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 12.56

नम्रप्रत्यर्थिपृथ्वीपतिमुखकमलम्लानताभृङ्गजातच्छायान्तःपातचन्द्रायितचरणनखश्रेणिरैणेयनेत्रे ।
दृप्तारिप्राणवातामृतरसलहरीभूरिपानेन पीनं भूलोकस्यैष भर्ता भुजभुजगयुगं सांयुगीनं बिभर्ति ॥ ५६ ॥

namrapratyarthipṛthvīpatimukhakamalamlānatābhṛṅgajātacchāyāntaḥpātacandrāyitacaraṇanakhaśreṇiraiṇeyanetre |
dṛptāriprāṇavātāmṛtarasalaharībhūripānena pīnaṃ bhūlokasyaiṣa bhartā bhujabhujagayugaṃ sāṃyugīnaṃ bibharti || 56 ||

The English translation of Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 12.56 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 (12.56). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Namra, Pratyarthin, Prithvipati, Ukha, Kamala, Lana, Tan, Bhringaja, Acchaya, Tas, Pata, Candra, Ayita, Carana, Nakha, Shreni, Aineya, Netri, Netra, Dripta, Aripra, Anava, Amrita, Rasa, Lahari, Bhuri, Pana, Pina, Bhuloka, Aisha, Bhartri, Bhuja, Bhujaga, Yuga, Samyugina,

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 12.56). 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: “namrapratyarthipṛthvīpatimukhakamalamlānatābhṛṅgajātacchāyāntaḥpātacandrāyitacaraṇanakhaśreṇiraiṇeyanetre
  • namra -
  • namra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    namra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pratyarthi -
  • pratyarthin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    pratyarthin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • pṛthvīpatim -
  • pṛthvīpati (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • ukha -
  • ukha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kamalam -
  • kamala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kamala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kamalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • lāna -
  • lāna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    lāna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhṛṅgajāt -
  • bhṛṅgaja (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • acchāyān -
  • acchāya (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • taḥ -
  • tas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pāta -
  • pāta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pāta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second plural]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • candrā -
  • candra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    candra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    candrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • āyita -
  • i -> āyita (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √i]
    i -> āyita (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √i]
    i -> āyita (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √i]
    i -> āyita (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √i]
  • caraṇa -
  • caraṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    caraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nakha -
  • nakha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nakha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nakh (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • śreṇir -
  • śreṇi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiṇeya -
  • aiṇeya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aiṇeya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • netre -
  • netṛ (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    netra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    netra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • Line 2: “dṛptāriprāṇavātāmṛtarasalaharībhūripānena pīnaṃ bhūlokasyaiṣa bhartā bhujabhujagayugaṃ sāṃyugīnaṃ bibharti
  • dṛptā -
  • dṛpta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dṛpta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dṛptā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ariprā -
  • aripra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aripra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ariprā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aṇavāt -
  • aṇava (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    aṇava (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • āmṛta -
  • āmṛta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āmṛta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rasa -
  • rasa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ras (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • laharī -
  • laharī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    lahari (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • bhūri -
  • bhūri (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhūri (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    bhūri (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhūrī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhūrī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhūrī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • pānena -
  • pāna (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    pāna (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • pīnam -
  • pīna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pīna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pīnā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    pi -> pīna (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √pi class 6 verb]
    pi -> pīna (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √pi class 6 verb], [accusative single from √pi class 6 verb]
  • bhūlokasyai -
  • bhūloka (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • aiṣa -
  • aiṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhartā -
  • bhartṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    bhṛ (verb class 1)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
    bhṛ (verb class 2)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
    bhṛ (verb class 3)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
  • bhuja -
  • bhuja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhuj (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • bhujaga -
  • bhujaga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhujaga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yugam -
  • yuga (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • sāṃyugīnam -
  • sāṃyugīna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sāṃyugīna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sāṃyugīnā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • bibharti -
  • bhṛ (verb class 3)
    [present active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 12.56

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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