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 12.47

यावत्पौलस्त्यवास्तूभवदुभयहरिल्लोमलेखोत्तरीये सेतुप्रालेयशैलौ चरति नरपतेस्तावदेतस्य कीर्तिः ।
यावत्प्राक्प्रत्यगाशापरिवृढनगरारम्भणस्तम्भमुद्रावद्री संध्यापताकारुचिरचितशिखाशोणशोभावुभौ च ॥ ४७ ॥

yāvatpaulastyavāstūbhavadubhayaharillomalekhottarīye setuprāleyaśailau carati narapatestāvadetasya kīrtiḥ |
yāvatprākpratyagāśāparivṛḍhanagarārambhaṇastambhamudrāvadrī saṃdhyāpatākāruciracitaśikhāśoṇaśobhāvubhau ca || 47 ||

The English translation of Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 12.47 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 (12.47). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yavat, Paulasti, Paulastya, Avastu, Bhavat, Bhavant, Ubhaya, Harit, Loma, Loman, Lekha, Uttariya, Setu, Praleyashaila, Narapati, Tavat, Eta, Etad, Esha, Kirti, Prak, Pratyak, Asha, Parivridha, Nagara, Arambhana, Stambha, Udra, Udrava, Adri, Sandhi, Sandhya, Pataka, Arucira, Cita, Shikha, Shona, Shobha, Ubha,

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 12.47). 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: “yāvatpaulastyavāstūbhavadubhayaharillomalekhottarīye setuprāleyaśailau carati narapatestāvadetasya kīrtiḥ
  • yāvat -
  • yāvat (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yāvat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yāvat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yāvat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • paulastya -
  • paulastī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    paulastya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    paulastya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • avāstū -
  • avāstu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    avāstu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • bhavad -
  • bhavat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ubhaya -
  • ubhaya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ubhaya (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • haril -
  • harit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    harit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • loma -
  • loma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    loma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    loman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • lekho -
  • lekha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    lekhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    lakh (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • uttarīye -
  • uttarīya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • setu -
  • setu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    setu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    setu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • prāleyaśailau -
  • prāleyaśaila (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • carati -
  • car (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • narapates -
  • narapati (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • tāvad -
  • tāvat (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tāvat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tāvat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    tāvat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • etasya -
  • eta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    eta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    eṣa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • kīrtiḥ -
  • kīrti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    kīrti (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “yāvatprākpratyagāśāparivṛḍhanagarārambhaṇastambhamudrāvadrī saṃdhyāpatākāruciracitaśikhāśoṇaśobhāvubhau ca
  • yāvat -
  • yāvat (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yāvat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yāvat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yāvat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • prāk -
  • prāk (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • pratyag -
  • pratyak (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • āśā -
  • āśā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • parivṛḍha -
  • parivṛḍha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nagarā -
  • nagara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nagara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ārambhaṇa -
  • ārambhaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • stambham -
  • stambha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    stambh -> stambham (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √stambh]
    stambh -> stambham (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √stambh]
    stambh -> stambham (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √stambh]
  • udrāva -
  • udrāva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    udra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • adrī -
  • adri (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • sandhyā -
  • sandhi (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    sandhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • patākā -
  • patāka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    patākā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • arucira -
  • arucira (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    arucira (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • cita -
  • cita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    cita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śikhā -
  • śikhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • śoṇa -
  • śoṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śoṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śoṇ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • śobhāvu -
  • śobha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ubhau -
  • ubha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 12.47

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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