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 18.14

तामसीष्वपि तमीषु भित्तिगै रत्नरश्मिभिरमन्द्रचन्द्रिकः ।
यस्तपेपि जलयन्त्रपातुकासारदूरधुततापतन्द्रिकः ॥ १४ ॥

tāmasīṣvapi tamīṣu bhittigai ratnaraśmibhiramandracandrikaḥ |
yastapepi jalayantrapātukāsāradūradhutatāpatandrikaḥ || 14 ||

The English translation of Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 18.14 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 (18.14). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tamasi, Api, Tami, Ratna, Rashmi, Rashmibhi, Mandra, Candri, Candrin, Kah, Jalayantra, Patuka, Asara, Dura, Dhuta, Tapa, Tandrika,

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 18.14). 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: “tāmasīṣvapi tamīṣu bhittigai ratnaraśmibhiramandracandrikaḥ
  • tāmasīṣva -
  • tāmasī (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • tamīṣu -
  • tamī (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
  • bhitti -
  • bhitti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • gai -
  • ratna -
  • ratna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ratna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • raśmibhir -
  • raśmi (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    raśmī (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    raśmibhi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    raśmibhi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • a -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mandra -
  • mandra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mandra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • candri -
  • candrī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    candrin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    candrin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    candri (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    candri (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    candri (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • kaḥ -
  • kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “yastapepi jalayantrapātukāsāradūradhutatāpatandrikaḥ
  • Cannot analyse yastapepi*ja
  • jalayantra -
  • jalayantra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pātukā -
  • pātuka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pātuka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pātukā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • asāra -
  • asāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    asāra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dūra -
  • dūra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dūra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dhuta -
  • dhuta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dhuta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tāpa -
  • tāpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tandrikaḥ -
  • tandrika (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 18.14

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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