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 17.153

कलिं प्रति कलिं देवा देवान्प्रत्येकशः कलिः ।
सोपहासं समैर्वर्णैरित्थं व्यररचन्मिथः ॥ १५३ ॥

kaliṃ prati kaliṃ devā devānpratyekaśaḥ kaliḥ |
sopahāsaṃ samairvarṇairitthaṃ vyararacanmithaḥ || 153 ||

The English translation of Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 17.153 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 (17.153). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kali, Prati, Deva, Pratyekashah, Sopahasam, Sopahasa, Sama, Varna, Ittham, Ittha,

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 17.153). 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: “kaliṃ prati kaliṃ devā devānpratyekaśaḥ kaliḥ
  • kalim -
  • kali (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • prati -
  • prati (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    prati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    pratī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    pratī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    pratī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • kalim -
  • kali (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • devā* -
  • deva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    devā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • devān -
  • deva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • pratyekaśaḥ -
  • pratyekaśaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • kaliḥ -
  • kali (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “sopahāsaṃ samairvarṇairitthaṃ vyararacanmithaḥ
  • sopahāsam -
  • sopahāsam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sopahāsa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sopahāsa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sopahāsā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • samair -
  • sama (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    sama (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • varṇair -
  • varṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    varṇa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • ittham -
  • ittham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ittha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Cannot analyse vyararacanmithaḥ

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 17.153

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)

English (Hardcover)

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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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