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 17.26

धनिदानाम्बुवृष्टेर्यः पात्रपाणाववग्रहः ।
स्वान्दासानिव हा निःस्वाद्विक्रीणीतेऽर्थवत्सु यः ॥ २६ ॥

dhanidānāmbuvṛṣṭeryaḥ pātrapāṇāvavagrahaḥ |
svāndāsāniva hā niḥsvādvikrīṇīte'rthavatsu yaḥ || 26 ||

The English translation of Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 17.26 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 (17.26). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dhanin, Dhani, Daman, Dana, Ambu, Vrishti, Yah, Patrapani, Avagraha, Sva, Dasa, Nihsva, Arthavat,

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 17.26). 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: “dhanidānāmbuvṛṣṭeryaḥ pātrapāṇāvavagrahaḥ
  • dhani -
  • dhanin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    dhanin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    dhanī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    dhanī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    dhanī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • dānā -
  • dāna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dāna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dāman (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    dāman (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    dān (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ambu -
  • ambu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ambu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ambu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • vṛṣṭer -
  • vṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vṛṣṭi (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • yaḥ -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pātrapāṇāva -
  • pātrapāṇi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • avagrahaḥ -
  • avagraha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “svāndāsāniva niḥsvādvikrīṇīte'rthavatsu yaḥ
  • svān -
  • sva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • dāsāni -
  • dāsa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    dās (verb class 1)
    [imperative active first single]
    das (verb class 1)
    [imperative active first single]
  • va -
  • va (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    va (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hā* -
  • ha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • niḥsvād -
  • niḥsva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    niḥsva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • vi -
  • vi (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    vi (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    vi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ve (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vi (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • krīṇīte' -
  • krī (verb class 9)
    [present middle third single]
  • arthavatsu -
  • arthavat (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    arthavat (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • yaḥ -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 17.26

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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