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 17.221

स्फारे तादृशि वैरसेनिनगरे पुण्यैः प्रजानां घनं विघ्नं लब्धवअश्चिरादुपनतिस्तस्मिन्किलाभूत्कलेः ।
एतस्मिन्पुनरन्तरेऽन्तरमितानन्दः स भैमीनलावाराद्धुं व्यधित स्मरः श्रुतिशिखावन्दारुचूडं धनुः ॥ २२१ ॥

sphāre tādṛśi vairaseninagare puṇyaiḥ prajānāṃ ghanaṃ vighnaṃ labdhavaaścirādupanatistasminkilābhūtkaleḥ |
etasminpunarantare'ntaramitānandaḥ sa bhaimīnalāvārāddhuṃ vyadhita smaraḥ śrutiśikhāvandārucūḍaṃ dhanuḥ || 221 ||

The English translation of Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 17.221 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 (17.221). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sphara, Tadrish, Tadrishi, Nagara, Punya, Praja, Prajana, Ghanam, Ghana, Vighna, Labdha, Cirat, Cira, Cirad, Upanati, Tad, Kila, Kali, Etad, Esha, Punar, Antare, Antara, Antaram, Ita, Anda, Bhaimi, Ali, Alu, Arat, Ara, Hum, Vyadhita, Smara, Shrut, Shrutin, Shruti, Shikhavat, Daru, Cuda, Dhanu, Dhanus,

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 17.221). 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: “sphāre tādṛśi vairaseninagare puṇyaiḥ prajānāṃ ghanaṃ vighnaṃ labdhavaaścirādupanatistasminkilābhūtkaleḥ
  • sphāre -
  • sphāra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    sphāra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sphārā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tādṛśi -
  • tādṛśī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    tādṛś (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    tādṛś (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • vairaseni -
  • vairaseni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • nagare -
  • nagara (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    nagara (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • puṇyaiḥ -
  • puṇya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    puṇya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    puṇ -> puṇya (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental plural from √puṇ class 10 verb]
    puṇ -> puṇya (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental plural from √puṇ class 10 verb]
  • prajānām -
  • praja (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    praja (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    prajā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    prajānā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ghanam -
  • ghanam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ghana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ghana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ghanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vighnam -
  • vighna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • labdha -
  • labdha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    labdha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    labh -> labdha (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √labh class 1 verb]
    labh -> labdha (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √labh class 1 verb]
  • va -
  • u (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ū (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    ū (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ū (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    o (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    au (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    au (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    va (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • cirād -
  • cirāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    cira (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    cira (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    cirād (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • upanatis -
  • upanati (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • tasmin -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • kilā -
  • kila (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    kila (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kil (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • abhūt -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [aorist active third single]
  • kaleḥ -
  • kali (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    kal (verb class 1)
    [optative active second single]
  • Line 2: “etasminpunarantare'ntaramitānandaḥ sa bhaimīnalāvārāddhuṃ vyadhita smaraḥ śrutiśikhāvandārucūḍaṃ dhanuḥ
  • etasmin -
  • etad (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    eṣa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • punar -
  • punar (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    punar (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • antare' -
  • antare (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    antara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    antara (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    antarā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • antaram -
  • antaram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    antara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    antara (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • itān -
  • ita (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    i -> ita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √i class 2 verb]
  • andaḥ -
  • anda (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhaimīn -
  • bhaimi (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • alāvā -
  • ali (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    alu (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    al (verb class 1)
    [imperative active first dual]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • ārāddh -
  • ārāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    āra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    āra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    ārāt (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • hum -
  • hum (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • vyadhita -
  • vyadhita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vyadhita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • smaraḥ -
  • smara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śruti -
  • śruti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    śrutin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    śrutin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    śrutī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    śrutī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    śrutī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    śrut (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    śrut (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    śrut (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • śikhāvan -
  • śikhāvat (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • dāru -
  • dāru (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    dāru (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    dāru (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • cūḍam -
  • cūḍa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    cūḍa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    cūḍā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • dhanuḥ -
  • dhanus (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    dhanu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    dhanu (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 17.221

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by Harekrishna Meher (1989)

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Cover of edition (2016)

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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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