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 10.71

कुलं च शीलं च बलं च यूनां जानासि नानाभुवनागतानाम् ।
एषामतस्त्वं भव वावदूका मूकायितुं कः समयस्तवायम् ॥ ७१ ॥

kulaṃ ca śīlaṃ ca balaṃ ca yūnāṃ jānāsi nānābhuvanāgatānām |
eṣāmatastvaṃ bhava vāvadūkā mūkāyituṃ kaḥ samayastavāyam || 71 ||

The English translation of Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 10.71 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 (10.71). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kula, Shil, Shila, Bala, Yuvan, Nana, Bhuvana, Agata, Tas, Tva, Yushmad, Bhava, Kah, Samaya, Aya, Idam,

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 10.71). 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: “kulaṃ ca śīlaṃ ca balaṃ ca yūnāṃ jānāsi nānābhuvanāgatānām
  • kulam -
  • kula (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kula (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kulā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śīlam -
  • śīla (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śīla (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śīlā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    śīl (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • balam -
  • bala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    balā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yūnām -
  • yu (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    yu (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    yu (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    yuvan (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • jānāsi -
  • jñā (verb class 9)
    [present active second single]
  • nānā -
  • nānā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhuvanā -
  • bhuvana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhuvana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhuvanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • agatānām -
  • agata (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    agata (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    agatā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • Line 2: “eṣāmatastvaṃ bhava vāvadūkā mūkāyituṃ kaḥ samayastavāyam
  • eṣāma -
  • eṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active first plural]
    iṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active first plural]
  • tas -
  • tas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tvam -
  • tva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • bhava -
  • bhava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • vāvadūkā* -
  • Cannot analyse mūkāyitum*ka
  • kaḥ -
  • kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • samayas -
  • samaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tavā -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
  • ayam -
  • aya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 10.71

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)

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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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