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 12.102

वृद्धो वार्धिरसौ तरङ्गवलिभं बिभ्रद्वपुः पाण्डुरं हंसालीपलितेन यष्टिकलितस्तावद्वयोर्बंहिमा ।
बिभ्रच्चन्द्रिकया च कं विकचया योग्यस्फुरत्संगतं स्थाने स्नानविधायिधार्मिकशिरोनत्यापि नित्यादृतः ॥ १०२ ॥

vṛddho vārdhirasau taraṅgavalibhaṃ bibhradvapuḥ pāṇḍuraṃ haṃsālīpalitena yaṣṭikalitastāvadvayorbaṃhimā |
bibhraccandrikayā ca kaṃ vikacayā yogyasphuratsaṃgataṃ sthāne snānavidhāyidhārmikaśironatyāpi nityādṛtaḥ || 102 ||

The English translation of Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 12.102 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 (12.102). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vriddha, Vardhi, Asi, Asu, Adah, Taranga, Valibha, Bibhrat, Vapu, Vapus, Pandura, Hamsali, Palita, Yashti, Kalita, Tavat, Bamhiman, Candrika, Kah, Vikaca, Yogin, Yogya, Yogi, Sangata, Sthane, Sthana, Snana, Vidhayin, Dharmika, Shironati, Api, Nitya, Rita,

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 12.102). 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: “vṛddho vārdhirasau taraṅgavalibhaṃ bibhradvapuḥ pāṇḍuraṃ haṃsālīpalitena yaṣṭikalitastāvadvayorbaṃhimā
  • vṛddho* -
  • vṛddha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vṛdh -> vṛddha (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √vṛdh class 1 verb]
  • vārdhir -
  • vārdhi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • asau -
  • asi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    asi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    asu (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    adaḥ (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • taraṅga -
  • taraṅga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    taraṅga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • valibham -
  • valibha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    valibha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    valibhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • bibhrad -
  • bibhrat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    bibhrat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • vapuḥ -
  • vapus (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vapus (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vapu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    vapu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pāṇḍuram -
  • pāṇḍura (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pāṇḍura (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pāṇḍurā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • haṃsālī -
  • haṃsāli (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    haṃsāli (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • palitena -
  • palita (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    palita (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • yaṣṭi -
  • yaṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    yaṣṭi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    yaṣṭī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • kalitas -
  • kalita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kal -> kalita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √kal class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kal class 10 verb]
  • tāvad -
  • tāvat (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tāvat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tāvat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    tāvat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • vayor -
  • va (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    va (noun, neuter)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    (noun, feminine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    ve (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
  • baṃhimā -
  • baṃhiman (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “bibhraccandrikayā ca kaṃ vikacayā yogyasphuratsaṃgataṃ sthāne snānavidhāyidhārmikaśironatyāpi nityādṛtaḥ
  • bibhrac -
  • bibhrat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    bibhrat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • candrikayā -
  • candrikā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kam -
  • ka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • vikacayā -
  • vikacā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • yogya -
  • yogin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    yogin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    yogya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yogya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yogī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    yogī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yogī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    yuj -> yogya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √yuj class 7 verb]
    yuj -> yogya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √yuj class 7 verb]
  • asphurat -
  • sphur (verb class 6)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • saṅgatam -
  • saṅgata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    saṅgata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    saṅgatā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • sthāne -
  • sthāne (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sthāna (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • snāna -
  • snāna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vidhāyi -
  • vidhāyin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vidhāyin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • dhārmika -
  • dhārmika (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dhārmika (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śironatyā -
  • śironati (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
  • āpi -
  • āpi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    āpi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    āpi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    āpī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    āpī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    āpī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • nityād -
  • nitya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    nitya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ṛtaḥ -
  • ṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 12.102

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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