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 19.50

जगति तिमिरं मूर्च्छामब्जव्रजेऽपि चिकित्सतः पितुरिव निजाद्दस्रावस्मादधीत्य भिषाज्यतः ।
अपिच शमनस्यासौ तातस्ततः किमु नौचिती यदयमदयः कह्लाराणामुदेत्यपमृत्यवे ॥ ५० ॥

jagati timiraṃ mūrcchāmabjavraje'pi cikitsataḥ pituriva nijāddasrāvasmādadhītya bhiṣājyataḥ |
apica śamanasyāsau tātastataḥ kimu naucitī yadayamadayaḥ kahlārāṇāmudetyapamṛtyave || 50 ||

The English translation of Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 19.50 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 (19.50). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Jagat, Jagati, Timira, Murccha, Abja, Vraja, Api, Cikitsat, Pitri, Pitu, Iva, Nija, Dasra, Idam, Asma, Adhitya, Bha, Sha, Aji, Ajya, Atah, Shamana, Asi, Asu, Adah, Tata, Tatah, Tad, Nri, Asmad, Auciti, Yat, Yad, Aya, Adaya, Kahlara, Apamrityu,

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 19.50). 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: “jagati timiraṃ mūrcchāmabjavraje'pi cikitsataḥ pituriva nijāddasrāvasmādadhītya bhiṣājyataḥ
  • jagati -
  • jagatī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    jagat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    jagat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • timiram -
  • timira (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    timira (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    timirā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • mūrcchām -
  • mūrcchā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • abja -
  • abja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    abja (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vraje' -
  • vraja (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vraja (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    api (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • cikitsataḥ -
  • cit -> cikitsat (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √cit], [ablative single from √cit], [genitive single from √cit]
    cit -> cikitsat (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √cit], [genitive single from √cit]
    cit (verb class 0)
    [present active third dual]
  • pitur -
  • pitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    pitu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • nijād -
  • nija (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    nija (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • dasrāva -
  • dasra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • asmād -
  • asma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    asma (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [ablative single]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [ablative single]
  • adhītya -
  • adhītya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • bhi -
  • bhī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    bhā (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • ṣā -
  • ṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ājya -
  • āji (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ājya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ājya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ataḥ -
  • ataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • Line 2: “apica śamanasyāsau tātastataḥ kimu naucitī yadayamadayaḥ kahlārāṇāmudetyapamṛtyave
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śamanasyā -
  • śamana (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    śamana (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • asau -
  • asi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    asi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    asu (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    adaḥ (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • tātas -
  • tāta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tataḥ -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • Cannot analyse kimu*na
  • nau -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    ni (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    nu (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative dual], [dative dual], [genitive dual]
  • aucitī -
  • aucitī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • 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]
  • ayam -
  • aya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • adayaḥ -
  • adaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    de (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active second single]
  • kahlārāṇām -
  • kahlāra (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • udet -
  • ud (verb class 6)
    [optative active third single]
  • ya -
  • 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]
  • apamṛtyave -
  • apamṛtyu (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 19.50

Cover of edition (1989)

Philosophical Reflections in the Naisadhacarita
by Harekrishna Meher (1989)

English (Hardcover)

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Cover of edition (2016)

The Naisadhiyacarita and Literary Community in South Asia
by Deven M. Patel (2016)

English (Hardcover)

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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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