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 21.164

श्रीहर्षं कविराजराजिमुकुटालंकारहीरः सुतं श्रीहीरः सुषुवे जितेन्द्रियचयं मामल्लदेवी च यम् ।
तस्यागादयमेकविंशगणनाकाव्येऽतिनव्ये कृतौ भैमीभर्तृचरित्रवर्णनमये सर्गो निसर्गोज्ज्वलः ॥ १६४ ॥

śrīharṣaṃ kavirājarājimukuṭālaṃkārahīraḥ sutaṃ śrīhīraḥ suṣuve jitendriyacayaṃ māmalladevī ca yam |
tasyāgādayamekaviṃśagaṇanākāvye'tinavye kṛtau bhaimībhartṛcaritravarṇanamaye sargo nisargojjvalaḥ || 164 ||

The English translation of Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 21.164 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 (21.164). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shriharsha, Kaviraja, Raji, Uksh, Uta, Alankara, Hira, Sut, Suta, Shri, Sushuva, Jitendriya, Caya, Mamalladevi, Yah, Tad, Aga, Aya, Idam, Ekavimsha, Ganana, Kavya, Kavi, Ati, Navya, Krit, Krita, Kriti, Bhaimi, Caritra, Varnana, Aye, Sarga, Nisarga, Ujjvala,

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 21.164). 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: “śrīharṣaṃ kavirājarājimukuṭālaṃkārahīraḥ sutaṃ śrīhīraḥ suṣuve jitendriyacayaṃ māmalladevī ca yam
  • śrīharṣam -
  • śrīharṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • kavirāja -
  • kavirāja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rājim -
  • rāji (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    rāji (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • uk -
  • ukṣ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    ukṣ (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • uṭā -
  • uṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • alaṅkāra -
  • alaṅkāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    alaṅkāra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hīraḥ -
  • hīra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sutam -
  • suta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    suta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sutā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    sut (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    su -> suta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √su class 5 verb]
    su -> suta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √su class 5 verb], [accusative single from √su class 5 verb]
    -> suta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √ class 6 verb]
    -> suta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √ class 6 verb]
    -> suta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> suta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √ class 2 verb]
    su (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second dual]
  • śrī -
  • śrī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    śrī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • hīraḥ -
  • hīra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • suṣuve -
  • suṣuvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    su (verb class 5)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    su (verb class 1)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    su (verb class 2)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    (verb class 6)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    (verb class 2)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
  • jitendriya -
  • jitendriya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jitendriya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • cayam -
  • caya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    caya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    cayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • māmalladevī -
  • māmalladevī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yam -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “tasyāgādayamekaviṃśagaṇanākāvye'tinavye kṛtau bhaimībhartṛcaritravarṇanamaye sargo nisargojjvalaḥ
  • tasyā -
  • 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]
  • agād -
  • aga (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    aga (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single], [aorist active third single]
    (verb class 3)
    [aorist active third single]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • ayam -
  • aya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ekaviṃśa -
  • ekaviṃśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ekaviṃśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gaṇanā -
  • gaṇanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • kāvye' -
  • kāvya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kāvya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kāvyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kav -> kāvya (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √kav class 1 verb]
    kav -> kāvya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √kav class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √kav class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √kav class 1 verb], [locative single from √kav class 1 verb]
    kav -> kāvyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √kav class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kav class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √kav class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √kav class 1 verb]
    kāvī (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • ati -
  • ati (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    ati (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • navye -
  • navya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    navya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    navyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    nu -> navya (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √nu class 2 verb], [locative single from √nu class 6 verb]
    nu -> navya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √nu class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √nu class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √nu class 2 verb], [locative single from √nu class 2 verb], [nominative dual from √nu class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √nu class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √nu class 6 verb], [locative single from √nu class 6 verb]
    nu -> navyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √nu class 2 verb], [vocative single from √nu class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √nu class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √nu class 2 verb], [nominative dual from √nu class 6 verb], [vocative single from √nu class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √nu class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √nu class 6 verb]
    nu -> navya (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √nu class 1 verb]
    nu -> navya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √nu class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √nu class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √nu class 1 verb], [locative single from √nu class 1 verb]
    nu -> navyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √nu class 1 verb], [vocative single from √nu class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √nu class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √nu class 1 verb]
    -> navya (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √ class 2 verb], [locative single from √ class 6 verb]
    -> navya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √ class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √ class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √ class 2 verb], [locative single from √ class 2 verb], [nominative dual from √ class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √ class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √ class 6 verb], [locative single from √ class 6 verb]
    -> navyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √ class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √ class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √ class 2 verb], [nominative dual from √ class 6 verb], [vocative single from √ class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √ class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √ class 6 verb]
  • kṛtau -
  • kṛt (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kṛti (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    kṛti (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb]
  • bhaimī -
  • bhaimī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    bhaimi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • bhartṛ -
  • bhartṛ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • caritra -
  • caritra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • varṇanam -
  • varṇana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    varṇanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • aye -
  • aye (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    aya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    i (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • sargo* -
  • sarga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nisargo -
  • nisarga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ujjvalaḥ -
  • ujjvala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 21.164

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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