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 19.17

रविरथहयानश्वस्यन्ति ध्रुवं वडवा बलप्रतिबलबलावस्थायिन्यः समीक्ष्य समीपगान् ।
निजपरिवृढं गाढप्रेमा रथाङ्गविहंगमी स्मरशरपराधीनस्वान्ता वृषस्यति संप्रति ॥ १७ ॥

ravirathahayānaśvasyanti dhruvaṃ vaḍavā balapratibalabalāvasthāyinyaḥ samīkṣya samīpagān |
nijaparivṛḍhaṃ gāḍhapremā rathāṅgavihaṃgamī smaraśaraparādhīnasvāntā vṛṣasyati saṃprati || 17 ||

The English translation of Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 19.17 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 (19.17). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Raviratha, Haya, Ashva, Syat, Syanti, Dhruvam, Dhruva, Vadava, Bala, Pratibala, Balavastha, Ayini, Samikshya, Samipaga, Nija, Parivridha, Gadha, Prema, Rathanga, Vihanga, Smara, Sharapa, Radhi, Nasvat, Tas, Vrisha, Vrishan, Samprati,

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 19.17). 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: “ravirathahayānaśvasyanti dhruvaṃ vaḍavā balapratibalabalāvasthāyinyaḥ samīkṣya samīpagān
  • raviratha -
  • raviratha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hayān -
  • haya (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • aśva -
  • aśva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • syanti -
  • -> syat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √ class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √ class 4 verb]
    -> syantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √ class 4 verb]
    (verb class 4)
    [present active third plural]
  • dhruvam -
  • dhruvam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    dhruva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dhruva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dhruvā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vaḍavā* -
  • vaḍavā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    vaḍava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • bala -
  • bala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bal (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • pratibala -
  • pratibala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pratibala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • balāvasthā -
  • balāvastha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    balāvastha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    balāvasthā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ayinyaḥ -
  • ayinī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • samīkṣya -
  • samīkṣya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    samīkṣya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • samīpagān -
  • samīpaga (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “nijaparivṛḍhaṃ gāḍhapremā rathāṅgavihaṃgamī smaraśaraparādhīnasvāntā vṛṣasyati saṃprati
  • nija -
  • nija (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nija (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • parivṛḍham -
  • parivṛḍha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • gāḍha -
  • gāḍha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gāḍha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • premā* -
  • premā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • rathāṅga -
  • rathāṅga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rathāṅga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vihaṅgam -
  • vihaṅga (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vihaṅga (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vihaṅgā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ī -
  • ī (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    ī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    i (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • smara -
  • smara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    smara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    smṛ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • śarapa -
  • śarapa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śarapa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rādhī -
  • rādhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    rādhi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • nasvān -
  • nasvat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tā* -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vṛṣa -
  • vṛṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vṛṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vṛṣan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    vṛṣan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • syati -
  • -> syat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √ class 4 verb]
    -> syat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √ class 4 verb]
    (verb class 4)
    [present active third single]
  • samprati -
  • samprati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    samprati (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    samprati (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    sampratī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    sampratī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    sampratī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    samprati (Preverb)
    [Preverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 19.17

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Cover of edition (2013)

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by Dr. Devarshi Sanadhya Shastri (2013)

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Cover of edition (2015)

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by B.N. Goswamy (2015)

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