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 19.31

तिमिरविरहात्पाण्डूयन्ते दिशः कृशतारकाः कमलहसितैः श्येनीवोन्नीयते सरसी न का ।
शरणमिलितध्वान्तध्वंसिप्रभादरधारणाद्गगनशिखरं नीलत्येकं निजैरयशोभरैः ॥ ३१ ॥

timiravirahātpāṇḍūyante diśaḥ kṛśatārakāḥ kamalahasitaiḥ śyenīvonnīyate sarasī na kā |
śaraṇamilitadhvāntadhvaṃsiprabhādaradhāraṇādgaganaśikharaṃ nīlatyekaṃ nijairayaśobharaiḥ || 31 ||

The English translation of Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 19.31 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 (19.31). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Timira, Viraha, Pandu, Dishas, Dish, Disha, Krishata, Araka, Kamala, Hasita, Shyeni, Iva, Unniya, Tad, Yushmad, Saras, Sarasi, Sharana, Ilita, Dhvanta, Dhvamsi, Dhvamsin, Dhvas, Prabha, Ara, Dharana, Gagana, Shikhara, Nilat, Eka, Nija, Ayashas, Bhara,

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 19.31). 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: “timiravirahātpāṇḍūyante diśaḥ kṛśatārakāḥ kamalahasitaiḥ śyenīvonnīyate sarasī na
  • timira -
  • timira (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    timira (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • virahāt -
  • viraha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • pāṇḍū -
  • pāṇḍu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    pāṇḍu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    pāṇḍu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ūyante -
  • u (verb class 1)
    [present passive third plural]
    u (verb class 2)
    [present passive third plural]
    u (verb class 5)
    [present passive third plural]
    ūy (verb class 1)
    [present middle third plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [present passive third plural]
  • diśaḥ -
  • diśas (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    diś (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    diśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kṛśatā -
  • kṛśatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • arakāḥ -
  • araka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • kamala -
  • kamala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kamala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hasitaiḥ -
  • hasita (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    hasita (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    has -> hasita (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental plural from √has class 1 verb]
    has -> hasita (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental plural from √has class 1 verb]
  • śyenī -
  • śyenī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • ivo -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • unnīya -
  • unnīya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    unnīya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • sarasī -
  • sarasī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    saras (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “śaraṇamilitadhvāntadhvaṃsiprabhādaradhāraṇādgaganaśikharaṃ nīlatyekaṃ nijairayaśobharaiḥ
  • śaraṇam -
  • śaraṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śaraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śaraṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ilita -
  • il -> ilita (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √il]
    il -> ilita (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √il]
    il -> ilita (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √il class 10 verb], [vocative single from √il]
    il -> ilita (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √il class 10 verb], [vocative single from √il]
  • dhvānta -
  • dhvānta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dhvānta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dhvaṃsi -
  • dhvaṃsi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    dhvaṃsī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    dhvaṃsin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    dhvaṃsin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    dhvas (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • prabhād -
  • prabha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    prabha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ara -
  • ara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
    (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
    (verb class 5)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
  • dhāraṇād -
  • dhāraṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    dhāraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • gagana -
  • gagana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śikharam -
  • śikhara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śikhara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śikharā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • nīlatye -
  • nīl -> nīlat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √nīl class 1 verb]
    nīl -> nīlat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √nīl class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √nīl class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √nīl class 1 verb], [locative single from √nīl class 1 verb]
    nīl (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • ekam -
  • eka (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    eka (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • nijair -
  • nija (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    nija (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • ayaśo -
  • ayaśas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ayaśas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • bharaiḥ -
  • bhara (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    bhara (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 19.31

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)

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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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