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 19.28

मिहिरकिरणाभोगं भोक्तुं प्रवृत्ततया पुरः कलितचुलुकापोशानस्य ग्रहार्थमियं किमु ।
इति विकसितेनैकेन प्राग्दलेन सरोजिनी जनयति मतिं साक्षात्कर्तुर्जनस्य दिनोदये ॥ २८ ॥

mihirakiraṇābhogaṃ bhoktuṃ pravṛttatayā puraḥ kalitaculukāpośānasya grahārthamiyaṃ kimu |
iti vikasitenaikena prāgdalena sarojinī janayati matiṃ sākṣātkarturjanasya dinodaye || 28 ||

The English translation of Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 19.28 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 (19.28). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Mihira, Kirana, Abhoga, Pravritta, Purah, Pur, Pura, Kalita, Culuka, Aposhana, Graha, Artha, Iyam, Idam, Iti, Vikasita, Aika, Prak, Dala, Sarojin, Sarojini, Janayat, Mati, Sakshatkartri, Jana, Dinodaya,

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 19.28). 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: “mihirakiraṇābhogaṃ bhoktuṃ pravṛttatayā puraḥ kalitaculukāpośānasya grahārthamiyaṃ kimu
  • mihira -
  • mihira (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kiraṇā -
  • kiraṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kiraṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • abhogam -
  • abhoga (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • bhoktum -
  • bhuj -> bhoktum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √bhuj]
    bhuj -> bhoktum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √bhuj]
    bhuj -> bhoktum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √bhuj]
  • pravṛtta -
  • pravṛtta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pravṛtta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tayā -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • puraḥ -
  • puraḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    puraḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pur (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    pura (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kalita -
  • kalita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kalita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kal -> kalita (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √kal class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kal class 10 verb]
    kal -> kalita (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √kal class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kal class 10 verb]
  • culukā -
  • culuka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    culuka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    culukā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • apośānasya -
  • apośāna (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    apośāna (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • grahā -
  • graha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    graha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    grahā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • artham -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    artha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • iyam -
  • iyam (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    ī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    ī (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Cannot analyse kimu
  • Line 2: “iti vikasitenaikena prāgdalena sarojinī janayati matiṃ sākṣātkarturjanasya dinodaye
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • vikasitenai -
  • vikasita (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    vikasita (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • aikena -
  • aika (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    aika (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • prāg -
  • prāk (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • dalena -
  • dala (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    dala (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • sarojinī -
  • sarojinī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    sarojin (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • janayati -
  • janayati (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    jan -> janayat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √jan class 10 verb], [locative single from √jan]
    jan -> janayat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √jan class 10 verb], [locative single from √jan]
    jan (verb class 10)
    [present active third single]
    jan (verb class 0)
    [present active third single]
  • matim -
  • mati (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    mati (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • sākṣātkartur -
  • sākṣātkartṛ (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • janasya -
  • jana (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    jana (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • dinodaye -
  • dinodaya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 19.28

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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