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 16.118

पितात्मनः पुण्यमनापदः क्षमा धनं मनस्तुष्टिरथाखिलं नलः ।
अतः परं पुत्रि न कोऽपि तेऽहमित्युदस्रुरेष व्यसृजन्निजौरसीम् ॥ ११८ ॥

pitātmanaḥ puṇyamanāpadaḥ kṣamā dhanaṃ manastuṣṭirathākhilaṃ nalaḥ |
ataḥ paraṃ putri na ko'pi te'hamityudasrureṣa vyasṛjannijaurasīm || 118 ||

The English translation of Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 16.118 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 (16.118). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pitri, Atman, Punya, Anapad, Kshama, Dhana, Manastushti, Atha, Akhila, Nala, Atah, Param, Para, Putri, Putrin, Kah, Api, Tad, Yushmad, Aha, Asmad, Iti, Uda, Sru, Resha, Vya, Nija, Aurasi,

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 16.118). 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: “pitātmanaḥ puṇyamanāpadaḥ kṣamā dhanaṃ manastuṣṭirathākhilaṃ nalaḥ
  • pitā -
  • pitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    pi (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • ātmanaḥ -
  • ātman (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • puṇyam -
  • puṇya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    puṇya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    puṇyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    puṇ -> puṇya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √puṇ class 10 verb]
    puṇ -> puṇya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √puṇ class 10 verb], [accusative single from √puṇ class 10 verb]
  • anāpadaḥ -
  • anāpad (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • kṣamā* -
  • kṣama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kṣamā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • dhanam -
  • dhana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dhana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • manastuṣṭir -
  • manastuṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • athā -
  • athā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • akhilam -
  • akhila (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    akhila (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    akhilā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • nalaḥ -
  • nala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “ataḥ paraṃ putri na ko'pi te'hamityudasrureṣa vyasṛjannijaurasīm
  • ataḥ -
  • ataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • param -
  • param (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    para (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    para (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • putri -
  • putrī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    putrin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    putrin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ko' -
  • kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    ku (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • te' -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • ityu -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • uda -
  • uda (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    udan (noun, neuter)
    [compound]
    ud (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • sru -
  • srū (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • reṣa -
  • reṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    reṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
    riṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • vya -
  • vi (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    vi (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    vi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ve (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    vya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vi (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • asṛjan -
  • sṛj (verb class 6)
    [imperfect active third single], [imperfect active third plural]
  • nijau -
  • nija (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    nija (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nijā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aurasīm -
  • aurasī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 16.118

Cover of edition (1989)

Philosophical Reflections in the Naisadhacarita
by Harekrishna Meher (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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