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 9.9

वृथा कथेयं मयि वर्णपद्धतिः कयानुपूर्व्या समकेति केति च ।
क्षमे समक्षव्यवहारमावयोः पदे विधातुं खलु युष्मदस्मदी ॥ ९ ॥

vṛthā katheyaṃ mayi varṇapaddhatiḥ kayānupūrvyā samaketi keti ca |
kṣame samakṣavyavahāramāvayoḥ pade vidhātuṃ khalu yuṣmadasmadī || 9 ||

The English translation of Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 9.9 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 (9.9). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vritha, Katha, Iyam, Idam, Mayi, Asmad, Varna, Varnan, Paddhati, Kaya, Anupurvya, Anupurvi, Samaka, Iti, Kah, Kim, Ksham, Kshama, Samaksha, Vyavaharam, Vyavahara, Pada, Padi, Pad, Vidha, Khalu, 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 9.9). 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: “vṛthā katheyaṃ mayi varṇapaddhatiḥ kayānupūrvyā samaketi keti ca
  • vṛthā -
  • vṛthā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    vṛthā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • kathe -
  • katha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    katha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • iyam -
  • iyam (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    ī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    ī (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • mayi -
  • mayī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [locative single]
  • varṇa -
  • varṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    varṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    varṇan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    varṇan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • paddhatiḥ -
  • paddhati (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • kayā -
  • kayā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kaya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kaya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    kayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • anupūrvyā -
  • anupūrvyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    anupūrvī (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
    anupūrvī (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • samake -
  • samaka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    samaka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    samakā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • ke -
  • (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    ka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “kṣame samakṣavyavahāramāvayoḥ pade vidhātuṃ khalu yuṣmadasmadī
  • kṣame -
  • kṣam (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
    kṣama (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kṣama (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kṣamā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kṣam (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
    kṣam (verb class 2)
    [present middle first single]
  • samakṣa -
  • samakṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    samakṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vyavahāram -
  • vyavahāram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    vyavahāra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • āvayoḥ -
  • asmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
  • pade -
  • pada (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    padi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    pad (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    pad (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • vidhāt -
  • vidha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    vidha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • um -
  • u (noun, masculine)
    [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]
  • yuṣmad -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [ablative plural]
  • asmad -
  • asmad (pronoun, none)
    [ablative plural]
  • ī -
  • ī (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    ī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    i (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 9.9

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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