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 12.20

एतद्दन्तिबलैर्विलोक्य निखिलामालिङ्गिताङ्गीं भुवं सङ्ग्रामाङ्गणसीम्नि जङ्गमगिरिस्तोमभ्रमाधायिभिः ।
पृथ्वीन्द्रः पृथुरेतदुग्रसमरप्रेक्षोपनम्रामरश्रेणीमध्यचरः पुनः क्षितिधरक्षेपाय धत्ते धियम् ॥ २० ॥

etaddantibalairvilokya nikhilāmāliṅgitāṅgīṃ bhuvaṃ saṅgrāmāṅgaṇasīmni jaṅgamagiristomabhramādhāyibhiḥ |
pṛthvīndraḥ pṛthuretadugrasamaraprekṣopanamrāmaraśreṇīmadhyacaraḥ punaḥ kṣitidharakṣepāya dhatte dhiyam || 20 ||

The English translation of Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 12.20 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 (12.20). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Etad, Danti, Dantin, Bala, Vilokya, Nikhila, Alingita, Angi, Bhuva, Bhu, Sangrama, Angana, Siman, Jangama, Giri, Tas, Asmad, Adhayin, Prithvi, Indra, Prithu, Ugra, Samara, Preksha, Upanamra, Ara, Shreni, Adhi, Acara, Puna, Kshitidhara, Kshepa, Dhi,

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 12.20). 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: “etaddantibalairvilokya nikhilāmāliṅgitāṅgīṃ bhuvaṃ saṅgrāmāṅgaṇasīmni jaṅgamagiristomabhramādhāyibhiḥ
  • etad -
  • etad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    etad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • danti -
  • dantī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    dantin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    dantin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • balair -
  • bala (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    bala (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • vilokya -
  • vilokya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vilokya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nikhilām -
  • nikhilā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • āliṅgitā -
  • āliṅgita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āliṅgita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āliṅgitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aṅgīm -
  • aṅgī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • bhuvam -
  • bhuva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhuva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhū (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    bhū (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • saṅgrāmā -
  • saṅgrāma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saṅgrāma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • aṅgaṇa -
  • aṅgaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sīmni -
  • sīman (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    sīman (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • jaṅgama -
  • jaṅgama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jaṅgama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • giris -
  • giri (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    giri (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • to -
  • tas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mabhra -
  • mabhr (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    ma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single]
  • ādhāyibhiḥ -
  • ādhāyin (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    ādhāyin (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “pṛthvīndraḥ pṛthuretadugrasamaraprekṣopanamrāmaraśreṇīmadhyacaraḥ punaḥ kṣitidharakṣepāya dhatte dhiyam
  • pṛthvī -
  • pṛthvī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • indraḥ -
  • indra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pṛthur -
  • pṛthu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • etad -
  • etad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    etad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ugra -
  • ugra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ugra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • samara -
  • samara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • prekṣo -
  • prekṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • upanamrām -
  • upanamrā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ara -
  • ara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
    (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
    (verb class 5)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
  • śreṇīm -
  • śreṇī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • adhya -
  • adhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    adhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    adhī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    adhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    adhī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    dhā (verb class 1)
    [aorist middle first single]
    dhā (verb class 2)
    [aorist middle first single]
    dhā (verb class 3)
    [aorist middle first single]
    dhā (verb class 4)
    [aorist middle first single]
    adhi (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • acaraḥ -
  • acara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    car (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active second single]
  • punaḥ -
  • pu (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    puna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • kṣitidhara -
  • kṣitidhara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kṣepāya -
  • kṣepa (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • dhatte -
  • dhā (verb class 3)
    [present middle third single]
  • dhiyam -
  • dhī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 12.20

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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