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 19.53

बहुनखरता येषामग्रे खलु प्रतिभासते कमलसुहृदस्तेऽमी भानोः प्रवालरुचः कराः ।
उचितमुचितं जालेष्वन्तःप्रवेशिभिरायतैः कियदवयवैरेषामालिङ्गिताङ्गुलिलङ्गिमा ॥ ५३ ॥

bahunakharatā yeṣāmagre khalu pratibhāsate kamalasuhṛdaste'mī bhānoḥ pravālarucaḥ karāḥ |
ucitamucitaṃ jāleṣvantaḥpraveśibhirāyataiḥ kiyadavayavaireṣāmāliṅgitāṅgulilaṅgimā || 53 ||

The English translation of Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 19.53 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 (19.53). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bahu, Nakhara, Tas, Yah, Yat, Agre, Agra, Agri, Khalu, Pratibhasa, Tad, Yushmad, Kamala, Suhrid, Suhrida, Amin, Adah, Bhanu, Pravala, Ruc, Ruca, Kara, Ucita, Jala, Anta, Praveshin, Ayata, Kiyat, Kiyad, Avayava, Alingita, Anguli, Langiman,

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 19.53). 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: “bahunakharatā yeṣāmagre khalu pratibhāsate kamalasuhṛdaste'mī bhānoḥ pravālarucaḥ karāḥ
  • bahu -
  • bahu (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bahu (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    bahu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bahu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • nakhara -
  • nakhara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nakhara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative 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]
  • yeṣām -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • agre -
  • agre (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    agra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    agra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    agrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    agri (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • khalu -
  • khalu (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    khalu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    khalu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    khalu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • pratibhāsa -
  • pratibhāsa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • kamala -
  • kamala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kamala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • suhṛdas -
  • suhṛd (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    suhṛd (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    suhṛda (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • te' -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • amī -
  • amin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
  • bhānoḥ -
  • bhānu (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    bhānu (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • pravāla -
  • pravāla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pravāla (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rucaḥ -
  • ruc (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    ruca (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • karāḥ -
  • kara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 2: “ucitamucitaṃ jāleṣvantaḥpraveśibhirāyataiḥ kiyadavayavaireṣāmāliṅgitāṅgulilaṅgimā
  • ucitam -
  • ucita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ucita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ucitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    uc -> ucita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √uc class 4 verb]
    uc -> ucita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √uc class 4 verb], [accusative single from √uc class 4 verb]
  • ucitam -
  • ucita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ucita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ucitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    uc -> ucita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √uc class 4 verb]
    uc -> ucita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √uc class 4 verb], [accusative single from √uc class 4 verb]
  • jāleṣva -
  • jāla (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    jāla (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • antaḥ -
  • anta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • praveśibhir -
  • praveśin (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    praveśin (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • āyataiḥ -
  • āyata (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    āyata (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • kiyad -
  • kiyat (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kiyad (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    kiyat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    kiyat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • avayavair -
  • avayava (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • eṣāmā -
  • eṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active first plural]
    iṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active first plural]
  • āliṅgitā -
  • āliṅgita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āliṅgita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āliṅgitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aṅguli -
  • aṅguli (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    aṅgulī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • laṅgimā -
  • laṅgiman (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 19.53

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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