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 4.121

तदनु स तनुजासखीरवादीत्तुहिनऋतौ गत एव हीदृशीनाम् ।
कुसुममपि शरायते शरीरे तदुचितमाचरतोपचारमस्याः ॥ १२१ ॥

tadanu sa tanujāsakhīravādīttuhinaṛtau gata eva hīdṛśīnām |
kusumamapi śarāyate śarīre taducitamācaratopacāramasyāḥ || 121 ||

The English translation of Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 4.121 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 (4.121). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tada, Tanuja, Asakhi, Tuhina, Rita, Riti, Ritu, Gat, Gata, Eva, Idrishi, Kusuma, Api, Shara, Tad, Yushmad, Sharira, Tat, Ucita, Acara, Cara, Asi, Iyam, Idam,

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 4.121). 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: “tadanu sa tanujāsakhīravādīttuhinaṛtau gata eva hīdṛśīnām
  • tada -
  • tada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nu -
  • nu (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    nu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    nau (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tanujā -
  • tanuja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tanujā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • asakhīr -
  • asakhi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ra -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • avādīt -
  • vad (verb class 1)
    [aorist active third single]
  • tuhina -
  • tuhina (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ṛtau -
  • ṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ṛti (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    ṛti (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ṛtu (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • gata* -
  • gat (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    gat (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    gata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • īdṛśīnām -
  • īdṛśī (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • Line 2: “kusumamapi śarāyate śarīre taducitamācaratopacāramasyāḥ
  • kusumam -
  • kusuma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kusuma (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kusumā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • śarāya -
  • śara (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    śara (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • śarīre -
  • śarīra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • tad -
  • tad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ucitam -
  • ucita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ucita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ucitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    uc -> ucita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √uc class 4 verb]
    uc -> ucita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √uc class 4 verb], [accusative single from √uc class 4 verb]
  • ācara -
  • ācara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ācara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • topa -
  • tup (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • cāram -
  • cāra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    cāra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • asyāḥ -
  • 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]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 4.121

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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