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 11.19

धृत्वैकया रसनयामृतमीश्वरेन्दोरप्यन्यया त्वदधरस्य रसं द्विजिह्वः ।
आस्वादयन्युगपदेष परं विशेषं निर्णेतुमेतदुभयस्य यदि क्षमः स्यात् ॥ १९ ॥

dhṛtvaikayā rasanayāmṛtamīśvarendorapyanyayā tvadadharasya rasaṃ dvijihvaḥ |
āsvādayanyugapadeṣa paraṃ viśeṣaṃ nirṇetumetadubhayasya yadi kṣamaḥ syāt || 19 ||

The English translation of Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 11.19 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 (11.19). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dhritva, Dhritvan, Aika, Rasana, Amrita, Ishvara, Indu, Rapya, Yushmad, Adhara, Rasa, Dvijihva, Asvada, Yat, Yugapada, Isha, Ishan, Param, Para, Vishesha, Yadi, Yad, Ksham, Kshama, Syat, Sya,

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 11.19). 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: “dhṛtvaikayā rasanayāmṛtamīśvarendorapyanyayā tvadadharasya rasaṃ dvijihvaḥ
  • dhṛtvai -
  • dhṛtvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    dhṛtvan (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    dhṛ -> dhṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dhṛ]
  • aikayā -
  • aikā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • rasanayā -
  • rasanā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • amṛtam -
  • amṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    amṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    amṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • īśvare -
  • īśvara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    īśvara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    īśvarā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • indor -
  • indu (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • rapya -
  • rap -> rapya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √rap]
    rap -> rapya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √rap class 1 verb]
    rap -> rapya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √rap class 1 verb]
  • nyayā -
  • tvad -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [ablative single]
  • adharasya -
  • adhara (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    adhara (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • rasam -
  • rasa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    rasā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • dvijihvaḥ -
  • dvijihva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “āsvādayanyugapadeṣa paraṃ viśeṣaṃ nirṇetumetadubhayasya yadi kṣamaḥ syāt
  • āsvāda -
  • āsvāda (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yan -
  • yat (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    i -> yat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
  • yugapade -
  • yugapada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    yugapada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • iṣa -
  • iṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    iṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    iṣan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • param -
  • param (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    para (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    para (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • viśeṣam -
  • viśeṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    viśeṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    viśeṣā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Cannot analyse nirṇetumetadubhayasya*ya
  • yadi -
  • yadi (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    yadi (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • kṣamaḥ -
  • kṣam (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    kṣama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • syāt -
  • syāt (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    syāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 11.19

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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