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 5.95

मत्तपः क्व न तनु क्व फलं वा यूयमीक्षणपथं व्रजथेति ।
ईदृशं परिणमन्ति पुनर्नः पूर्वपूरुषतपांसि जयन्ति ॥ ९५ ॥

mattapaḥ kva na tanu kva phalaṃ vā yūyamīkṣaṇapathaṃ vrajatheti |
īdṛśaṃ pariṇamanti punarnaḥ pūrvapūruṣatapāṃsi jayanti || 95 ||

The English translation of Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 5.95 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 (5.95). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Matta, Kva, Tanu, Phala, Var, Yuya, Yushmad, Ikshana, Patha, Iti, Idrish, Idrisha, Parinamanti, Parinamat, Punar, Asmad, Purva, Puru, Apurusha, Tapas, Jayanti, Jayat,

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 5.95). 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: “mattapaḥ kva na tanu kva phalaṃ yūyamīkṣaṇapathaṃ vrajatheti
  • matta -
  • matta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    matta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mad -> matta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √mad class 1 verb], [vocative single from √mad class 3 verb], [vocative single from √mad class 4 verb]
    mad -> matta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √mad class 1 verb], [vocative single from √mad class 3 verb], [vocative single from √mad class 4 verb]
  • paḥ -
  • pa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kva -
  • kva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tanu -
  • tanu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    tanu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    tanū (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    tan (verb class 8)
    [imperative active second single]
  • kva -
  • kva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • phalam -
  • phala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    phala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    phalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vā* -
  • vār (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vār (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • yūyam -
  • yu -> yūya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √yu class 2 verb], [accusative single from √yu class 6 verb], [accusative single from √yu class 9 verb]
    yu -> yūya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √yu class 2 verb], [accusative single from √yu class 2 verb], [nominative single from √yu class 6 verb], [accusative single from √yu class 6 verb], [nominative single from √yu class 9 verb], [accusative single from √yu class 9 verb]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative plural]
  • īkṣaṇa -
  • īkṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    īkṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • patham -
  • patha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • vrajathe -
  • vraj (verb class 1)
    [present active second plural]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • Line 2: “īdṛśaṃ pariṇamanti punarnaḥ pūrvapūruṣatapāṃsi jayanti
  • īdṛśam -
  • īdṛśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    īdṛśa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    īdṛśā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    īdṛś (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    īdṛś (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • pariṇamanti -
  • pariṇamantī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    pariṇamantī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    pariṇamantī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    pariṇamat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • punar -
  • punar (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    punar (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • naḥ -
  • na (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
  • pūrva -
  • pūrva (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    pūru (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    pūrva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pūrva (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • apūruṣa -
  • apūruṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    apūruṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tapāṃsi -
  • tapas (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • jayanti -
  • jayantī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    jayat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    ji -> jayat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √ji class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √ji class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √ji class 1 verb]
    ji -> jayantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √ji class 1 verb]
    ji (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]

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by B.N. Goswamy (2015)

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