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 9.74

दिवो धवस्त्वां यदि कल्पशाखिनं कदापि याचेत निजाङ्गणालयम् ।
कथं भवेरस्य न जीवितेश्वरा न मोघयाच्ञः स हि भीरु भूरुहः ॥ ७४ ॥

divo dhavastvāṃ yadi kalpaśākhinaṃ kadāpi yāceta nijāṅgaṇālayam |
kathaṃ bhaverasya na jīviteśvarā na moghayācñaḥ sa hi bhīru bhūruhaḥ || 74 ||

The English translation of Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 9.74 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 (9.74). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Div, Dhava, Dhu, Tva, Yushmad, Yadi, Yad, Kalpashakhin, Kada, Api, Nijanga, Alaya, Katham, Katha, Rasya, Jiviteshvara, Bhiru, Bhuruh, Bhuruha,

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 9.74). 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: “divo dhavastvāṃ yadi kalpaśākhinaṃ kadāpi yāceta nijāṅgaṇālayam
  • divo* -
  • div (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • dhavas -
  • dhava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    dhu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • tvām -
  • tvā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single]
  • yadi -
  • yadi (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    yadi (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • kalpaśākhinam -
  • kalpaśākhin (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • kadā -
  • kadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    kadā (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    kad (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    api (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • yāceta -
  • yāc (verb class 1)
    [optative active second plural], [optative middle third single]
  • nijāṅga -
  • nijāṅga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nijāṅga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ṇā -
  • ṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • alayam -
  • alaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    alaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    alayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    lay (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • Line 2: “kathaṃ bhaverasya na jīviteśvarā na moghayācñaḥ sa hi bhīru bhūruhaḥ
  • 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]
  • bhaver -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [optative active second single]
  • rasya -
  • rasya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rasya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ras -> rasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √ras]
    ra (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ra (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    ras -> rasya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ras class 10 verb]
    ras -> rasya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ras class 10 verb]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jīviteśvarā* -
  • jīviteśvara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    jīviteśvarā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Cannot analyse moghayācñaḥ*sa
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • bhīru -
  • bhīru (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhīru (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    bhīrū (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhīrū (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhīrū (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • bhūruhaḥ -
  • bhūruh (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    bhūruha (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 9.74

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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