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 2.29

सदृशी तव शूर सा परं जलदुर्गस्थमृणालजिद्भुजा ।
अपि मित्त्रजुषां सरोरुहां गृहयालुः करलीलया श्रियः ॥ २९ ॥

sadṛśī tava śūra sā paraṃ jaladurgasthamṛṇālajidbhujā |
api mittrajuṣāṃ saroruhāṃ gṛhayāluḥ karalīlayā śriyaḥ || 29 ||

The English translation of Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 2.29 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 (2.29). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sadrish, Sadrishi, Yushmad, Shura, Param, Para, Jaladurga, Tha, Rina, Ala, Jit, Bhuj, Bhuja, Api, Mit, Tra, Jush, Jusha, Saroruh, Griha, Alu, Kara, Lila, Shri, Shriya,

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 2.29). 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: “sadṛśī tava śūra paraṃ jaladurgasthamṛṇālajidbhujā
  • sadṛśī -
  • sadṛśī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    sadṛś (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tava -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
  • śūra -
  • śūra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śūra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • param -
  • param (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    para (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    para (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • jaladurgas -
  • jaladurga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tham -
  • tha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ṛṇā -
  • ṛṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṛṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṛṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • āla -
  • āla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āla (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    al (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
  • jid -
  • jit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    jit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • bhujā -
  • bhuj (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    bhuj (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    bhujā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “api mittrajuṣāṃ saroruhāṃ gṛhayāluḥ karalīlayā śriyaḥ
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • mit -
  • mit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • tra -
  • tra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • juṣām -
  • juṣ (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    juṣ (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    juṣā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • saroruhām -
  • saroruh (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • gṛhayā -
  • gṛhā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • aluḥ -
  • alu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third plural]
  • kara -
  • kara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṛ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • līlayā -
  • līlā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • śriyaḥ -
  • śrī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    śrī (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    śriya (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 2.29

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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