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 19.19

उडुपरिषदः किं नार्हत्वं निशः किमु नौचिती पतिरिह न यद्दृष्टस्ताभ्यां गणेयरुचीगणः ।
स्फुटमुडुपतेराश्मं वक्षः स्फुरन्मलिनाश्मनश्छवि यदनयोर्विच्छेदेऽपि द्रुतं बत न द्रुतम् ॥ १९ ॥

uḍupariṣadaḥ kiṃ nārhatvaṃ niśaḥ kimu naucitī patiriha na yaddṛṣṭastābhyāṃ gaṇeyarucīgaṇaḥ |
sphuṭamuḍupaterāśmaṃ vakṣaḥ sphuranmalināśmanaśchavi yadanayorvicchede'pi drutaṃ bata na drutam || 19 ||

The English translation of Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 19.19 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 (19.19). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Udupa, Risha, Kim, Nri, Nish, Asmad, Auciti, Pati, Iha, Yat, Yad, Drishta, Tad, Ganeya, Ruci, Gana, Sphutam, Sphuta, Udupati, Ashma, Vakshas, Vaksha, Sphurat, Malina, Malin, Ashman, Ana, Iyam, Idam, Viccheda, Api, Drutam, Druta, Bata,

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 19.19). 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: “uḍupariṣadaḥ kiṃ nārhatvaṃ niśaḥ kimu naucitī patiriha na yaddṛṣṭastābhyāṃ gaṇeyarucīgaṇaḥ
  • uḍupa -
  • uḍupa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    uḍupa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • riṣa -
  • riṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    riṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • daḥ -
  • da (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • arhatva -
  • arh (verb class 1)
    [imperative active third single]
  • am -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ap (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • niśaḥ -
  • niś (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Cannot analyse kimu*na
  • nau -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    ni (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    nu (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative dual], [dative dual], [genitive dual]
  • aucitī -
  • aucitī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • patir -
  • pati (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    pati (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • iha -
  • iha (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yad -
  • yat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • dṛṣṭas -
  • dṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]
  • tābhyām -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
    (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
    (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
  • gaṇeya -
  • gaṇeya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gaṇeya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rucī -
  • rucī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    ruci (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ruci (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • gaṇaḥ -
  • gaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “sphuṭamuḍupaterāśmaṃ vakṣaḥ sphuranmalināśmanaśchavi yadanayorvicchede'pi drutaṃ bata na drutam
  • sphuṭam -
  • sphuṭam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sphuṭa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sphuṭa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sphuṭā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • uḍupater -
  • uḍupati (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • āśmam -
  • āśma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    āśma (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    āśmā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vakṣaḥ -
  • vakṣas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vakṣas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vakṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sphuran -
  • sphurat (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    sphurat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    sphur -> sphurat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √sphur class 6 verb], [vocative single from √sphur class 6 verb]
    sphur -> sphurat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √sphur class 6 verb], [vocative single from √sphur class 6 verb], [accusative single from √sphur class 6 verb]
  • malinā -
  • malina (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    malina (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    malinā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    malin (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    malin (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • aśmanaś -
  • aśman (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • chavi -
  • chavi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • yad -
  • yat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • anayor -
  • ana (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    iyam (noun, feminine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    idam (pronoun, feminine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
  • vicchede' -
  • viccheda (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • drutam -
  • drutam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    druta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    druta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    drutā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • bata -
  • bata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • drutam -
  • drutam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    druta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    druta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    drutā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 19.19

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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