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 12.46

पतत्येतत्तेजोहुतभुजि कदाचिद्यदि तदा पतङ्गः स्यादङ्गीकृततमपतङ्गापदुदयः ।
यशोऽमुष्येवोपार्जयितुमसमर्थेन विधिना कथंचित्क्षीराम्भोनिधिरपि कृतस्तत्प्रतिनिधिः ॥ ४६ ॥

patatyetattejohutabhuji kadācidyadi tadā pataṅgaḥ syādaṅgīkṛtatamapataṅgāpadudayaḥ |
yaśo'muṣyevopārjayitumasamarthena vidhinā kathaṃcitkṣīrāmbhonidhirapi kṛtastatpratinidhiḥ || 46 ||

The English translation of Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 12.46 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 (12.46). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Patat, Etad, Teja, Tejas, Hutabhuj, Kadacit, Yadi, Yad, Tada, Patanga, Syat, Sya, Angikrita, Tama, Udaya, Yasha, Yashas, Adah, Iva, Upa, Asamartha, Vidhi, Katham, Katha, Cit, Kshira, Bha, Bhu, Nidhi, Api, Krit, Krita, Tat, Tad, Pratinidhi,

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 12.46). 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: “patatyetattejohutabhuji kadācidyadi tadā pataṅgaḥ syādaṅgīkṛtatamapataṅgāpadudayaḥ
  • patatye -
  • patat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    patat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    pat -> patat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √pat class 1 verb]
    pat -> patat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √pat class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √pat class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √pat class 1 verb], [locative single from √pat class 1 verb]
    pat (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • etat -
  • etad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tejo -
  • tejas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    teja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • hutabhuji -
  • hutabhuj (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • kadācid -
  • kadācit (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
  • yadi -
  • yadi (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    yadi (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • tadā -
  • tadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tadā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • pataṅgaḥ -
  • pataṅga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • syād -
  • syāt (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    syāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • aṅgīkṛta -
  • aṅgīkṛta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aṅgīkṛta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tama -
  • tama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pataṅgā -
  • pataṅga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pataṅga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pataṅgā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • apad -
  • apad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    apad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • udayaḥ -
  • udaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “yaśo'muṣyevopārjayitumasamarthena vidhinā kathaṃcitkṣīrāmbhonidhirapi kṛtastatpratinidhiḥ
  • yaśo' -
  • yaśas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yaśas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    yaśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • amuṣye -
  • adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    adaḥ (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    muṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperfect passive first single]
    muṣ (verb class 6)
    [imperfect passive first single]
    muṣ (verb class 9)
    [imperfect passive first single]
    muṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperfect passive first single]
  • ivo -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • upā -
  • upā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    upa (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    upa (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    upa (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • arjayitum -
  • ṛj -> arjayitum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √ṛj]
  • asamarthena -
  • asamartha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    asamartha (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • vidhinā -
  • vidhi (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    vidhī (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • kathañ -
  • katham (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    katham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    katha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    katha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • cit -
  • cit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • kṣīrām -
  • kṣīrā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • bho -
  • bha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    bhā (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    bhu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    bhu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • nidhir -
  • nidhi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    api (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • kṛtas -
  • kṛt (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    kṛt (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    kṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [present active third dual]
  • tat -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • pratinidhiḥ -
  • pratinidhi (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 12.46

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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