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 19.45

बधुजनकथा तथ्यैवेयं तनौ तनुजन्मनः पितृशितिहरिद्वर्णाद्याहारजः किल कालिमा ।
शमनयमुनाक्रोडैः कालैरितस्तमसां पिबादपि यदमलच्छायात्कायादभूयत भास्वतः ॥ ४५ ॥

badhujanakathā tathyaiveyaṃ tanau tanujanmanaḥ pitṛśitiharidvarṇādyāhārajaḥ kila kālimā |
śamanayamunākroḍaiḥ kālairitastamasāṃ pibādapi yadamalacchāyātkāyādabhūyata bhāsvataḥ || 45 ||

The English translation of Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 19.45 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 (19.45). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Badhu, Janaka, Tathya, Iyam, Idam, Tanu, Tanujanman, Shiti, Haridvarna, Ahara, Kila, Kaliman, Shamana, Yamuna, Kroda, Kala, Itah, Ita, Tamas, Tamasa, Piba, Api, Yad, Ala, Ccha, Atka, Ada, Bhuya, Bhasvat,

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 19.45). 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: “badhujanakathā tathyaiveyaṃ tanau tanujanmanaḥ pitṛśitiharidvarṇādyāhārajaḥ kila kālimā
  • badhu -
  • badhū (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • janaka -
  • janaka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    janaka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • thā -
  • tathyai -
  • tathya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tathya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tathyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aive -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • iyam -
  • iyam (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    ī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    ī (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • tanau -
  • tanu (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • tanujanmanaḥ -
  • tanujanman (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • pitṛ -
  • pitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • śiti -
  • śiti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    śiti (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    śiti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • haridvarṇād -
  • haridvarṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    haridvarṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    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]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • āhāra -
  • āhāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āhāra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jaḥ -
  • ja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kila -
  • kila (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    kila (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kil (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • kālimā -
  • kāliman (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “śamanayamunākroḍaiḥ kālairitastamasāṃ pibādapi yadamalacchāyātkāyādabhūyata bhāsvataḥ
  • śamana -
  • śamana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śamana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yamunā -
  • yamunā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • kroḍaiḥ -
  • kroḍa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    kroḍa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • kālair -
  • kāla (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    kāla (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • itas -
  • itaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    i -> ita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i (verb class 2)
    [present active third dual]
  • tamasām -
  • tamas (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    tamasā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • pibād -
  • piba (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    piba (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • yadam -
  • yad (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • ala -
  • ala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    al (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • cchāyā -
  • ccha (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    ccha (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • atkāyā -
  • atka (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • ada -
  • ada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhūya -
  • bhūya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhū -> bhūya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √bhū]
  • ta -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • bhāsvataḥ -
  • bhāsvat (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    bhāsvat (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 19.45

Cover of edition (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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