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 15.21

असौ मुहुर्जातजलाभिषेचना क्रमाद्दुकूलेन सितांशुनोज्ज्वला ।
द्वयस्य वर्षाशरदां तदातनीं सनाभितां साधु बबन्ध संध्यया ॥ २१ ॥

asau muhurjātajalābhiṣecanā kramāddukūlena sitāṃśunojjvalā |
dvayasya varṣāśaradāṃ tadātanīṃ sanābhitāṃ sādhu babandha saṃdhyayā || 21 ||

The English translation of Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 15.21 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 (15.21). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Asi, Asu, Adah, Muhur, Jata, Jala, Kramat, Krama, Dukula, Sitamshu, Ujjvala, Dvaya, Varshasharad, Tada, Ani, Sanabhi, Sadhu, Sandhya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “asau muhurjātajalābhiṣecanā kramāddukūlena sitāṃśunojjvalā
  • asau -
  • asi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    asi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    asu (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    adaḥ (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • muhur -
  • muhur (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    muhur (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • jāta -
  • jāta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jāta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jan -> jāta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √jan class 1 verb], [vocative single from √jan class 2 verb], [vocative single from √jan class 3 verb], [vocative single from √jan class 4 verb]
    jan -> jāta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √jan class 1 verb], [vocative single from √jan class 2 verb], [vocative single from √jan class 3 verb], [vocative single from √jan class 4 verb]
  • jalā -
  • jala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jalā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    jal (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • abhiṣecanā -
  • kramād -
  • kramāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    krama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • dukūlena -
  • dukūla (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    dukūla (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • sitāṃśuno -
  • sitāṃśu (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • ujjvalā -
  • ujjvalā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “dvayasya varṣāśaradāṃ tadātanīṃ sanābhitāṃ sādhu babandha saṃdhyayā
  • dvayasya -
  • dvaya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    dvaya (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • varṣāśaradām -
  • varṣāśarad (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • tadāt -
  • tada (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    tada (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • anīm -
  • anī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • sanābhi -
  • sanābhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    sanābhi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    sanābhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • tām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • sādhu -
  • sādhu (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sādhu (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    sādhu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    sādhu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • babandha -
  • bandh (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
    bandh (verb class 4)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
    bandh (verb class 9)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
  • sandhyayā -
  • sandhyā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]

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Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 15.21

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Cover of edition (2013)

Naishadhiya Charitam of Mahakavi Shri Harsha
by Dr. Devarshi Sanadhya Shastri (2013)

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Cover of edition (2015)

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by B.N. Goswamy (2015)

A Great Series of Paintings of An Old Indian Romance; Foreword by Karan Sing.

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