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 12.96

अस्यासिर्भुजगः स्वकोशसुषिराकृष्टः स्फुरत्कृष्णिमा कम्पोन्मीलदराललीलवलनस्तेषां भिये भूभुजाम् ।
सङ्ग्रामेषु निजाङ्गुलीमयमहासिद्धाषधीवीरुधः पर्वास्ये विनिवेश्य जाङ्गुलिकता यैर्नाम नालम्बिता ॥ ९६ ॥

asyāsirbhujagaḥ svakośasuṣirākṛṣṭaḥ sphuratkṛṣṇimā kamponmīladarālalīlavalanasteṣāṃ bhiye bhūbhujām |
saṅgrāmeṣu nijāṅgulīmayamahāsiddhāṣadhīvīrudhaḥ parvāsye viniveśya jāṅgulikatā yairnāma nālambitā || 96 ||

The English translation of Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 12.96 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 (12.96). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Asi, Idam, Asis, Bhujaga, Svaka, Sushira, Akrishta, Sphurat, Krishniman, Kampa, Unmila, Dara, Ala, Lila, Valana, Stri, Sti, Ish, Isha, Bhiya, Bhi, Bhubhuj, Sangrama, Nija, Anguli, Aya, Aha, Asiddha, Dhi, Virudh, Paru, Parvan, Parva, Asya, Jangulika, Tas, Yah, Yat, Naman, Nri, Alambita,

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 12.96). 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: “asyāsirbhujagaḥ svakośasuṣirākṛṣṭaḥ sphuratkṛṣṇimā kamponmīladarālalīlavalanasteṣāṃ bhiye bhūbhujām
  • asyā -
  • as -> asya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √as]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    asi (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    asī (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    as (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • asir -
  • asis (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    asi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    asi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhujagaḥ -
  • bhujaga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • svako -
  • svaka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    svaka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    svakā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ūśa -
  • vaś (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
    vaś (verb class 2)
    [perfect active second plural]
    vaś (verb class 3)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • suṣirā -
  • suṣira (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    suṣira (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    suṣirā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • akṛṣṭaḥ -
  • akṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sphurat -
  • sphurat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    sphurat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    sphur -> sphurat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √sphur class 6 verb], [vocative single from √sphur class 6 verb], [accusative single from √sphur class 6 verb]
  • kṛṣṇimā -
  • kṛṣṇiman (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kampo -
  • kampa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kampa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kampā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • unmīla -
  • unmīla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • darā -
  • dara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    darā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ala -
  • ala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    al (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • līla -
  • līla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    līla (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • valana -
  • valana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ste -
  • stṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    sti (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present middle third single], [imperative active second plural]
  • iṣām -
  • iṣ (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    iṣ (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    iṣ (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    iṣā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • bhiye -
  • bhiyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    bhī (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
  • bhūbhujām -
  • bhūbhuj (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • Line 2: “saṅgrāmeṣu nijāṅgulīmayamahāsiddhāṣadhīvīrudhaḥ parvāsye viniveśya jāṅgulikatā yairnāma nālambitā
  • saṅgrāmeṣu -
  • saṅgrāma (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    saṅgrāma (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • nijā -
  • nija (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nija (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nijā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aṅgulīm -
  • aṅgulī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ayam -
  • aya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ahā -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • asiddhā -
  • asiddha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    asiddha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    asiddhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aṣa -
  • aṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • dhī -
  • dhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    dhi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • vīrudhaḥ -
  • vīrudh (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • parvā -
  • paru (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    parvan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    parvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    parv (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • āsye -
  • āsya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    āsya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    āsyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ās -> āsya (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √ās]
    ās -> āsya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √ās], [vocative dual from √ās], [accusative dual from √ās], [locative single from √ās]
    ās -> āsyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √ās], [vocative single from √ās], [vocative dual from √ās], [accusative dual from √ās]
    as -> āsya (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √as]
    as -> āsya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √as], [vocative dual from √as], [accusative dual from √as], [locative single from √as]
    as -> āsyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √as], [vocative single from √as], [vocative dual from √as], [accusative dual from √as]
    ās (verb class 2)
    [present passive first single], [imperfect passive first single]
    as (verb class 4)
    [imperfect passive first single]
    ās (verb class 0)
    [present passive first single], [imperfect passive first single]
    as (verb class 0)
    [present passive first single], [imperfect passive first single]
  • viniveśya -
  • jāṅgulika -
  • jāṅgulika (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tā* -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • yair -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • nāma -
  • nāman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ālambitā -
  • ālambitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 12.96

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Cover of edition (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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