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 17.190

जपतामक्षमालासु बीजाकर्षणदर्शनात् ।
स जीवाकृष्टिकष्टानि विपरीतदृगन्वभूत् ॥ १९० ॥

japatāmakṣamālāsu bījākarṣaṇadarśanāt |
sa jīvākṛṣṭikaṣṭāni viparītadṛganvabhūt || 190 ||

The English translation of Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 17.190 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 (17.190). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Japata, Japat, Akshamala, Bija, Akarshana, Darshana, Jiva, Jivan, Kashta, Viparita, Drish, Anu,

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 17.190). 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: “japatāmakṣamālāsu bījākarṣaṇadarśanāt
  • japatām -
  • japatā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    jap -> japat (participle, masculine)
    [genitive plural from √jap class 1 verb]
    jap -> japat (participle, neuter)
    [genitive plural from √jap class 1 verb]
    jap (verb class 1)
    [imperative active third dual]
  • akṣamālāsu -
  • akṣamālā (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
  • bījā -
  • bījā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bīja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bīja (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bījā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ākarṣaṇa -
  • ākarṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • darśanāt -
  • darśana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    darśana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • Line 2: “sa jīvākṛṣṭikaṣṭāni viparītadṛganvabhūt
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • jīvā -
  • jīva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jīva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jīvan (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    jīvan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    jīvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    jīv (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ākṛṣṭi -
  • ākṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • kaṣṭāni -
  • kaṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    kaṣ -> kaṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √kaṣ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kaṣ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √kaṣ class 1 verb]
    kaś -> kaṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √kaś class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kaś class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √kaś class 1 verb]
  • viparīta -
  • viparīta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    viparīta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dṛg -
  • dṛś (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    dṛś (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • anva -
  • anu (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    anu (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    anu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    anu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    anu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    anu (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • abhūt -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [aorist active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 17.190

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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