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 19.14

प्रथममुपहृत्यार्घं तारैरखण्डिततण्डुलैस्तिमिरपरिषद्दूर्वापर्वावलीशबलीकृतैः ।
अथ रविरुचां ग्रासातिथ्यं नभः स्वविहारिभिः सृजति शिशिरक्षोदश्रेणीमयैरुदसक्तुभिः ॥ १४ ॥

prathamamupahṛtyārghaṃ tārairakhaṇḍitataṇḍulaistimirapariṣaddūrvāparvāvalīśabalīkṛtaiḥ |
atha ravirucāṃ grāsātithyaṃ nabhaḥ svavihāribhiḥ sṛjati śiśirakṣodaśreṇīmayairudasaktubhiḥ || 14 ||

The English translation of Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 19.14 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 (19.14). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Prathamam, Prathama, Upahritya, Argha, Tara, Akhandita, Tandula, Timira, Parishad, Parishat, Durva, Paru, Parvan, Parva, Avali, Shabalikrita, Atha, Ravi, Grasa, Atithya, Nabh, Nabha, Nabhas, Sva, Svan, Aviharin, Avihari, Srijat, Shishira, Kshoda, Shreni, Aya, Udasaktu,

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 19.14). 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: “prathamamupahṛtyārghaṃ tārairakhaṇḍitataṇḍulaistimirapariṣaddūrvāparvāvalīśabalīkṛtaiḥ
  • prathamam -
  • prathamam (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    prathamam (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    prathamam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    prathama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    prathama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    prathamā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • upahṛtyā -
  • upahṛtya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • argham -
  • argha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • tārair -
  • tāra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    tāra (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • akhaṇḍita -
  • akhaṇḍita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    akhaṇḍita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • taṇḍulais -
  • taṇḍula (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • timira -
  • timira (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    timira (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pariṣad -
  • pariṣad (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    pariṣad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    pariṣad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    pariṣat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    pariṣat (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    pariṣat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • dūrvā -
  • dūrvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • parvā -
  • paru (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    parvan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    parvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    parv (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • āvalī -
  • āvalī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • śabalīkṛtaiḥ -
  • śabalīkṛta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    śabalīkṛta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “atha ravirucāṃ grāsātithyaṃ nabhaḥ svavihāribhiḥ sṛjati śiśirakṣodaśreṇīmayairudasaktubhiḥ
  • atha -
  • atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • ravir -
  • ravi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ucām -
  • uc -> ucām (periphrastic_perfect)
    [periphrastic_perfect from √uc]
  • grāsā -
  • grāsa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    grāsa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    grāsā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • atithyam -
  • atithya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    atithya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • nabhaḥ -
  • nabhas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    nabhas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    nabh (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    nabha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sva -
  • (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    so (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    sva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    svan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    svan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sva (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • avihāribhiḥ -
  • avihārin (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    avihārin (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    avihārī (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • sṛjati -
  • sṛjati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    sṛj -> sṛjat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √sṛj class 6 verb]
    sṛj -> sṛjat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √sṛj class 6 verb]
    sṛj (verb class 6)
    [present active third single]
  • śiśira -
  • śiśira (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śiśira (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kṣoda -
  • kṣoda (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṣud (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • śreṇīm -
  • śreṇī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ayair -
  • aya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • udasaktubhiḥ -
  • udasaktu (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 19.14

Cover of edition (1989)

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by Harekrishna Meher (1989)

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Cover of edition (2016)

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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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