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 17.171

पुमांसं मुमुदे तत्र विदन्मिथ्यावदावदम् ।
स्त्रियं प्रति तथा वीक्ष्य तमथ म्लानवानयम् ॥ १७१ ॥

pumāṃsaṃ mumude tatra vidanmithyāvadāvadam |
striyaṃ prati tathā vīkṣya tamatha mlānavānayam || 171 ||

The English translation of Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 17.171 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 (17.171). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pums, Tatra, Vidat, Mithya, Ada, Stri, Prati, Tatha, Vikshya, Tama, Tha, Mlanavat, Aya, Idam,

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 17.171). 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: “pumāṃsaṃ mumude tatra vidanmithyāvadāvadam
  • pumāṃsam -
  • puṃs (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • mumude -
  • mud (verb class 1)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • vidan -
  • vid -> vidat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √vid class 2 verb], [vocative single from √vid class 2 verb]
    vid -> vidat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vid class 2 verb], [vocative single from √vid class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vid class 2 verb]
  • mithyāva -
  • mithya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • adāva -
  • ada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ad (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ad (verb class 2)
    [imperative active first dual]
    (verb class 1)
    [aorist active first dual]
    (verb class 3)
    [aorist active first dual]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual], [aorist active first dual]
    (verb class 4)
    [aorist active first dual]
  • adam -
  • ada (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ada (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    adā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    ad (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “striyaṃ prati tathā vīkṣya tamatha mlānavānayam
  • striyam -
  • strī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • prati -
  • prati (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    prati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    pratī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    pratī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    pratī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • tathā* -
  • tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • vīkṣya -
  • vīkṣya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vīkṣya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tama -
  • tama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tha -
  • tha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mlānavān -
  • mlā -> mlānavat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √mlā class 1 verb]
  • ayam -
  • aya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 17.171

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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