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 18.88

एककस्य शमने परं पुनर्जाग्रतं शमितमप्यवेक्ष्य तम् ।
जातवह्निवरसंस्मृतिः शिरः सा विधूय निमिमील केवलम् ॥ ८८ ॥

ekakasya śamane paraṃ punarjāgrataṃ śamitamapyavekṣya tam |
jātavahnivarasaṃsmṛtiḥ śiraḥ sā vidhūya nimimīla kevalam || 88 ||

The English translation of Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 18.88 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 (18.88). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ekaka, Shamana, Param, Para, Punar, Jagrat, Shamita, Api, Apya, Avekshya, Jata, Vara, Samsmriti, Shira, Shiras, Vidhu, Nimi, Kevalam, Kevala,

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 18.88). 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: “ekakasya śamane paraṃ punarjāgrataṃ śamitamapyavekṣya tam
  • ekakasya -
  • ekaka (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ekaka (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • śamane -
  • śamana (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    śamana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • param -
  • param (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    para (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    para (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • punar -
  • punar (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    punar (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • jāgratam -
  • jāgrat (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    jāgratā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    jāgrat (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    jāgṛ -> jāgrat (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √jāgṛ class 2 verb]
    jāgṛ -> jāgrat (participle, neuter)
    [accusative single from √jāgṛ class 2 verb]
  • śamitam -
  • śamita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śamita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śamitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    śam -> śamita (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √śam]
    śam -> śamita (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √śam]
    śam -> śamitā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √śam]
    śam -> śamita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √śam]
    śam -> śamita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √śam], [accusative single from √śam]
  • apya -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    apya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • avekṣya -
  • avekṣya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    avekṣya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative 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]
  • Line 2: “jātavahnivarasaṃsmṛtiḥ śiraḥ vidhūya nimimīla kevalam
  • jāta -
  • jāta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jāta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jan -> jāta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √jan class 1 verb], [vocative single from √jan class 2 verb], [vocative single from √jan class 3 verb], [vocative single from √jan class 4 verb]
    jan -> jāta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √jan class 1 verb], [vocative single from √jan class 2 verb], [vocative single from √jan class 3 verb], [vocative single from √jan class 4 verb]
  • vahni -
  • vahni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • vara -
  • vara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vṛ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • saṃsmṛtiḥ -
  • saṃsmṛti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • śiraḥ -
  • śiras (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    śira (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sā* -
  • so (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
  • 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 √]
  • nimim -
  • nimi (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • ī -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
  • ila -
  • il (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • kevalam -
  • kevalam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kevala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kevala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kevalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 18.88

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by B.N. Goswamy (2015)

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