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 11.86

जाम्बूनदं जगति विश्रुतिमेति मृत्स्ना कृत्स्नापि सा तव रुचा विजितश्रि ।
यस्याः तज्जाम्बवद्रवभवास्य सुधाविधाम्बुर्जम्बूसरिद्वहति सीमनि कम्बुकण्ठि ॥ ८६ ॥

jāmbūnadaṃ jagati viśrutimeti mṛtsnā kṛtsnāpi sā tava rucā vijitaśri |
yasyāḥ tajjāmbavadravabhavāsya sudhāvidhāmburjambūsaridvahati sīmani kambukaṇṭhi || 86 ||

The English translation of Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 11.86 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 (11.86). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Jambunada, Jagat, Jagati, Vishruti, Mritsna, Kritsna, Api, Yushmad, Ruca, Vijita, Shri, Yasya, Tajja, Bava, Drava, Bhava, Idam, Sudha, Avidha, Ambu, Jambu, Usri, Dva, Siman, Kambukanthi,

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 11.86). 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: “jāmbūnadaṃ jagati viśrutimeti mṛtsnā kṛtsnāpi tava rucā vijitaśri
  • jāmbūnadam -
  • jāmbūnada (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    jāmbūnada (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    jāmbūnadā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • jagati -
  • jagatī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    jagat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    jagat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • viśrutim -
  • viśruti (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • eti -
  • eti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    i (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • mṛtsnā -
  • mṛtsnā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • kṛtsnā -
  • kṛtsna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṛtsna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṛtsnā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • tava -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
  • rucā* -
  • ruca (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    rucā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vijita -
  • vijita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vijita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śri -
  • śrī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    śrī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    śrī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “yasyāḥ tajjāmbavadravabhavāsya sudhāvidhāmburjambūsaridvahati sīmani kambukaṇṭhi
  • yasyāḥ -
  • yasya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    yasyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • tajjām -
  • tajjā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • bava -
  • bava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • drava -
  • drava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    drava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dru (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • bhavā -
  • bhava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhavā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • asya -
  • as -> asya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √as]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    as (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • sudhā -
  • sudhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • avidhā -
  • avidhā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • ambur -
  • ambu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ambu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • jambū -
  • jambu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    jambū (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    jambū (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    jambū (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • usari -
  • usṛ (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • dva -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    dva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ahati -
  • ahati (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • sīmani -
  • sīman (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    sīman (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • kambukaṇṭhi -
  • kambukaṇṭhī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 11.86

Cover of edition (1989)

Philosophical Reflections in the Naisadhacarita
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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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