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 4.117

कन्यान्तः पुरबाधनाय यदधीकारान्न दोषा नृपं द्वौ मन्त्रिप्रवरश्च तुल्यमगदंकारश्च तावूचतुः ।
देवाकर्णय सुश्रुतेन चरकस्योक्तेन जानेऽखिलं स्यादस्या नलदं विना न दलने तापस्य कोऽपि क्षमः ॥ ११७ ॥

kanyāntaḥ purabādhanāya yadadhīkārānna doṣā nṛpaṃ dvau mantripravaraśca tulyamagadaṃkāraśca tāvūcatuḥ |
devākarṇaya suśrutena carakasyoktena jāne'khilaṃ syādasyā naladaṃ vinā na dalane tāpasya ko'pi kṣamaḥ || 117 ||

The English translation of Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 4.117 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 (4.117). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kanya, Tas, Pura, Badhana, Yat, Yad, Adhikara, Dosha, Nripa, Dva, Mantripravara, Tulyam, Tulya, Agadankara, Devac, Arna, Sushruta, Caraka, Ukta, Jana, Jani, Akhila, Syat, Sya, Asi, Iyam, Idam, Nalada, Vina, Dalana, Tapa, Tapasya, Kah, Api, Ksham, Kshama,

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 4.117). 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: “kanyāntaḥ purabādhanāya yadadhīkārānna doṣā nṛpaṃ dvau mantripravaraśca tulyamagadaṃkāraśca tāvūcatuḥ
  • kanyān -
  • kanya (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • taḥ -
  • tas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pura -
  • pura (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pura (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pur (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • bādhanāya -
  • bādhana (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    bādhana (noun, neuter)
    [dative 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]
  • adhīkārānn -
  • adhīkāra (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • a -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • doṣā* -
  • doṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    doṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • nṛpam -
  • nṛpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • dvau -
  • dva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • mantripravaraś -
  • mantripravara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tulyam -
  • tulyam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tulya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tulya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tulyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tul -> tulya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √tul class 10 verb]
    tul -> tulya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √tul class 10 verb], [accusative single from √tul class 10 verb]
  • agadaṅkāraś -
  • agadaṅkāra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tāvū -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ūcatuḥ -
  • uc (verb class 4)
    [perfect active third dual]
    vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active third dual]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active third dual]
  • Line 2: “devākarṇaya suśrutena carakasyoktena jāne'khilaṃ syādasyā naladaṃ vinā na dalane tāpasya ko'pi kṣamaḥ
  • devāk -
  • devāc (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    devāc (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • arṇa -
  • arṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    arṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ya -
  • suśrutena -
  • suśruta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    suśruta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • carakasyo -
  • caraka (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • uktena -
  • ukta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ukta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    vac -> ukta (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental single from √vac class 2 verb], [instrumental single from √vac class 3 verb]
    vac -> ukta (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental single from √vac class 2 verb], [instrumental single from √vac class 3 verb]
  • jāne' -
  • jāna (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    jāna (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    jāni (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    jāni (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    jñā (verb class 9)
    [present middle first single]
  • akhilam -
  • akhila (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    akhila (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    akhilā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • syād -
  • syāt (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    syāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • asyā* -
  • asi (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    asī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    iyam (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • naladam -
  • nalada (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nalada (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    naladā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vinā* -
  • vina (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vinā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dalane -
  • dalana (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    dalana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • tāpasya -
  • tāpasya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tāpa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • ko' -
  • kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    ku (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • kṣamaḥ -
  • kṣam (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    kṣama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 4.117

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)

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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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