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 17.220

अमुष्मिन्नारामे सततनिपतद्दोहदतया प्रसूनैरुन्निद्रैरनिशममृतांशुप्रतिभटे ।
असौ बद्धालम्बः कलिरजनि कादम्बविहगच्छदच्छायाभ्यङ्गोचितरुचितया लाञ्छनमृगः ॥ २२० ॥

amuṣminnārāme satatanipataddohadatayā prasūnairunnidrairaniśamamṛtāṃśupratibhaṭe |
asau baddhālambaḥ kalirajani kādambavihagacchadacchāyābhyaṅgocitarucitayā lāñchanamṛgaḥ || 220 ||

The English translation of Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 17.220 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 (17.220). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Amushmin, Adah, Arama, Satata, Nipa, Tad, Tat, Dohada, Prasuna, Unnidra, Anisham, Anisha, Pratibhata, Asi, Asu, Baddha, Alamba, Kali, Kadamba, Vihaga, Ccha, Dad, Sha, Shaya, Abhyanga, Ucita, Rucita, Lanchana, Ric,

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 17.220). 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: “amuṣminnārāme satatanipataddohadatayā prasūnairunnidrairaniśamamṛtāṃśupratibhaṭe
  • amuṣminn -
  • amuṣmin (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    adaḥ (pronoun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • ārāme -
  • ārāma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • satata -
  • satata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    satata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nipa -
  • nipa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nipa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tad -
  • tad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • dohada -
  • dohada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tayā -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • prasūnair -
  • prasūna (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    prasūna (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • unnidrair -
  • unnidra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    unnidra (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • aniśam -
  • aniśam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    aniśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    aniśa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    aniśā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • amṛtāṃśu -
  • amṛtāṃśu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • pratibhaṭe -
  • pratibhaṭa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    pratibhaṭa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    pratibhaṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “asau baddhālambaḥ kalirajani kādambavihagacchadacchāyābhyaṅgocitarucitayā lāñchanamṛgaḥ
  • asau -
  • asi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    asi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    asu (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    adaḥ (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • baddhā -
  • baddha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    baddha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    baddhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ālambaḥ -
  • ālamba (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kalir -
  • kali (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ajani -
  • ajani (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    jan (verb class 1)
    [aorist middle first single]
    jan (verb class 10)
    [aorist middle first single]
    jan (verb class 2)
    [imperfect middle first single], [aorist middle first single]
    jan (verb class 3)
    [aorist middle first single]
    jan (verb class 4)
    [aorist middle first single]
  • kādamba -
  • kādamba (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kādamba (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vihaga -
  • vihaga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ccha -
  • ccha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ccha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dacch -
  • dad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    dad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    dat (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • śāyā -
  • śāya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śāya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śa (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    śa (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    śāyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    śā -> śāya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √śā class 3 verb], [vocative single from √śā class 4 verb]
    śā -> śāya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √śā class 3 verb], [vocative single from √śā class 4 verb]
    śā -> śāyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √śā class 3 verb], [nominative single from √śā class 4 verb]
  • abhyaṅgo -
  • abhyaṅga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    abhyaṅga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ucita -
  • ucita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ucita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    uc -> ucita (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √uc class 4 verb]
    uc -> ucita (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √uc class 4 verb]
  • rucitayā -
  • rucitā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    ruc -> rucitā (participle, feminine)
    [instrumental single from √ruc class 1 verb]
  • lāñchanam -
  • lāñchana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ṛg -
  • ṛc (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • aḥ -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 17.220

Cover of edition (1989)

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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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