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 5.136

यं प्रासूत सहस्रपादुदभवत्पादेन खजः कथं स च्छायातनयः सुतः किल पितुः सादृश्यमन्विच्छति ।
एतस्योत्तरमद्य नः समजनि त्वत्तेजसां लङ्घने साहस्रैरपि पङ्गुरङ्घ्रिभिरभिव्यक्तीभवन्भानुमान् ॥ १३६ ॥

yaṃ prāsūta sahasrapādudabhavatpādena khajaḥ kathaṃ sa cchāyātanayaḥ sutaḥ kila pituḥ sādṛśyamanvicchati |
etasyottaramadya naḥ samajani tvattejasāṃ laṅghane sāhasrairapi paṅguraṅghribhirabhivyaktībhavanbhānumān || 136 ||

The English translation of Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 5.136 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 (5.136). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yah, Pra, Prasu, Uta, Sahasrapad, Sahasrapat, Uda, Bhavat, Bhavant, Pada, Khaja, Katham, Katha, Ccha, Sut, Suta, Kila, Pitri, Pitu, Sadrishya, Anu, Icchat, Eta, Etad, Esha, Uttaram, Uttara, Adya, Asmad, Samaja, Yushmad, Tejas, Langhana, Sahasra, Api, Pangu, Anghri, Abhivyakti, Bhanumat,

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 5.136). 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: “yaṃ prāsūta sahasrapādudabhavatpādena khajaḥ kathaṃ sa cchāyātanayaḥ sutaḥ kila pituḥ sādṛśyamanvicchati
  • yam -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • prāsū -
  • prāsu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    prāsu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    prāsu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    prā (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
  • uta -
  • uta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    uta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    -> uta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ class 1 verb]
    -> uta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ class 1 verb]
    u (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • sahasrapād -
  • sahasrapāt (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    sahasrapāt (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    sahasrapad (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    sahasrapad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    sahasrapāt (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • uda -
  • uda (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    udan (noun, neuter)
    [compound]
    ud (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • bhavat -
  • bhavat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • pādena -
  • pāda (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • khajaḥ -
  • khaja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • katham -
  • katham (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    katham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kathā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    katha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    katha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • cchāyā -
  • ccha (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    ccha (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • atanayaḥ -
  • tan (verb class 10)
    [imperfect active second single]
  • sutaḥ -
  • sut (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    sut (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    suta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    su -> suta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √su class 5 verb]
    -> suta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 6 verb]
    -> suta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 2 verb]
    su (verb class 2)
    [present active third dual]
  • kila -
  • kila (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    kila (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kil (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • pituḥ -
  • pitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    pitu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sādṛśyam -
  • sādṛśya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • anvi -
  • anu (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    anu (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    anu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    anu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    anu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    anu (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • icchati -
  • iṣ -> icchat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √iṣ class 6 verb]
    iṣ -> icchat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √iṣ class 6 verb]
    iṣ (verb class 6)
    [present active third single]
  • Line 2: “etasyottaramadya naḥ samajani tvattejasāṃ laṅghane sāhasrairapi paṅguraṅghribhirabhivyaktībhavanbhānumān
  • etasyo -
  • eta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    eta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    eṣa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • uttaram -
  • uttaram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    uttara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    uttara (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • adya -
  • adya (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    adya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    adya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • naḥ -
  • na (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
  • samaja -
  • samaja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    samaja (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ni -
  • ni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ni (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tvat -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [ablative single]
  • tejasām -
  • tejas (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • laṅghane -
  • laṅghana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    laṅghana (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • sāhasrair -
  • sāhasra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    sāhasra (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • paṅgur -
  • paṅgu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • aṅghribhir -
  • aṅghri (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • abhivyaktī -
  • abhivyakti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • bhavan -
  • bhavat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • bhānumān -
  • bhānumat (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 5.136

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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