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 11.15

जन्यास्ततः फणभृतामधिपः सुरौघान्माञ्जिष्ठमञ्जिमवगाहिपदोष्ठलक्ष्मीम् ।
तां मानसं निखिलवारिचयान्नवीना हंसावलीमिव घना गमयांबभूवुः ॥ १५ ॥

janyāstataḥ phaṇabhṛtāmadhipaḥ suraughānmāñjiṣṭhamañjimavagāhipadoṣṭhalakṣmīm |
tāṃ mānasaṃ nikhilavāricayānnavīnā haṃsāvalīmiva ghanā gamayāṃbabhūvuḥ || 15 ||

The English translation of Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 11.15 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 (11.15). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Jani, Janya, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Phanabhrit, Adhipa, Sura, Augha, Manjishtha, Anji, Ahi, Pad, Tha, Lakshmi, Manasa, Nikhila, Var, Vari, Caya, Avi, Hamsavali, Iva, Ghana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “janyāstataḥ phaṇabhṛtāmadhipaḥ suraughānmāñjiṣṭhamañjimavagāhipadoṣṭhalakṣmīm
  • janyās -
  • jani (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    janī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    janya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    janyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    jan -> janya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √jan class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 10 verb], [nominative plural from √jan], [vocative plural from √jan]
    jan -> janyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √jan class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √jan class 10 verb], [nominative plural from √jan], [vocative plural from √jan], [accusative plural from √jan]
    jan (verb class 2)
    [optative active second single]
  • tataḥ -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • phaṇabhṛtām -
  • phaṇabhṛt (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • adhipaḥ -
  • adhipa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    adhipā (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • surau -
  • sura (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sura (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    surā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    sur (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • aughān -
  • augha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative plural], [ablative single]
  • māñjiṣṭham -
  • māñjiṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    māñjiṣṭha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    māñjiṣṭhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • añjim -
  • añji (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    añji (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • avag -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active second single], [imperfect active third single]
  • ā -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ahi -
  • ahi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ahī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    ahī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • padoṣ -
  • pad (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
  • ṭha -
  • ṭha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • lakṣmīm -
  • lakṣmī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “tāṃ mānasaṃ nikhilavāricayānnavīnā haṃsāvalīmiva ghanā gamayāṃbabhūvuḥ
  • tām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • mānasam -
  • mānasa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mānasa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    mānasā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • nikhila -
  • nikhila (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nikhila (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vāri -
  • vāri (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vāri (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vārī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    vār (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vār (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • cayānn -
  • caya (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • avīn -
  • avi (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ā* -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    o (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • haṃsāvalīm -
  • haṃsāvalī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • ghanā* -
  • ghana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ghanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • gamayām -
  • gam -> gamayām (periphrastic_perfect)
    [periphrastic_perfect from √gam]
  • babhūvuḥ -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [perfect active third plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 11.15

Cover of edition (1989)

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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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