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 14.2

प्रदक्षिणप्रक्रमणालवालविलेपधूपाचरणाम्बुसेकैः ।
इष्टं च मृष्टं च फलं सुवाना देवा हि कल्पद्रुमकाननं नः ॥ २ ॥

pradakṣiṇaprakramaṇālavālavilepadhūpācaraṇāmbusekaiḥ |
iṣṭaṃ ca mṛṣṭaṃ ca phalaṃ suvānā devā hi kalpadrumakānanaṃ naḥ || 2 ||

The English translation of Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 14.2 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 (14.2). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pradakshina, Prakramana, Alavala, Vilepa, Dhupa, Acarana, Busa, Kah, Kim, Ishtam, Ishta, Mrishta, Phala, Suvana, Deva, Kalpadruma, Kanana, Asmad,

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 14.2). 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: “pradakṣiṇaprakramaṇālavālavilepadhūpācaraṇāmbusekaiḥ
  • pradakṣiṇa -
  • pradakṣiṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pradakṣiṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • prakramaṇā -
  • prakramaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • alavāla -
  • alavāla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vilepa -
  • vilepa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dhūpā -
  • dhūpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dhūpā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • acaraṇām -
  • acaraṇā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • buse -
  • busa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    busā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • kaiḥ -
  • ka (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    ka (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “iṣṭaṃ ca mṛṣṭaṃ ca phalaṃ suvānā devā hi kalpadrumakānanaṃ naḥ
  • iṣṭam -
  • iṣṭam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    iṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    iṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    iṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    iṣ -> iṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √iṣ class 6 verb]
    iṣ -> iṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √iṣ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √iṣ class 6 verb]
    yaj -> iṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √yaj class 1 verb]
    yaj -> iṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √yaj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √yaj class 1 verb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mṛṣṭam -
  • mṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    mṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    mṛṣ -> mṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √mṛṣ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √mṛṣ class 4 verb]
    mṛṣ -> mṛṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √mṛṣ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √mṛṣ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √mṛṣ class 4 verb], [accusative single from √mṛṣ class 4 verb]
    mṛch -> mṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √mṛch class 6 verb]
    mṛch -> mṛṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √mṛch class 6 verb], [accusative single from √mṛch class 6 verb]
    mṛj -> mṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √mṛj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √mṛj class 2 verb], [accusative single from √mṛj class 6 verb]
    mṛj -> mṛṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √mṛj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √mṛj class 1 verb], [nominative single from √mṛj class 2 verb], [accusative single from √mṛj class 2 verb], [nominative single from √mṛj class 6 verb], [accusative single from √mṛj class 6 verb]
    mṛś -> mṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √mṛś class 6 verb]
    mṛś -> mṛṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √mṛś class 6 verb], [accusative single from √mṛś class 6 verb]
    mṛj (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second dual]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • phalam -
  • phala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    phala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    phalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • suvānā* -
  • su -> suvāna (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √su class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √su class 2 verb]
    su -> suvānā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √su class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √su class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √su class 2 verb]
    -> suvāna (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √ class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 2 verb]
    -> suvānā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √ class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √ class 2 verb]
  • devā* -
  • deva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    devā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • kalpadruma -
  • kalpadruma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kānanam -
  • kānana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • naḥ -
  • na (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 14.2

Cover of edition (1989)

Philosophical Reflections in the Naisadhacarita
by Harekrishna Meher (1989)

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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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