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 15.9

अथावदद्दूतमुखः स नैषधं कुलं च बाला च ममानुकम्प्यताम् ।
स पल्लवत्वद्य मनोरथाङ्क्रुरश्चिरेण नस्त्वच्चरणोदकैरिति ॥ ९ ॥

athāvadaddūtamukhaḥ sa naiṣadhaṃ kulaṃ ca bālā ca mamānukampyatām |
sa pallavatvadya manorathāṅkruraścireṇa nastvaccaraṇodakairiti || 9 ||

The English translation of Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 15.9 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 (15.9). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Atha, Avadat, Dutamukha, Naishadha, Kula, Bala, Asmad, Mama, Anukampin, Anukampya, Pallava, Yushmad, Caranodaka, Iti,

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 15.9). 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: “athāvadaddūtamukhaḥ sa naiṣadhaṃ kulaṃ ca bālā ca mamānukampyatām
  • athā -
  • athā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • avadad -
  • avadat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    avadat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vad (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • dūtamukhaḥ -
  • dūtamukha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • naiṣadham -
  • naiṣadha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    naiṣadha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • kulam -
  • kula (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kula (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kulā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bālā -
  • bālā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mamā -
  • asmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
    mamā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 3)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • anukampya -
  • anukampin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    anukampin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    anukampya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    anukampya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • atā -
  • at (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • am -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “sa pallavatvadya manorathāṅkruraścireṇa nastvaccaraṇodakairiti
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pallava -
  • pallava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pallava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tvad -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [ablative single]
  • ya -
  • Cannot analyse manorathāṅkruraścireṇa*na
  • nas -
  • na (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
  • tvac -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [ablative single]
  • caraṇodakair -
  • caraṇodaka (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 15.9

Cover of edition (1989)

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by Harekrishna Meher (1989)

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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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