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 21.139

प्राप्ता तवापि नृप जीवितदेवतेयं घर्माम्बुशीकरकरम्बनमम्बुजाक्षी ।
ते ते यथा रतिपतेः कुसुमानि बाणाः स्वेदस्तथैव किमु तस्य शरक्षतास्रम् ॥ १३९ ॥

prāptā tavāpi nṛpa jīvitadevateyaṃ gharmāmbuśīkarakarambanamambujākṣī |
te te yathā ratipateḥ kusumāni bāṇāḥ svedastathaiva kimu tasya śarakṣatāsram || 139 ||

The English translation of Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 21.139 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 (21.139). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Prapta, Yushmad, Api, Nripa, Jivitada, Ivat, Ivata, Iyam, Idam, Gharmambu, Shikara, Rambat, Ambujakshi, Tad, Yatha, Ratipati, Kusuma, Bana, Sveda, Tatha, Shara, Sharan, Kshata, Asra,

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 21.139). 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: “prāptā tavāpi nṛpa jīvitadevateyaṃ gharmāmbuśīkarakarambanamambujākṣī
  • prāptā -
  • prāptā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • tavā -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • nṛpa -
  • nṛpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jīvitade -
  • jīvitada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    jīvitada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    jīvitadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • īvate -
  • īvat (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single], [dative single]
    īvat (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single], [dative single]
    īvatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • iyam -
  • iyam (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    ī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    ī (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • gharmāmbu -
  • gharmāmbu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • śīkara -
  • śīkara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śīkara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ka -
  • ka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ramban -
  • ramb -> rambat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ramb class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ramb class 1 verb]
  • am -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • ambujākṣī -
  • ambujākṣī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “te te yathā ratipateḥ kusumāni bāṇāḥ svedastathaiva kimu tasya śarakṣatāsram
  • 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]
  • 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]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • ratipateḥ -
  • ratipati (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • kusumāni -
  • kusuma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bāṇāḥ -
  • bāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    bāṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • svedas -
  • sveda (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tathai -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tatha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • Cannot analyse kimu*ta
  • tasya -
  • tas -> tasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tas]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    tas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • śara -
  • śara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śaran (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    śaran (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • kṣatā -
  • kṣata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṣata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṣatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    kṣan -> kṣata (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √kṣan class 8 verb]
    kṣan -> kṣata (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √kṣan class 8 verb]
    kṣan -> kṣatā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √kṣan class 8 verb]
  • asram -
  • asra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    asra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 21.139

Cover of edition (1989)

Philosophical Reflections in the Naisadhacarita
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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