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 14.18

परस्य दारान्खलु मन्यमानैरस्पृश्यमानाममरैर्धरित्रीम् ।
भक्त्यैव भर्तुश्चरणौ दधानां नलस्य तत्कालमपश्यदेषा ॥ १८ ॥

parasya dārānkhalu manyamānairaspṛśyamānāmamarairdharitrīm |
bhaktyaiva bhartuścaraṇau dadhānāṃ nalasya tatkālamapaśyadeṣā || 18 ||

The English translation of Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 14.18 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 (14.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Para, Dara, Khalu, Manyamana, Asprishya, Anama, Ara, Dharitri, Bhaktya, Bhakti, Bhartri, Carana, Carani, Dadha, Nala, Tatkala, Apashyat, Esha,

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 14.18). 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: “parasya dārānkhalu manyamānairaspṛśyamānāmamarairdharitrīm
  • parasya -
  • para (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    para (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • dārān -
  • dāra (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • khalu -
  • khalu (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    khalu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    khalu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    khalu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • manyamānair -
  • man -> manyamāna (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental plural from √man class 4 verb], [instrumental plural from √man class 8 verb]
    man -> manyamāna (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental plural from √man class 4 verb], [instrumental plural from √man class 8 verb]
  • aspṛśyam -
  • aspṛśya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    aspṛśya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    aspṛśyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ānāmam -
  • ānāma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ānāma (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • arair -
  • ara (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    ara (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • dharitrīm -
  • dharitrī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “bhaktyaiva bhartuścaraṇau dadhānāṃ nalasya tatkālamapaśyadeṣā
  • bhaktyai -
  • bhaktyā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bhakti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single], [dative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • bhartuś -
  • bhartṛ (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • caraṇau -
  • caraṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    caraṇi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    caraṇi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • dadhānām -
  • dadha (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    dadha (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    dadhā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • nalasya -
  • nala (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    nala (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • tatkālam -
  • tatkāla (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tatkāla (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tatkālā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • apaśyad -
  • apaśyat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    apaśyat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • eṣā -
  • eṣā (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 14.18

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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