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 17.181

दृष्ट्वा पुरः पुरोडाशमासीदुत्त्रासदुर्मनाः ।
मन्वानः फणिनीस्तत्र स मुमोचास्रु च स्रुचः ॥ १८१ ॥

dṛṣṭvā puraḥ puroḍāśamāsīduttrāsadurmanāḥ |
manvānaḥ phaṇinīstatra sa mumocāsru ca srucaḥ || 181 ||

The English translation of Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 17.181 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 (17.181). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Purah, Pur, Pura, Purodash, Purodasha, Uttrasa, Durmanas, Durmana, Manvana, Phanin, Tra, Asru, Sruc, Sruca,

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 17.181). 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: “dṛṣṭvā puraḥ puroḍāśamāsīduttrāsadurmanāḥ
  • dṛṣṭvā -
  • dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dṛś]
  • puraḥ -
  • puraḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    puraḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pur (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    pura (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • puroḍāśam -
  • puroḍāśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    puroḍāś (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • āsīd -
  • ās (verb class 2)
    [aorist active third single], [injunctive active third single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • uttrāsa -
  • uttrāsa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • durmanāḥ -
  • durmanas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    durmana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    durmanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “manvānaḥ phaṇinīstatra sa mumocāsru ca srucaḥ
  • manvānaḥ -
  • man -> manvāna (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √man class 8 verb]
  • phaṇinī -
  • phaṇin (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • sta -
  • as (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • tra -
  • tra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mumocā -
  • muc (verb class 6)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    muc (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • asru -
  • asru (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    asru (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    asru (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • srucaḥ -
  • sruc (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    sruca (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 17.181

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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