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 18.100

पीडनय मृदुनी विगाह्य तौ कान्तपाणिनलिने स्पृहावती ।
तत्कुचौ कलशपीननिष्ठुरौ हारहासविहते वितेनतुः ॥ १० ॥

pīḍanaya mṛdunī vigāhya tau kāntapāṇinaline spṛhāvatī |
tatkucau kalaśapīnaniṣṭhurau hārahāsavihate vitenatuḥ || 10 ||

The English translation of Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 18.100 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 (18.100). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pidana, Mridu, Vigahya, Kanta, Panina, Lina, Sprihavat, Tat, Tad, Kuca, Kalasha, Pina, Nishthura, Hara, Hasa, Vihat, Vihata, Vihati, Vita,

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 18.100). 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: “pīḍanaya mṛdunī vigāhya tau kāntapāṇinaline spṛhāvatī
  • pīḍana -
  • pīḍana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pīḍana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ya -
  • mṛdunī -
  • mṛdu (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • vigāhya -
  • vigāhya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vigāhya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tau -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • kānta -
  • kānta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kānta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kam -> kānta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √kam class 1 verb]
    kam -> kānta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √kam class 1 verb]
  • pāṇina -
  • pāṇina (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • line -
  • lina (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    lina (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • spṛhāvatī -
  • spṛhāvat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “tatkucau kalaśapīnaniṣṭhurau hārahāsavihate vitenatuḥ
  • tat -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • kucau -
  • kuca (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • kalaśa -
  • kalaśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pīna -
  • pīna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pīna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pi -> pīna (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √pi class 6 verb]
    pi -> pīna (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √pi class 6 verb]
  • niṣṭhurau -
  • niṣṭhura (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • hāra -
  • hāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    hāra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hāsa -
  • hāsa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vihate -
  • vihat (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
    vihata (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vihata (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    vihatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vihati (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    vihati (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • vitena -
  • vita (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    vita (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • tuḥ -
  • tur (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    tur (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 18.100

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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