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 17.104

शतक्रतूरुजाद्याख्याविख्यातिर्नास्तिकाः कथम् ।
श्रुतिवृत्तान्तसंवादैर्न वश्चमदचीकरत् ॥ १०४ ॥

śatakratūrujādyākhyāvikhyātirnāstikāḥ katham |
śrutivṛttāntasaṃvādairna vaścamadacīkarat || 104 ||

The English translation of Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 17.104 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 (17.104). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shatakratu, Ruja, Akhya, Ati, Nastika, Katham, Katha, Shrut, Shrutin, Shruti, Vrittanta, Samvada,

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 17.104). 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: “śatakratūrujādyākhyāvikhyātirnāstikāḥ katham
  • śatakratūr -
  • śatakratu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    śatakratu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [accusative plural]
  • rujād -
  • ruja (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    ruja (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    i (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ākhyāvi -
  • ākhya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ikhyā -
  • ikh -> ikhya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √ikh]
  • ātir -
  • āti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • nāstikāḥ -
  • nāstika (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    nāstikā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • katham -
  • katham (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    katham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kathā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    katha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    katha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “śrutivṛttāntasaṃvādairna vaścamadacīkarat
  • śruti -
  • śruti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    śrutin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    śrutin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    śrutī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    śrutī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    śrutī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    śrut (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    śrut (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    śrut (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • vṛttānta -
  • vṛttānta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vṛttānta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṃvādair -
  • saṃvāda (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Cannot analyse vaścamadacīkarat

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 17.104

Cover of edition (1989)

Philosophical Reflections in the Naisadhacarita
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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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