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 9.158

श्वस्तस्याः प्रियमाप्तुसुद्धुरधियो धाराः सृजन्त्या रयान्नम्रोन्नम्रकपोलपालिपुलकैर्वेतस्वतीरस्रुणः ।
चत्वारः प्रहराः स्मरार्तिभिरभूत्सापि क्षपा दुःक्षया तत्तस्यां कृपयाखिलैव विधिना रात्रिस्त्रियामा कृता ॥ १५८ ॥

śvastasyāḥ priyamāptusuddhuradhiyo dhārāḥ sṛjantyā rayānnamronnamrakapolapālipulakairvetasvatīrasruṇaḥ |
catvāraḥ praharāḥ smarārtibhirabhūtsāpi kṣapā duḥkṣayā tattasyāṃ kṛpayākhilaiva vidhinā rātristriyāmā kṛtā || 158 ||

The English translation of Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 9.158 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 (9.158). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Priyam, Pri, Priya, Aptu, Sut, Dhara, Srijanti, Raya, Amra, Unnamra, Pulaka, Vetasvat, Sru, Catu, Ara, Prahara, Smara, Arti, Api, Kshapa, Duh, Ksha, Kshaya, Tat, Tad, Kripa, Akhila, Vidhi, Ratri, Stri, Krit, Krita,

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 9.158). 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: “śvastasyāḥ priyamāptusuddhuradhiyo dhārāḥ sṛjantyā rayānnamronnamrakapolapālipulakairvetasvatīrasruṇaḥ
  • śva -
  • śvan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • sta -
  • as (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • syāḥ -
  • si (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [optative active second single]
  • priyam -
  • priyam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    priya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    priya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    priyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    prī (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    prī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ā -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • aptu -
  • aptu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    aptu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    aptu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • suddh -
  • sut (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    sut (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • hu -
  • (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • ra -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • adhiyo* -
  • dhi (verb class 6)
    [imperfect active second single]
  • dhārāḥ -
  • dhāra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    dhārā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • sṛjantyā* -
  • sṛj -> sṛjantī (participle, feminine)
    [ablative single from √sṛj class 6 verb], [genitive single from √sṛj class 6 verb]
  • rayānn -
  • raya (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • amro -
  • amra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    amrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • unnamra -
  • unnamra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    unnamra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kapolapāli -
  • kapolapāli (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • pulakair -
  • pulaka (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    pulaka (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • vetasvatī -
  • vetasvat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vetasvat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • ira -
  • ir (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • sru -
  • srū (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • ṇaḥ -
  • ṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “catvāraḥ praharāḥ smarārtibhirabhūtsāpi kṣapā duḥkṣayā tattasyāṃ kṛpayākhilaiva vidhinā rātristriyāmā kṛtā
  • catvā -
  • catu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    catu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    catu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
  • āraḥ -
  • āra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [aorist active second single]
    (verb class 3)
    [aorist active second single]
    (verb class 5)
    [aorist active second single]
  • praharāḥ -
  • prahara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • smarā -
  • smara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    smara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    smarā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    smṛ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • artibhir -
  • arti (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • abhūt -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [aorist active third single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • kṣapā* -
  • kṣapa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kṣapā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • duḥ -
  • duḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    dur (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    dur (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
  • kṣayā -
  • kṣā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    kṣayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • tat -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tasyām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • kṛpayā -
  • kṛpā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    kṛp (verb class 0)
    [imperative active second single]
  • akhilai -
  • akhila (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    akhila (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    akhilā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • vidhinā -
  • vidhi (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    vidhī (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • rātri -
  • rātrī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • striyām -
  • strī (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • ā -
  • ā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • kṛtā -
  • kṛt (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    kṛt (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    kṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    kṛ -> kṛtā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 9.158

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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)

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by B.N. Goswamy (2015)

A Great Series of Paintings of An Old Indian Romance; Foreword by Karan Sing.

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