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 18.58

यद्विधूय दयितार्पितं करं दोर्द्वयेन पिदधे कुचौ दृढम् ।
पार्श्वगं प्रियमपास्य सा ह्रिया तं हृदिस्थितमिवालिलङ्ग तत् ॥ ५८ ॥

yadvidhūya dayitārpitaṃ karaṃ dordvayena pidadhe kucau dṛḍham |
pārśvagaṃ priyamapāsya sā hriyā taṃ hṛdisthitamivālilaṅga tat || 58 ||

The English translation of Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 18.58 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 (18.58). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yat, Yad, Vidhu, Dayita, Arpita, Kara, Dos, Dvaya, Kuca, Dridha, Parshvaga, Priyam, Pri, Priya, Apasya, Hri, Hrid, Sthita, Iva, Tat, Tad,

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 18.58). 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: “yadvidhūya dayitārpitaṃ karaṃ dordvayena pidadhe kucau dṛḍham
  • yad -
  • yat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vidhū -
  • vidhu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vidhu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vidhu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vidhū (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    vidhū (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    vidhū (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • uya -
  • -> uya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √]
  • dayitā -
  • dayita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dayita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dayitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    day (verb class 1)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
  • arpitam -
  • arpita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    arpita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    arpitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    -> arpita (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √]
    -> arpita (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √]
    -> arpitā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √]
    -> arpita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √]
    -> arpita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √], [accusative single from √]
  • karam -
  • kara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • dor -
  • dos (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
  • dvayena -
  • dvaya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    dvaya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • Cannot analyse pidadhe*ku
  • kucau -
  • kuca (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • dṛḍham -
  • dṛḍha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dṛḍha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dṛḍhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “pārśvagaṃ priyamapāsya hriyā taṃ hṛdisthitamivālilaṅga tat
  • pārśvagam -
  • pārśvaga (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pārśvaga (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pārśvagā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • priyam -
  • priyam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    priya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    priya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    priyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    prī (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    prī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • apāsya -
  • apāsya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    apāsya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    apāsya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sā* -
  • so (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
  • hriyā -
  • hrī (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • 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]
  • hṛdi -
  • hṛd (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • sthitam -
  • sthita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sthita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sthitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
    sthā -> sthita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
  • ivā -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • alilaṅ -
  • alilā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ga -
  • ga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tat -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 18.58

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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