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 9.77

क्रतोः कृते जाग्रति वेत्ति कः कति प्रभोरपां वेश्मनि कामधेनवः ।
त्वदर्थमेकामपि याचते स चेत्प्रचेतसः पाणिगतैव वर्तसे ॥ ७७ ॥

kratoḥ kṛte jāgrati vetti kaḥ kati prabhorapāṃ veśmani kāmadhenavaḥ |
tvadarthamekāmapi yācate sa cetpracetasaḥ pāṇigataiva vartase || 77 ||

The English translation of Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 9.77 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 (9.77). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kratu, Krat, Krite, Krit, Krita, Kriti, Jagrat, Jagrati, Kah, Prabhu, Veshman, Kamadhenu, Tvadartham, Eka, Api, Yacat, Panigata,

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 9.77). 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: “kratoḥ kṛte jāgrati vetti kaḥ kati prabhorapāṃ veśmani kāmadhenavaḥ
  • kratoḥ -
  • kratu (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    kṛ -> krat (participle, masculine)
    [genitive dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [locative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb]
    kṛ -> krat (participle, neuter)
    [genitive dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [locative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb]
  • kṛte -
  • kṛte (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kṛte (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    kṛt (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    kṛt (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    kṛta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kṛta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kṛti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    kṛti (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kṛta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kṛtā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [present middle third single]
  • jāgrati -
  • jāgrat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    jāgrat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [locative single]
    jāgṛ -> jāgrat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √jāgṛ class 2 verb]
    jāgṛ -> jāgrat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √jāgṛ class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √jāgṛ class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √jāgṛ class 2 verb], [locative single from √jāgṛ class 2 verb]
    jāgṛ -> jāgratī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √jāgṛ class 2 verb]
    jāgṛ (verb class 2)
    [present active third plural]
  • vetti -
  • vid (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • kaḥ -
  • kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kati -
  • kati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • prabhor -
  • prabhu (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    prabhu (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • apām -
  • ap (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [aorist active first single]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first single], [aorist active first single]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • veśmani -
  • veśman (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • kāmadhenavaḥ -
  • kāmadhenu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 2: “tvadarthamekāmapi yācate sa cetpracetasaḥ pāṇigataiva vartase
  • tvadartham -
  • tvadartham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • ekām -
  • ekā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    api (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • yācate -
  • yāc -> yācat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √yāc class 1 verb]
    yāc -> yācat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √yāc class 1 verb]
    yāc (verb class 1)
    [present middle third single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Cannot analyse cetpracetasaḥ*pā
  • pāṇigatai -
  • pāṇigata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pāṇigata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pāṇigatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • vartase -
  • vṛt (verb class 1)
    [present middle second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 9.77

Cover of edition (1989)

Philosophical Reflections in the Naisadhacarita
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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