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 3.131

तस्या दृशो नृपतिबन्धुमनुव्रजन्त्यास्तं वाष्पवारि नचिरादवधीबभूव ।
पार्श्वेऽपि विप्रचकृषे यदनेन दृष्टेरारादपि व्यवदधे न तु चित्तवृत्तेः ॥ १३१ ॥

tasyā dṛśo nṛpatibandhumanuvrajantyāstaṃ vāṣpavāri nacirādavadhībabhūva |
pārśve'pi vipracakṛṣe yadanena dṛṣṭerārādapi vyavadadhe na tu cittavṛtteḥ || 131 ||

The English translation of Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 3.131 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 (3.131). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Drisha, Drish, Bandhuma, Bandhuman, Vrajanti, Nacira, Avadhi, Parshva, Parshvi, Api, Vipra, Yat, Yad, Ana, Anena, Idam, Drishti, Arat, Ara, Vya, Avat, Adhi, Cittavritti,

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 3.131). 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: “tasyā dṛśo nṛpatibandhumanuvrajantyāstaṃ vāṣpavāri nacirādavadhībabhūva
  • tasyā* -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • dṛśo* -
  • dṛśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    dṛś (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    dṛś (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • nṛpati -
  • nṛpati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • bandhuma -
  • bandhuma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bandhuma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bandhuman (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    bandhuman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • nu -
  • nu (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    nu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    nau (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vrajantyās -
  • vraj -> vrajantī (participle, feminine)
    [ablative single from √vraj class 1 verb], [genitive single from √vraj class 1 verb]
  • 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]
  • Cannot analyse vāṣpavāri*na
  • nacirād -
  • nacira (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    nacira (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • avadhī -
  • avadhī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    avadhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    avadhi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • babhūva -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “pārśve'pi vipracakṛṣe yadanena dṛṣṭerārādapi vyavadadhe na tu cittavṛtteḥ
  • pārśve' -
  • pārśva (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    pārśva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    pārśvi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    pārśvi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    pārśvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • vipra -
  • vipra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vipra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vipra (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • cakṛṣe -
  • kṛ (verb class 1)
    [perfect middle second single]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [perfect middle second single]
    kṛ (verb class 5)
    [perfect middle second single]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [perfect middle second single]
    kṛ (verb class 3)
    [perfect middle second single]
    kṛ (verb class 6)
    [perfect middle second single]
    kṛṣ (verb class 1)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    kṛṣ (verb class 6)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
  • yad -
  • yat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • anena -
  • anena (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    anena (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ana (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • dṛṣṭer -
  • dṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • ārād -
  • ārāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    āra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    āra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    ārāt (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • vya -
  • vi (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    vi (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    vi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ve (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    vya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • avad -
  • avat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    avat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    u -> avat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √u class 1 verb], [vocative single from √u class 1 verb], [accusative single from √u class 1 verb]
  • adhe -
  • adhi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    adhi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    dhā (verb class 2)
    [imperfect middle first single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • cittavṛtteḥ -
  • cittavṛtti (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 3.131

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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