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 17.123

चर्येव कतमेयं वः परस्मै धर्मदेशिनाम् ।
स्वयं तत्कुर्वतां सर्वं श्रोतुं यद्बिभितः श्रुती ॥ १२३ ॥

caryeva katameyaṃ vaḥ parasmai dharmadeśinām |
svayaṃ tatkurvatāṃ sarvaṃ śrotuṃ yadbibhitaḥ śrutī || 123 ||

The English translation of Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 17.123 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 (17.123). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Cari, Carya, Eva, Kata, Eya, Yushmad, Para, Dharmada, Ishin, Svayam, Tat, Tad, Kurvat, Kurvata, Sarvam, Sarva, Shrotu, Shrut, Shruti, Shrutin,

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 17.123). 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: “caryeva katameyaṃ vaḥ parasmai dharmadeśinām
  • carye -
  • cari (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    carī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    carya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    carya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    caryā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    car (verb class 1)
    [present passive first single]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • katam -
  • kata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • eyam -
  • i -> eya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> eya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
  • vaḥ -
  • va (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
  • parasmai -
  • para (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    para (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • dharmade -
  • dharmada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    dharmada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    dharmadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • īśinām -
  • īśin (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    īśin (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • Line 2: “svayaṃ tatkurvatāṃ sarvaṃ śrotuṃ yadbibhitaḥ śrutī
  • svayam -
  • svayam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • tat -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • kurvatām -
  • kurvat (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    kurvat (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    kurvatā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    kṛ -> kurvat (participle, masculine)
    [genitive plural from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kurvat (participle, neuter)
    [genitive plural from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [imperative middle third plural]
  • sarvam -
  • sarvam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sarva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • śrotum -
  • śru -> śrotum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √śru]
    śrotu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • Cannot analyse yadbibhitaḥ*śr
  • śrutī -
  • śrutī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    śrutī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    śrut (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    śruti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    śrutin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 17.123

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)

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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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