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 4.5

किमु तदन्तरुभौ भिषजौ दिवः स्मरनलौ विशतः स्म विगाहितुम् ।
तदभिकेन चिकित्सतुमाशु तां मखभुजामधिपेन नियोजितौ ॥ ५ ॥

kimu tadantarubhau bhiṣajau divaḥ smaranalau viśataḥ sma vigāhitum |
tadabhikena cikitsatumāśu tāṃ makhabhujāmadhipena niyojitau || 5 ||

The English translation of Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 4.5 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 (4.5). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tadanta, Bha, Bhu, Bhishaj, Bhishaja, Div, Smarat, Ali, Alu, Vishat, Vishata, Sma, Vij, Tada, Kena, Kah, Kim, Asmad, Ashu, Makha, Dha, Niyojita,

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 4.5). 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: “kimu tadantarubhau bhiṣajau divaḥ smaranalau viśataḥ sma vigāhitum
  • Cannot analyse kimu*ta
  • tadanta -
  • tadanta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tadanta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ru -
  • ru (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • bhau -
  • bha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    bhā (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    bhu (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhu (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • bhiṣajau -
  • bhiṣaj (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    bhiṣaja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • divaḥ -
  • div (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • smaran -
  • smṛ -> smarat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √smṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]
  • alau -
  • ali (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    alu (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • viśataḥ -
  • viś -> viśat (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √viś class 6 verb], [ablative single from √viś class 6 verb], [genitive single from √viś class 6 verb]
    viś -> viśat (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √viś class 6 verb], [genitive single from √viś class 6 verb]
    viśata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    viś (verb class 6)
    [present active third dual]
  • sma -
  • sma (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sman (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • vig -
  • vij (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • ā -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ahitum -
  • ah -> ahitum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √ah]
  • Line 2: “tadabhikena cikitsatumāśu tāṃ makhabhujāmadhipena niyojitau
  • tada -
  • tada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhi -
  • bhī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    bhā (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • kena -
  • kena (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kena (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kena (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ka (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • cikitsatu -
  • cit (verb class 0)
    [imperative active third single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    ma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single]
  • āśu -
  • āśu (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    āśu (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    āśu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    āśu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    āśu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • tām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • makha -
  • makha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    makha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    makh (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • bhujāma -
  • bhuj (verb class 6)
    [imperative active first plural]
  • dhi -
  • dhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    dhī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    dhā (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • pena -
  • pa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    pa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    pan (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • niyojitau -
  • niyojita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 4.5

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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