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 17.21

दुर्गं कामाशुगेनापि दुर्लङ्घ्यमवलम्ब्य यः ।
दुर्वासोहृदयं लोकान्सेन्द्रानपि दिधक्षति ॥ २१ ॥

durgaṃ kāmāśugenāpi durlaṅghyamavalambya yaḥ |
durvāsohṛdayaṃ lokānsendrānapi didhakṣati || 21 ||

The English translation of Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 17.21 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 (17.21). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Durga, Kama, Ashuga, Api, Durlanghya, Yah, Durvasa, Durvasas, Hridaya, Loka, Sendra, Dhakshat,

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 17.21). 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: “durgaṃ kāmāśugenāpi durlaṅghyamavalambya yaḥ
  • durgam -
  • durga (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    durga (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    durgā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kāmā -
  • kāma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kāma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kāmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • āśugenā -
  • āśuga (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    āśuga (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • durlaṅghyam -
  • durlaṅghya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    durlaṅghya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    durlaṅghyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • avalambya -
  • yaḥ -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “durvāsohṛdayaṃ lokānsendrānapi didhakṣati
  • durvāso -
  • durvāsas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    durvāsas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    durvāsa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • hṛdayam -
  • hṛdaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    hṛdaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    hṛdayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • lokān -
  • loka (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • sendrān -
  • sendra (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • di -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • dhakṣati -
  • dhakṣat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    dhakṣat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 17.21

Cover of edition (1989)

Philosophical Reflections in the Naisadhacarita
by Harekrishna Meher (1989)

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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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