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 5.57

चित्रमत्र विबुधैरपि यत्तैः स्वर्विहाय बत भूरनुसस्रे ।
द्यौर्न काचिदथवास्ति निरूढा सैव सा चलति यत्र हि चित्तम् ॥ ५७ ॥

citramatra vibudhairapi yattaiḥ svarvihāya bata bhūranusasre |
dyaurna kācidathavāsti nirūḍhā saiva sā calati yatra hi cittam || 57 ||

The English translation of Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 5.57 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 (5.57). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Citram, Citra, Atra, Vibudha, Api, Yatta, Svaru, Iha, Aya, Bata, Bhur, Bhu, Anu, Sasra, Sasri, Div, Dyau, Acit, Athava, Asti, Nirudha, Yatra, Citta,

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 5.57). 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: “citramatra vibudhairapi yattaiḥ svarvihāya bata bhūranusasre
  • citram -
  • citram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    citra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    citra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    citrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • atra -
  • atra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    atra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    atra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vibudhair -
  • vibudha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    vibudha (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • yattaiḥ -
  • yatta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    yatta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    yat -> yatta (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental plural from √yat class 1 verb]
    yat -> yatta (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental plural from √yat class 1 verb]
  • svarvi -
  • svaru (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ihā -
  • iha (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • aya -
  • aya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • bata -
  • bata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhūr -
  • bhūr (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bhu (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
    bhū (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    bhū (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [injunctive active second single]
  • anu -
  • anu (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    anu (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    anu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    anu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    anu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    anu (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • sasre -
  • sasra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    sasra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sasrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sasri (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    sasri (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “dyaurna kācidathavāsti nirūḍhā saiva calati yatra hi cittam
  • dyaur -
  • div (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    dyau (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    ka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • acid -
  • acit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    acit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    acit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • athavā -
  • athavā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • asti -
  • asti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    astī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    astī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    astī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • nirūḍhā -
  • nirūḍhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • sai -
  • (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • -
  • (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • calati -
  • cal (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • yatra -
  • yatra (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yatra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yatra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • cittam -
  • citta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    citta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    cittā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    cit (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 5.57

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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