminine)
    [accusative single from √nās class 1 verb]
    nas -> nāsyā (participle, feminine)
    [accusative single from √nas class 1 verb]
    nāsi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    nāsī (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 7.107

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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