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 7.4

वेलामतिक्रम्य पृथुं मुखेन्दोरालोकपीयूषरसेन तस्याः ।
नलस्य रागाम्बुनिधौ विवृद्धे तुङ्गौ कुचावाश्रयतः स्म दृष्टी ॥ ४ ॥

velāmatikramya pṛthuṃ mukhendorālokapīyūṣarasena tasyāḥ |
nalasya rāgāmbunidhau vivṛddhe tuṅgau kucāvāśrayataḥ sma dṛṣṭī || 4 ||

The English translation of Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 7.4 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 (7.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vela, Atikramya, Prithu, Mukhendu, Aloka, Piyusha, Rasa, Nala, Raga, Ambunidhi, Vivriddha, Vivriddhi, Tunga, Kuca, Ashrayatah, Sma, Drishti, Drishtin,

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 7.4). 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: “velāmatikramya pṛthuṃ mukhendorālokapīyūṣarasena tasyāḥ
  • velām -
  • velā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • atikramya -
  • atikramya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • pṛthum -
  • pṛthu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • mukhendor -
  • mukhendu (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • āloka -
  • āloka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pīyūṣa -
  • pīyūṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pīyūṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rasena -
  • rasa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • tasyāḥ -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “nalasya rāgāmbunidhau vivṛddhe tuṅgau kucāvāśrayataḥ sma dṛṣṭī
  • nalasya -
  • nala (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    nala (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • rāgā -
  • rāga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rāgā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ambunidhau -
  • ambunidhi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • vivṛddhe -
  • vivṛddha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vivṛddha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    vivṛddhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vivṛddhi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • tuṅgau -
  • tuṅga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • kucāvā -
  • kuca (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kuc (verb class 6)
    [imperative active first dual]
  • āśrayataḥ -
  • āśrayataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • sma -
  • sma (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sman (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • dṛṣṭī -
  • dṛṣṭī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    dṛṣṭī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    dṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    dṛṣṭin (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 7.4

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)

English (Hardcover)

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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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