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 17.177

हिंसागवीं मखे वीक्ष्य रिरंसुर्धावति स्म सः ।
सा तु सौम्यवृषासक्ता खरं दूरान्निरास तम् ॥ १७७ ॥

hiṃsāgavīṃ makhe vīkṣya riraṃsurdhāvati sma saḥ |
sā tu saumyavṛṣāsaktā kharaṃ dūrānnirāsa tam || 177 ||

The English translation of Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 17.177 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 (17.177). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Hims, Himsa, Ago, Makha, Vikshya, Riramsu, Dhavat, Sma, Sah, Saumya, Vrisha, Vrishan, Asakta, Kharam, Khara, Dura, Ira,

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 17.177). 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: “hiṃsāgavīṃ makhe vīkṣya riraṃsurdhāvati sma saḥ
  • hiṃsā -
  • hiṃsa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    hiṃsa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    hiṃs (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    hiṃsā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    hiṃs (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • agavī -
  • ago (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • im -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • makhe -
  • makha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    makha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    makhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    makh (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • vīkṣya -
  • vīkṣya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vīkṣya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • riraṃsur -
  • riraṃsu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    riraṃsu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • dhāvati -
  • dhāvat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    dhāvat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    dhāv (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
    dhāv (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • sma -
  • sma (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sman (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • saḥ -
  • saḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “ tu saumyavṛṣāsaktā kharaṃ dūrānnirāsa tam
  • -
  • (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • saumya -
  • saumya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saumya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vṛṣā -
  • vṛṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vṛṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vṛṣan (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    vṛṣan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vṛṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • asaktā -
  • asaktā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • kharam -
  • kharam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    khara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    khara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kharā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • dūrānn -
  • dūra (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • irā -
  • irā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    ir (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • asa -
  • asan (noun, neuter)
    [compound]
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 17.177

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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)

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by B.N. Goswamy (2015)

A Great Series of Paintings of An Old Indian Romance; Foreword by Karan Sing.

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