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 4.113

उपचचार चिरं मृदुशीतलैर्जलजनालमृणालजलादिभिः ।
प्रियसखीनिवहः स तथा क्रमादियमवाप यथा लघु चेतनम् ॥ ११३ ॥

upacacāra ciraṃ mṛduśītalairjalajanālamṛṇālajalādibhiḥ |
priyasakhīnivahaḥ sa tathā kramādiyamavāpa yathā laghu cetanam || 113 ||

The English translation of Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 4.113 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 (4.113). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Upaca, Cara, Ciram, Cira, Mridu, Shitala, Jalaja, Nala, Rina, Alaja, Lat, Priyasakhi, Nivaha, Tatha, Kramat, Krama, Iyam, Idam, Avapa, Yatha, Laghu, Cetana,

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 4.113). 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: “upacacāra ciraṃ mṛduśītalairjalajanālamṛṇālajalādibhiḥ
  • upaca -
  • upaca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    upaca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • cāra -
  • cāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    cāra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ciram -
  • ciram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    cira (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    cira (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    cirā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • mṛdu -
  • mṛdu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    mṛdu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    mṛdū (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • śītalair -
  • śītala (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    śītala (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • jalaja -
  • jalaja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jalaja (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nālam -
  • nāla (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nāla (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nālā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ṛṇā -
  • ṛṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṛṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṛṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • alaja -
  • alaja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • lād -
  • la (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    -> lāt (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √ class 2 verb]
  • ibhiḥ -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “priyasakhīnivahaḥ sa tathā kramādiyamavāpa yathā laghu cetanam
  • priyasakhī -
  • priyasakhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • nivahaḥ -
  • nivaha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • kramād -
  • kramāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    krama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • iyam -
  • iyam (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    ī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    ī (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • avāpa -
  • avāpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    avāpa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • laghu -
  • laghu (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    laghu (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    laghu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    laghu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    laghū (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    laghū (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    laghū (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • cetanam -
  • cetana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    cetana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    cetanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 4.113

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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