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 11.29

देवः स्वयं वसति तत्र किल स्वयंभूर्न्यग्रोधमण्डलतले हिमशीतले यः ।
स वां विलोक्य निजशिल्पमनन्यकल्पं सर्वेषु कारुषु करोतु करेण दर्पम् ॥ २९ ॥

devaḥ svayaṃ vasati tatra kila svayaṃbhūrnyagrodhamaṇḍalatale himaśītale yaḥ |
sa vāṃ vilokya nijaśilpamananyakalpaṃ sarveṣu kāruṣu karotu kareṇa darpam || 29 ||

The English translation of Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 11.29 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 (11.29). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Deva, Devri, Svayam, Vasati, Vasat, Tatra, Kila, Svayambhu, Nyagrodha, Anda, Tala, Himashitala, Yah, Yushmad, Vilokya, Nija, Shilpa, Ananya, Kalpam, Kalpa, Sarva, Karu, Kara, Darpa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “devaḥ svayaṃ vasati tatra kila svayaṃbhūrnyagrodhamaṇḍalatale himaśītale yaḥ
  • devaḥ -
  • deva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    devṛ (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • svayam -
  • svayam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • vasati -
  • vasati (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vasati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vasati (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vasatī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    vas -> vasat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √vas class 1 verb]
    vas -> vasat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √vas class 1 verb]
    vas (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • kila -
  • kila (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    kila (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kil (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • svayambhūr -
  • svayambhū (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    svayambhū (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    svayambhu (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
  • nyagrodham -
  • nyagrodha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nyagrodhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • aṇḍa -
  • aṇḍa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • la -
  • la (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tale -
  • tala (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    tala (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    talā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tal (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • himaśītale -
  • himaśītala (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    himaśītala (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    himaśītalā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • yaḥ -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “sa vāṃ vilokya nijaśilpamananyakalpaṃ sarveṣu kāruṣu karotu kareṇa darpam
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative dual], [dative dual], [genitive dual]
  • vilokya -
  • vilokya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vilokya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nija -
  • nija (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nija (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śilpam -
  • śilpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śilpa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śilpā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ananya -
  • ananya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ananya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kalpam -
  • kalpam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kalpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kalpa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kalpā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • sarveṣu -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • kāruṣu -
  • kāru (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
  • karotu -
  • kṛ (verb class 8)
    [imperative active third single]
  • kareṇa -
  • kara (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    kara (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • darpam -
  • darpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 11.29

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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