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 14.91

गुणानामास्थानीं नृपतिलकनारीति विदितां रसस्फीतामन्तस्तव च तव वृत्ते च कवितुः ।
भवित्री वैदर्भीमधिकमधिकण्ठं रचयितुं परीरम्भक्रीडाचरणशरणामन्वहमहम् ॥ ९१ ॥

guṇānāmāsthānīṃ nṛpatilakanārīti viditāṃ rasasphītāmantastava ca tava vṛtte ca kavituḥ |
bhavitrī vaidarbhīmadhikamadhikaṇṭhaṃ racayituṃ parīrambhakrīḍācaraṇaśaraṇāmanvahamaham || 91 ||

The English translation of Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 14.91 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 (14.91). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Guna, Asthani, Laka, Nari, Iti, Vidita, Rasa, Sphita, Anta, Yushmad, Vritta, Vritti, Kavi, Bhavitri, Vaidarbhi, Adhikam, Adhika, Adhikantham, Parirambha, Krida, Acarana, Sharana, Anvaham, Aha, Asmad,

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 14.91). 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: “guṇānāmāsthānīṃ nṛpatilakanārīti viditāṃ rasasphītāmantastava ca tava vṛtte ca kavituḥ
  • guṇānām -
  • guṇa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    guṇā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • āsthānīm -
  • āsthānī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • nṛpati -
  • nṛpati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • laka -
  • laka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nārī -
  • nāri (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    nārī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • viditām -
  • viditā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    vid -> viditā (participle, feminine)
    [accusative single from √vid class 2 verb]
  • rasa -
  • rasa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ras (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • sphītām -
  • sphītā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    sphā -> sphītā (participle, feminine)
    [accusative single from √sphā class 1 verb]
  • antas -
  • anta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tava -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tava -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
  • vṛtte -
  • vṛtta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vṛtta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    vṛttā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vṛtti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    vṛt -> vṛtta (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]
    vṛt -> vṛtta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √vṛt class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √vṛt class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √vṛt class 1 verb], [locative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]
    vṛt -> vṛttā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √vṛt class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vṛt class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √vṛt class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √vṛt class 1 verb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kavi -
  • kavi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    kavi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    kavi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • tuḥ -
  • tur (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    tur (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “bhavitrī vaidarbhīmadhikamadhikaṇṭhaṃ racayituṃ parīrambhakrīḍācaraṇaśaraṇāmanvahamaham
  • bhavitrī -
  • bhavitrī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • vaidarbhīm -
  • vaidarbhī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • adhikam -
  • adhikam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    adhika (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    adhika (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    adhikā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • adhikaṇṭham -
  • adhikaṇṭham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • racayitum -
  • rac -> racayitum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √rac]
  • parīrambha -
  • parīrambha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • krīḍā -
  • krīḍa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    krīḍa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    krīḍā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    krīḍ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • acaraṇa -
  • acaraṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    acaraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śaraṇām -
  • śaraṇā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • anvaham -
  • anvaham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 14.91

Cover of edition (1989)

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Cover of edition (2016)

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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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