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 12.98

अस्यारिप्रकरः शरश्च नृपतेः संख्ये पतन्तावुभौ सीत्कारं च न संमुखौ रचयतः कम्पं च न प्राप्नुतः ।
तद्युक्तं न पुनर्निवृत्तिरुभयोर्जागर्ति यन्मुक्तयोरेकस्तत्र भिनत्ति मित्रमपरश्चामित्रमित्यद्भुतम् ॥ ९८ ॥

asyāriprakaraḥ śaraśca nṛpateḥ saṃkhye patantāvubhau sītkāraṃ ca na saṃmukhau racayataḥ kampaṃ ca na prāpnutaḥ |
tadyuktaṃ na punarnivṛttirubhayorjāgarti yanmuktayorekastatra bhinatti mitramaparaścāmitramityadbhutam || 98 ||

The English translation of Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 12.98 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 (12.98). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Asi, Idam, Aripra, Karas, Kara, Shara, Sharas, Nripati, Sankhya, Patat, Ubha, Mukha, Racayat, Kampa, Pra, Tad, Tat, Yuktam, Yukta, Punar, Nivritti, Yat, Yad, Mukta, Reka, Tatra, Mitra, Apara, Amitra, Iti, Itya, Adbhuta,

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 12.98). 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: “asyāriprakaraḥ śaraśca nṛpateḥ saṃkhye patantāvubhau sītkāraṃ ca na saṃmukhau racayataḥ kampaṃ ca na prāpnutaḥ
  • 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]
  • aripra -
  • aripra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aripra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • karaḥ -
  • karas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    kara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śaraś -
  • śaras (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    śara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nṛpateḥ -
  • nṛpati (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • saṅkhye -
  • saṅkhya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    saṅkhya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    saṅkhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • patantāvu -
  • patat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    pat -> patat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative dual from √pat class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √pat class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √pat class 1 verb]
  • ubhau -
  • ubha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Cannot analyse sītkāram*ca
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṃ -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • mukhau -
  • mukha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • racayataḥ -
  • rac -> racayat (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √rac class 10 verb], [ablative single from √rac class 10 verb], [genitive single from √rac class 10 verb]
    rac -> racayat (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √rac class 10 verb], [genitive single from √rac class 10 verb]
    rac (verb class 10)
    [present active third dual]
  • kampam -
  • kampa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kampā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    kampa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • prā -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    pra (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
    prā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • āpnutaḥ -
  • āp (verb class 5)
    [present active third dual]
  • Line 2: “tadyuktaṃ na punarnivṛttirubhayorjāgarti yanmuktayorekastatra bhinatti mitramaparaścāmitramityadbhutam
  • tad -
  • tad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • yuktam -
  • yuktam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yukta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    yukta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    yuktā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    yuj -> yukta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √yuj class 7 verb]
    yuj -> yukta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √yuj class 7 verb], [accusative single from √yuj class 7 verb]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • punar -
  • punar (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    punar (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • nivṛttir -
  • nivṛtti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ubhayor -
  • ubha (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    ubha (noun, neuter)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    ubhā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
  • jāgarti -
  • jāgarti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    jāgṛ (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • yan -
  • yat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • muktayor -
  • mukta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    mukta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    muktā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    muc -> mukta (participle, masculine)
    [genitive dual from √muc class 6 verb], [locative dual from √muc class 6 verb]
    muc -> mukta (participle, neuter)
    [genitive dual from √muc class 6 verb], [locative dual from √muc class 6 verb]
    muc -> muktā (participle, feminine)
    [genitive dual from √muc class 6 verb], [locative dual from √muc class 6 verb]
    muc -> mukta (participle, masculine)
    [genitive dual from √muc class 1 verb], [locative dual from √muc class 1 verb]
    muc -> mukta (participle, neuter)
    [genitive dual from √muc class 1 verb], [locative dual from √muc class 1 verb]
    muc -> muktā (participle, feminine)
    [genitive dual from √muc class 1 verb], [locative dual from √muc class 1 verb]
    muj -> mukta (participle, masculine)
    [genitive dual from √muj class 1 verb], [locative dual from √muj class 1 verb]
    muj -> mukta (participle, neuter)
    [genitive dual from √muj class 1 verb], [locative dual from √muj class 1 verb]
    muj -> muktā (participle, feminine)
    [genitive dual from √muj class 1 verb], [locative dual from √muj class 1 verb]
  • rekas -
  • reka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • bhinatti -
  • bhid (verb class 7)
    [present active third single]
  • mitram -
  • mitra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mitra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    mitrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • aparaś -
  • apara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • amitram -
  • amitra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    amitra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    amitrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • itya -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    itya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    itya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    i -> itya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √i]
    i -> itya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> itya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
  • adbhutam -
  • adbhuta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    adbhuta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    adbhutā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 12.98

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)

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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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