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 3.127

त्वद्गुच्छावलिमौक्तिकानि गुलिकास्तं राजहंसं विभोर्वेध्यं विद्धि मनोभुवः स्वमपि तां मञ्जुं धनुर्मञ्जरीम् ।
यन्नित्याङ्कनिवासलालिततमज्याभज्यमानं लसन्नाभीमध्यबिला विलासमखिलं रोमालिरालम्बते ॥ १२७ ॥

tvadgucchāvalimauktikāni gulikāstaṃ rājahaṃsaṃ vibhorvedhyaṃ viddhi manobhuvaḥ svamapi tāṃ mañjuṃ dhanurmañjarīm |
yannityāṅkanivāsalālitatamajyābhajyamānaṃ lasannābhīmadhyabilā vilāsamakhilaṃ romālirālambate || 127 ||

The English translation of Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 3.127 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:

Read online Buy now! The English translation by K.K. Handiqui (1965)

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (3.127). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yushmad, Gucchavali, Uktika, Gulika, Rajahamsa, Vibha, Vibhu, Vedhya, Manobhu, Sva, Api, Manju, Dhanu, Dhanus, Manjari, Yat, Iti, Itya, Iva, Lalita, Tama, Jya, Abhajyamana, Lasat, Madhya, Bila, Vilasa, Akhila, Romali, Rala, Bata,

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 3.127). 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: “tvadgucchāvalimauktikāni gulikāstaṃ rājahaṃsaṃ vibhorvedhyaṃ viddhi manobhuvaḥ svamapi tāṃ mañjuṃ dhanurmañjarīm
  • tvad -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [ablative single]
  • gucchāvalim -
  • gucchāvali (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    gucchāvali (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • a -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • uktikāni -
  • uktika (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • gulikās -
  • gulika (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    gulikā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • rājahaṃsam -
  • rājahaṃsa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • vibhor -
  • vibhā (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    vibhu (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vibhu (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • vedhyam -
  • vedhya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vedhya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vedhyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    vedh -> vedhya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vedh class 1 verb]
    vedh -> vedhya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vedh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vedh class 1 verb]
    vidh -> vedhya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vidh class 6 verb]
    vidh -> vedhya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vidh class 6 verb], [accusative single from √vidh class 6 verb]
    vidh -> vedhya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vidh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vidh class 6 verb]
    vidh -> vedhya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vidh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vidh class 1 verb], [nominative single from √vidh class 6 verb], [accusative single from √vidh class 6 verb]
    vyadh -> vedhya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vyadh class 4 verb]
    vyadh -> vedhya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vyadh class 4 verb], [accusative single from √vyadh class 4 verb]
  • viddhi -
  • viddhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vid (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second single]
  • manobhu -
  • manobhū (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • vaḥ -
  • va (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
  • svam -
  • sva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    svan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    svan (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    sva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • tām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • mañjum -
  • mañju (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    mañju (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • dhanur -
  • dhanus (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    dhanu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    dhanu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mañjarīm -
  • mañjarī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “yannityāṅkanivāsalālitatamajyābhajyamānaṃ lasannābhīmadhyabilā vilāsamakhilaṃ romālirālambate
  • yann -
  • yat (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    i -> yat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
  • ityā -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
    itya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    itya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    i -> itya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √i]
    ityā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    i -> itya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> itya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> ityā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb]
  • āṅkan -
  • aṅk (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third plural]
  • ivā -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • asa -
  • asan (noun, neuter)
    [compound]
  • lālita -
  • lālita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    lālita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    lal -> lālita (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √lal]
    lal -> lālita (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √lal]
    lal -> lālita (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √lal]
    lal -> lālita (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √lal]
  • tama -
  • tama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jyā -
  • jya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ji (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    jyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • abhajyamānam -
  • abhajyamāna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    abhajyamāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    abhajyamānā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • lasann -
  • las -> lasat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √las class 1 verb], [vocative single from √las class 1 verb]
  • ābhī -
  • madhya -
  • madhya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    madhya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bilā* -
  • bila (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    bilā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vilāsam -
  • vilāsa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vilāsa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • akhilam -
  • akhila (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    akhila (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    akhilā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • romāli -
  • romālī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • rālam -
  • rāla (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • bate -
  • bata (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 3.127

Cover of edition (1989)

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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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