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 9.152

लघौ लघावेव पुरः परे बुधैर्विधेयमुत्तेजनमात्मतेजसः ।
तृणे तृणेढि ज्वलनः खलु ज्वलन्त्रमात्करीषद्रुमकाण्डमण्डलम् ॥ १५२ ॥

laghau laghāveva puraḥ pare budhairvidheyamuttejanamātmatejasaḥ |
tṛṇe tṛṇeḍhi jvalanaḥ khalu jvalantramātkarīṣadrumakāṇḍamaṇḍalam || 152 ||

The English translation of Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 9.152 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 (9.152). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Laghu, Lagha, Eva, Purah, Pur, Pura, Pare, Para, Pari, Budha, Vidheya, Uttejana, Atmata, Sah, Trina, Tri, Jvalana, Khalu, Jvalat, Tra, Karisha, Drumaka, Anda,

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 9.152). 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: “laghau laghāveva puraḥ pare budhairvidheyamuttejanamātmatejasaḥ
  • laghau -
  • laghu (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    lagha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • laghāve -
  • laghu (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    lagha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • puraḥ -
  • puraḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    puraḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pur (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    pura (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pare -
  • pare (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    para (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    para (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    parā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    pari (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    pari (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • budhair -
  • budha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    budha (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • vidheyam -
  • vidheya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vidheya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vidheyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    vidh (verb class 6)
    [optative active first single]
    vidh (verb class 6)
    [optative active first single]
  • uttejanam -
  • uttejana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    uttejanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ātmate -
  • ātmatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ja -
  • ja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ja (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saḥ -
  • saḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “tṛṇe tṛṇeḍhi jvalanaḥ khalu jvalantramātkarīṣadrumakāṇḍamaṇḍalam
  • tṛṇe -
  • tṛṇa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    tṛṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    tṛ (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • tṛṇeḍhi -
  • tṛh (verb class 7)
    [present active third single]
  • jvalanaḥ -
  • jvalana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • khalu -
  • khalu (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    khalu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    khalu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    khalu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • jvalan -
  • jvalat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    jval -> jvalat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √jval class 1 verb], [vocative single from √jval class 1 verb]
  • tram -
  • tra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    trā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • āt -
  • āt (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • karīṣa -
  • karīṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    karīṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • drumakāṇ -
  • drumaka (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ḍam -
  • ḍa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ḍā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • aṇḍa -
  • aṇḍa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • lam -
  • la (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 9.152

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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