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 16.23

पुरैव तस्मिन्समदेशि तत्सुताभिकेन यः सौहृदनाटिनाग्निना ।
नलाय विश्राणयति स्म तं रथं नृपः सुलङ्घ्याद्रिसमुद्रकापथम् ॥ २३ ॥

puraiva tasminsamadeśi tatsutābhikena yaḥ sauhṛdanāṭināgninā |
nalāya viśrāṇayati sma taṃ rathaṃ nṛpaḥ sulaṅghyādrisamudrakāpatham || 23 ||

The English translation of Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 16.23 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 (16.23). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pura, Pur, Tad, Samad, Samada, Ishin, Ish, Tat, Sut, Suta, Abhika, Yah, Sauhrida, Natin, Agni, Nala, Vishra, Yat, Yati, Sma, Ratha, Nripa, Langhya, Samudraka, Apatha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “puraiva tasminsamadeśi tatsutābhikena yaḥ sauhṛdanāṭināgninā
  • purai -
  • purā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pura (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pura (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pur (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    purā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    pur (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single], [imperative middle first single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • tasmin -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • samade -
  • samada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    samada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    samad (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single], [dative single]
    samadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • īśi -
  • īśin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    īśin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    īś (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • tat -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • sutā -
  • suta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    suta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sut (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    sut (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sutā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    su -> suta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √su class 5 verb]
    su -> suta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √su class 5 verb]
    su -> sutā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √su class 5 verb]
    -> suta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ class 6 verb]
    -> suta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ class 6 verb]
    -> sutā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √ class 6 verb]
    -> suta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> suta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> sutā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √ class 2 verb]
    su (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • abhikena -
  • abhika (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    abhika (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • yaḥ -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sauhṛda -
  • sauhṛda (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sauhṛda (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nāṭinā -
  • nāṭin (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    nāṭin (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • agninā -
  • agni (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • Line 2: “nalāya viśrāṇayati sma taṃ rathaṃ nṛpaḥ sulaṅghyādrisamudrakāpatham
  • nalāya -
  • nala (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    nala (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • viśrā -
  • viśra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    viśra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • aṇa -
  • aṇ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • yati -
  • yati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    yatin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    yati (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    yatī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    i -> yat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> yatī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
  • sma -
  • sma (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sman (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • ratham -
  • ratha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • nṛpaḥ -
  • nṛpa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • su -
  • (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    so (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • laṅghyād -
  • laṅghya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    laṅghya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    laṅgh -> laṅghya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √laṅgh]
    laṅgh -> laṅghya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √laṅgh]
    laṅgh -> laṅghya (participle, masculine)
    [ablative single from √laṅgh class 1 verb], [ablative single from √laṅgh class 10 verb], [ablative single from √laṅgh]
    laṅgh -> laṅghya (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √laṅgh class 1 verb], [ablative single from √laṅgh class 10 verb], [ablative single from √laṅgh]
  • ri -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    rai (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
  • samudrakā -
  • samudraka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    samudraka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • apatham -
  • apatha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    apatha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    apathā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    path (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 16.23

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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