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 12.11

तादृग्दीर्घविरिञ्चिवासरविधौ जानामि यत्कर्तृतां शङ्के यत्प्रतिबिम्बमम्बुधिपयःपूरोदरे वाडवः ।
व्योमव्यापिविपक्षराजकयशस्ताराः पराभावुकः कासामस्य न स प्रतापतपनः पारं गिरां गाहते ॥ ११ ॥

tādṛgdīrghaviriñcivāsaravidhau jānāmi yatkartṛtāṃ śaṅke yatpratibimbamambudhipayaḥpūrodare vāḍavaḥ |
vyomavyāpivipakṣarājakayaśastārāḥ parābhāvukaḥ kāsāmasya na sa pratāpatapanaḥ pāraṃ girāṃ gāhate || 11 ||

The English translation of Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 12.11 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 (12.11). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tadrik, Tadrish, Dirgha, Vasara, Vidh, Vidha, Vidhi, Vidhu, Yat, Yad, Kartrita, Shanka, Pratibimba, Payahpura, Udara, Vadava, Vyomavyapin, Vyomavyapi, Vipaksha, Rajaka, Yasha, Yashas, Tara, Parabhavuka, Sya, Pratapatapana, Para, Gir, Gira,

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 12.11). 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: “tādṛgdīrghaviriñcivāsaravidhau jānāmi yatkartṛtāṃ śaṅke yatpratibimbamambudhipayaḥpūrodare vāḍavaḥ
  • tādṛg -
  • tādṛk (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tādṛś (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    tādṛś (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • dīrgha -
  • dīrgha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dīrgha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • viriñci -
  • viriñci (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • vāsara -
  • vāsara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vāsara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vidhau -
  • vidh (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vidha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vidhi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    vidhi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vidhu (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vidhu (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • jānāmi -
  • jñā (verb class 9)
    [present active first single]
  • yat -
  • yat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • kartṛtām -
  • kartṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • śaṅke -
  • śaṅka (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    śaṅkā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    śaṅk (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • yat -
  • yat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • pratibimbam -
  • pratibimba (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ambudhi -
  • ambudhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • payaḥpūro -
  • payaḥpūra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • udare -
  • udara (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • vāḍavaḥ -
  • vāḍava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “vyomavyāpivipakṣarājakayaśastārāḥ parābhāvukaḥ kāsāmasya na sa pratāpatapanaḥ pāraṃ girāṃ gāhate
  • vyomavyāpi -
  • vyomavyāpin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vyomavyāpin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vyomavyāpī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vyomavyāpī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    vyomavyāpī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • vipakṣa -
  • vipakṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vipakṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rājaka -
  • rājaka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rājaka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yaśas -
  • yaśas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yaśas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    yaśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tārāḥ -
  • tāra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    tārā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • parābhāvukaḥ -
  • parābhāvuka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kāsāma -
  • kās (verb class 1)
    [imperative active first plural]
  • sya -
  • sya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pratāpatapanaḥ -
  • pratāpatapana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pāram -
  • pāra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pāra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pārā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • girām -
  • gir (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    gir (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    gir (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    girā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • gāhate -
  • gāh (verb class 1)
    [present middle third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 12.11

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)

English (Hardcover)

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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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