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 3.42

पीयूषधारानधराभिरन्तस्तासां रसोदन्वति मज्जयामः ।
रम्भादिसौभाग्यरहः कथाभिः काव्येन काव्यं सृजतादृताभिः ॥ ४२ ॥

pīyūṣadhārānadharābhirantastāsāṃ rasodanvati majjayāmaḥ |
rambhādisaubhāgyarahaḥ kathābhiḥ kāvyena kāvyaṃ sṛjatādṛtābhiḥ || 42 ||

The English translation of Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 3.42 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 (3.42). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Piyushadhara, Ana, Dhara, Anta, Rasa, Udanvat, Rambha, Saubhagya, Rahah, Rahas, Raha, Katha, Kavya, Kavi, Srijat, Adrita,

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 3.42). 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: “pīyūṣadhārānadharābhirantastāsāṃ rasodanvati majjayāmaḥ
  • pīyūṣadhārā -
  • pīyūṣadhārā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ana -
  • ana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dharābhir -
  • dharā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • antas -
  • anta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tāsām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • raso -
  • rasa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rasā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    ras (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • udanvati -
  • udanvat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    udanvat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • majjayāmaḥ -
  • majj (verb class 0)
    [present active first plural]
  • Line 2: “rambhādisaubhāgyarahaḥ kathābhiḥ kāvyena kāvyaṃ sṛjatādṛtābhiḥ
  • rambhā -
  • rambha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rambha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rambhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    rambh (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • adi -
  • ad (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ad (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • saubhāgya -
  • saubhāgya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rahaḥ -
  • rahaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    rahas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    raha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kathābhiḥ -
  • kathā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • kāvyena -
  • kāvya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    kāvya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    kav -> kāvya (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental single from √kav class 1 verb]
    kav -> kāvya (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental single from √kav class 1 verb]
  • kāvyam -
  • kāvya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kāvya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kāvyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    kav -> kāvya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kav class 1 verb]
    kav -> kāvya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kav class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kav class 1 verb]
    kāvī (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • sṛjatā -
  • sṛj -> sṛjat (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental single from √sṛj class 6 verb]
    sṛj -> sṛjat (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental single from √sṛj class 6 verb]
    sṛj (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • ādṛtābhiḥ -
  • ādṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 3.42

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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