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 19.56

ब्रूमः शङ्खं तव नल यशः श्रेयसे सृष्टशब्दं यत्सोदर्यं स दिवि लिखितः स्पष्टमस्ति द्विजेन्द्रः ।
अद्धा श्रद्धाकरमिह करच्छेदमप्यस्य पश्य म्लानिस्थानं तदपि नितरां हारिणो यः कलङ्कः ॥ ५६ ॥

brūmaḥ śaṅkhaṃ tava nala yaśaḥ śreyase sṛṣṭaśabdaṃ yatsodaryaṃ sa divi likhitaḥ spaṣṭamasti dvijendraḥ |
addhā śraddhākaramiha karacchedamapyasya paśya mlānisthānaṃ tadapi nitarāṃ hāriṇo yaḥ kalaṅkaḥ || 56 ||

The English translation of Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 19.56 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:

Read online Buy now! The English translation by K.K. Handiqui (1965)

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (19.56). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shankha, Yushmad, Nala, Yasha, Yashas, Shreyas, Shreyasa, Srishta, Shabda, Yat, Yad, Sodarya, Div, Divi, Likhitri, Likhita, Spashtam, Spashta, Asti, Dvijendra, Addha, Shraddha, Akara, Iha, Karat, Sha, Shi, Idam, Apya, Pashya, Mlani, Tha, Tad, Tat, Api, Nitaram, Nitara, Harina, Hari, Harin, Yah, Kalanka,

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 19.56). 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: “brūmaḥ śaṅkhaṃ tava nala yaśaḥ śreyase sṛṣṭaśabdaṃ yatsodaryaṃ sa divi likhitaḥ spaṣṭamasti dvijendraḥ
  • brūmaḥ -
  • brū (verb class 2)
    [present active first plural]
  • śaṅkham -
  • śaṅkha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śaṅkha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śaṅkhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tava -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
  • nala -
  • nala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nal (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • yaśaḥ -
  • yaśas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yaśas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    yaśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śreyase -
  • śreyas (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    śreyas (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    śreyasa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    śreyasā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • sṛṣṭa -
  • sṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sṛj -> sṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √sṛj class 6 verb]
    sṛj -> sṛṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √sṛj class 6 verb]
  • śabdam -
  • śabda (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • yat -
  • 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]
  • sodaryam -
  • sodarya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sodarya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sodaryā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • divi -
  • divi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    divī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    div (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • likhitaḥ -
  • likhitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    likhita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    likh -> likhita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √likh class 6 verb]
  • spaṣṭam -
  • spaṣṭam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    spaṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    spaṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    spaṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    spaś -> spaṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √spaś class 1 verb]
    spaś -> spaṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √spaś class 1 verb], [accusative single from √spaś class 1 verb]
  • asti -
  • asti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    astī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    astī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    astī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • dvijendraḥ -
  • dvijendra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “addhā śraddhākaramiha karacchedamapyasya paśya mlānisthānaṃ tadapi nitarāṃ hāriṇo yaḥ kalaṅkaḥ
  • addhā -
  • addhā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    addhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • śraddhā -
  • śraddha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śraddha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śraddhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • akaram -
  • akara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    akara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    akarā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    kṛ (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single], [aorist active first single]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first single], [aorist active first single]
    kṛ (verb class 5)
    [aorist active first single]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [aorist active first single]
  • iha -
  • iha (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • karacch -
  • kṛ -> karat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb]
  • śe -
  • śa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    śa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    śi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • idam -
  • idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • apyasya -
  • apya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • paśya -
  • paśya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    paśya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    paś -> paśya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]
    paś -> paśya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]
  • mlānis -
  • mlāni (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • thān -
  • tha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • am -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • tad -
  • tad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • nitarām -
  • nitarām (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    nitarā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • hāriṇo* -
  • hāriṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    hāri (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    hārin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    hārin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • yaḥ -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kalaṅkaḥ -
  • kalaṅka (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 19.56

Cover of edition (1989)

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by Harekrishna Meher (1989)

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Cover of edition (2016)

The Naisadhiyacarita and Literary Community in South Asia
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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