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 18.148

छुप्तपत्रविनिमीलितात्क्षुपात्कच्छपस्य धृतचापलात्पलात् ।
त्वत्सखीषु सरटाच्छिरोधुतः स्वं भियोऽभिदधतीषु वैभवम् ॥ १४८ ॥

chuptapatravinimīlitātkṣupātkacchapasya dhṛtacāpalātpalāt |
tvatsakhīṣu saraṭācchirodhutaḥ svaṃ bhiyo'bhidadhatīṣu vaibhavam || 148 ||

The English translation of Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 18.148 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 (18.148). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dhritacapa, Lat, Pala, Yushmad, Sakhi, Sarata, Shira, Shiras, Dhuta, Sva, Bhi, Abhidadhat, Vaibhava,

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 18.148). 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: “chuptapatravinimīlitātkṣupātkacchapasya dhṛtacāpalātpalāt
  • Cannot analyse chuptapatravinimīlitātkṣupātkacchapasya*dh
  • dhṛtacāpa -
  • dhṛtacāpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dhṛtacāpa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • lāt -
  • la (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    -> lāt (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √ class 2 verb]
  • palāt -
  • pala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    pala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • Line 2: “tvatsakhīṣu saraṭācchirodhutaḥ svaṃ bhiyo'bhidadhatīṣu vaibhavam
  • tvat -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [ablative single]
  • sakhīṣu -
  • sakhī (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
  • saraṭācch -
  • saraṭa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • śiro -
  • śiras (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    śira (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dhutaḥ -
  • dhuta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • svam -
  • sva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    svan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    svan (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    sva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • bhiyo' -
  • bhiyas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • abhidadhatī -
  • abhidadhat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    abhidadhat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [nominative plural], [vocative dual], [vocative plural], [accusative dual], [accusative plural], [locative single]
  • iṣu -
  • iṣu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    i (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
  • vaibhavam -
  • vaibhava (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 18.148

Cover of edition (1989)

Philosophical Reflections in the Naisadhacarita
by Harekrishna Meher (1989)

English (Hardcover)

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Cover of edition (2016)

The Naisadhiyacarita and Literary Community in South Asia
by Deven M. Patel (2016)

English (Hardcover)

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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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