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 9.150

महेन्द्रहेतेरपि रक्षणं भयाद्यदर्थिसाधारणमस्त्रभृद्वृतम् ।
प्रसूनबाणादपि मामरक्षतः क्षतं तदुच्चैरवकीर्णिनस्तव ॥ १५० ॥

mahendraheterapi rakṣaṇaṃ bhayādyadarthisādhāraṇamastrabhṛdvṛtam |
prasūnabāṇādapi māmarakṣataḥ kṣataṃ taduccairavakīrṇinastava || 150 ||

The English translation of Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 9.150 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 (9.150). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Mahendra, Heti, Api, Rakshana, Bhayat, Bhaya, Yat, Yad, Arthin, Arthi, Sadharanam, Sadharana, Astrabhrit, Vrit, Vrita, Prasunabana, Mama, Rakshat, Kshata, Tad, Tat, Uccaih, Ucca, Avakirnin, Yushmad,

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 9.150). 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: “mahendraheterapi rakṣaṇaṃ bhayādyadarthisādhāraṇamastrabhṛdvṛtam
  • mahendra -
  • mahendra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • heter -
  • heti (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    heti (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • rakṣaṇam -
  • rakṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    rakṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    rakṣaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • bhayād -
  • bhayāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bhaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    bhaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • yad -
  • yat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • arthi -
  • arthin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    arthin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    arthī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    arthī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    arthī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • sādhāraṇam -
  • sādhāraṇam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sādhāraṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sādhāraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • astrabhṛd -
  • astrabhṛt (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • vṛtam -
  • vṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    vṛt (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    vṛ -> vṛta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √vṛ class 9 verb]
    vṛ -> vṛta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √vṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √vṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √vṛ class 9 verb], [accusative single from √vṛ class 9 verb]
    vṛ -> vṛta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √vṛ class 9 verb]
    vṛ -> vṛta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √vṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √vṛ class 9 verb], [accusative single from √vṛ class 9 verb]
  • Line 2: “prasūnabāṇādapi māmarakṣataḥ kṣataṃ taduccairavakīrṇinastava
  • prasūnabāṇād -
  • prasūnabāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    api (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • māma -
  • māma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperative active first plural]
  • rakṣataḥ -
  • rakṣ -> rakṣat (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √rakṣ class 1 verb], [ablative single from √rakṣ class 1 verb], [genitive single from √rakṣ class 1 verb]
    rakṣ -> rakṣat (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √rakṣ class 1 verb], [genitive single from √rakṣ class 1 verb]
    rakṣ (verb class 1)
    [present active third dual]
  • kṣatam -
  • kṣata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṣata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṣatā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    kṣan -> kṣata (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kṣan class 8 verb]
    kṣan -> kṣata (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kṣan class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṣan class 8 verb]
  • tad -
  • tad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • uccair -
  • uccaiḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    uccaiḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    ucca (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    ucca (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • avakīrṇinas -
  • avakīrṇin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    avakīrṇin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • tava -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]

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by B.N. Goswamy (2015)

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