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 12.49

न तूणादुद्धारे न गुणघटने नाश्रुतिशिखं समाकृष्टौ दृष्टिर्न वियति न लक्ष्ये न च भुवि ।
नृणां पश्यत्यस्य क्वचन विशिखान्किं तु पतितद्विषद्वक्षःश्वभ्रैरनुमितिरसून्गोचरयति ॥ ४९ ॥

na tūṇāduddhāre na guṇaghaṭane nāśrutiśikhaṃ samākṛṣṭau dṛṣṭirna viyati na lakṣye na ca bhuvi |
nṛṇāṃ paśyatyasya kvacana viśikhānkiṃ tu patitadviṣadvakṣaḥśvabhrairanumitirasūngocarayati || 49 ||

The English translation of Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 12.49 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:

Read online Buy now! The English translation by K.K. Handiqui (1965)

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (12.49). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tuna, Uddhara, Guna, Ghatana, Nri, Shikha, Samakrishta, Samakrishti, Drishti, Viyat, Viyati, Lakshya, Bhu, Pashyat, Idam, Kva, Cana, Vishikha, Kim, Patita, Dvishat, Vakshas, Vaksha, Shvabhra, Anumiti, Asu, Gocara, Yat, Yati,

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 12.49). 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: “na tūṇāduddhāre na guṇaghaṭane nāśrutiśikhaṃ samākṛṣṭau dṛṣṭirna viyati na lakṣye na ca bhuvi
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tūṇād -
  • tūṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • uddhāre -
  • uddhāra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    uddhāra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    uddhārā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • guṇa -
  • guṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ghaṭane -
  • ghaṭana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    ghaṭanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • aśruti -
  • aśruti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • śikham -
  • śikha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śikhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • samākṛṣṭau -
  • samākṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    samākṛṣṭi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • dṛṣṭir -
  • dṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • viyati -
  • viyati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    viyat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    viyat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    -> viyat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> viyat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> viyatī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √ class 2 verb]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • lakṣye -
  • lakṣya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    lakṣya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    lakṣyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    lakṣ -> lakṣya (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √lakṣ class 1 verb], [locative single from √lakṣ class 10 verb]
    lakṣ -> lakṣya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √lakṣ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √lakṣ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √lakṣ class 1 verb], [locative single from √lakṣ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √lakṣ class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √lakṣ class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √lakṣ class 10 verb], [locative single from √lakṣ class 10 verb]
    lakṣ -> lakṣyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √lakṣ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √lakṣ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √lakṣ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √lakṣ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √lakṣ class 10 verb], [vocative single from √lakṣ class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √lakṣ class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √lakṣ class 10 verb]
    lakṣ (verb class 1)
    [present passive first single]
    lakṣ (verb class 10)
    [present passive first single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhuvi -
  • bhū (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhū (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • Line 2: “nṛṇāṃ paśyatyasya kvacana viśikhānkiṃ tu patitadviṣadvakṣaḥśvabhrairanumitirasūngocarayati
  • nṛṇām -
  • nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • paśyatya -
  • paśyat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    paśyat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative 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]
  • kva -
  • kva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • cana -
  • cana (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    cana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    cana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    can (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • viśikhān -
  • viśikha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • patita -
  • patita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    patita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pat -> patita (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √pat class 1 verb]
    pat -> patita (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √pat class 1 verb]
  • dviṣad -
  • dviṣat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    dviṣat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • vakṣaḥ -
  • vakṣas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vakṣas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vakṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śvabhrair -
  • śvabhra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    śvabhra (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • anumitir -
  • anumiti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • asūn -
  • asu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • gocara -
  • gocara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gocara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yati -
  • yati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    yatin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    yati (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    yatī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    i -> yat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> yatī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 12.49

Cover of edition (1989)

Philosophical Reflections in the Naisadhacarita
by Harekrishna Meher (1989)

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Cover of edition (2016)

The Naisadhiyacarita and Literary Community in South Asia
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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