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 6.60

एतं नलं तं दमयन्ति पश्य त्यजार्तिमित्या लिकुलप्रबोधान् ।
श्रुत्वा स नारीकरवर्तिसारीमुखात्स्वमाशङ्कत यत्र दृष्टम् ॥ ६० ॥

etaṃ nalaṃ taṃ damayanti paśya tyajārtimityā likulaprabodhān |
śrutvā sa nārīkaravartisārīmukhātsvamāśaṅkata yatra dṛṣṭam || 60 ||

The English translation of Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 6.60 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 (6.60). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Eta, Esha, Nala, Damayanti, Damayat, Pashya, Tyaj, Tyaja, Arti, Narika, Rava, Sari, Ukha, Sva, Ashanka, Yatra, Drishta,

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 6.60). 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: “etaṃ nalaṃ taṃ damayanti paśya tyajārtimityā likulaprabodhān
  • etam -
  • eta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    eta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    etā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    eṣa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • nalam -
  • nala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • damayanti -
  • damayantī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    dam -> damayantī (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √dam]
    dam -> damayat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √dam], [vocative plural from √dam], [accusative plural from √dam]
    dam -> damayantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √dam]
    dam (verb class 0)
    [present active third plural]
  • paśya -
  • paśya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    paśya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    paś -> paśya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]
    paś -> paśya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]
  • tyajā -
  • tyaj (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    tyaj (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    tyajā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    tyaj (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • artim -
  • arti (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ityā* -
  • Cannot analyse likulaprabodhān
  • Line 2: “śrutvā sa nārīkaravartisārīmukhātsvamāśaṅkata yatra dṛṣṭam
  • śrutvā -
  • śru -> śrutvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √śru]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nārīka -
  • nārīka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nārīka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ravar -
  • rava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ravā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    ru (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ṛti -
  • ṛti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ṛti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • sārīm -
  • sārī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ukhāt -
  • ukha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • svam -
  • sva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    svan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    svan (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    sva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • āśaṅka -
  • āśaṅka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āśaṅka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ta -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • yatra -
  • yatra (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yatra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yatra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dṛṣṭam -
  • dṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √dṛś]
    dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √dṛś]
    dṛś -> dṛṣṭā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √dṛś]
    dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]
    dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √dṛś class 1 verb], [accusative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 6.60

Cover of edition (1989)

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by Harekrishna Meher (1989)

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Cover of edition (2016)

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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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