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 9.90

विलम्बसे जीवित किं द्रव द्रुतं ज्वलत्यदस्ते हृदयं निकेतनम् ।
जहासि नाद्यापि मृषा सुखासिकामपूर्वमालस्यमिदं तवेदृशम् ॥ ९० ॥

vilambase jīvita kiṃ drava drutaṃ jvalatyadaste hṛdayaṃ niketanam |
jahāsi nādyāpi mṛṣā sukhāsikāmapūrvamālasyamidaṃ tavedṛśam || 90 ||

The English translation of Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 9.90 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 (9.90). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vilamba, Jivita, Kim, Drava, Drutam, Druta, Jvalat, Adasta, Hridaya, Niketana, Nadi, Nadin, Nadya, Api, Mrisha, Sukhasika, Apurva, Alasya, Idam, Yushmad, Idrish, Idrisha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “vilambase jīvita kiṃ drava drutaṃ jvalatyadaste hṛdayaṃ niketanam
  • vilamba -
  • vilamba (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vilamba (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • se -
  • si (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    sa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present middle second single]
  • jīvita -
  • jīvita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jīvita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jīv -> jīvita (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √jīv class 1 verb]
    jīv -> jīvita (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √jīv class 1 verb]
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • drava -
  • drava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    drava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dru (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • drutam -
  • drutam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    druta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    druta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    drutā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • jvalatya -
  • jvalat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    jvalat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    jval -> jvalat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √jval class 1 verb]
    jval -> jvalat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √jval class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √jval class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √jval class 1 verb], [locative single from √jval class 1 verb]
    jval (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • adaste -
  • adasta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    adasta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    adastā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • hṛdayam -
  • hṛdaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    hṛdaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    hṛdayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • niketanam -
  • niketana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    niketana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “jahāsi nādyāpi mṛṣā sukhāsikāmapūrvamālasyamidaṃ tavedṛśam
  • jahāsi -
  • (verb class 3)
    [present active second single]
  • nādyā -
  • nādi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    nādi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    nādi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
    nādin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    nādin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    nādya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nādya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nad -> nādya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √nad]
    nad -> nādya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √nad]
    nad -> nādya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √nad]
    nādī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
    nādī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [instrumental single]
    nādī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    nādyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    nad -> nādya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √nad class 1 verb], [vocative single from √nad]
    nad -> nādya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √nad class 1 verb], [vocative single from √nad]
    nad -> nādyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √nad class 1 verb], [nominative single from √nad]
  • āpi -
  • āpi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    āpi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    āpi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    āpī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    āpī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    āpī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • mṛṣā -
  • mṛṣā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    mṛṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • sukhāsikām -
  • sukhāsikā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • apūrvam -
  • apūrva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    apūrva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    apūrvā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ālasyam -
  • ālasya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ālasya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ālasyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • idam -
  • idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tave -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
  • īdṛśam -
  • īdṛśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    īdṛśa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    īdṛśā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    īdṛś (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    īdṛś (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 9.90

Cover of edition (1989)

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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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