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 19.62

दाक्षीपुत्रस्य तन्त्रे ध्रुवमयमभवत्कोऽप्यधीती कपोतः कण्ठे शब्दौघसिद्धिक्षतबहुकठिनीशेषभूषानुयातः ।
सर्वं विस्मृत्य दैवात्स्मृतिमुषसि गतां घोषयन्यो घुसंज्ञां प्राक्संस्कारेण संप्रत्यपि धुवति शिरः पट्टिकापाठजेन ॥ ६२ ॥

dākṣīputrasya tantre dhruvamayamabhavatko'pyadhītī kapotaḥ kaṇṭhe śabdaughasiddhikṣatabahukaṭhinīśeṣabhūṣānuyātaḥ |
sarvaṃ vismṛtya daivātsmṛtimuṣasi gatāṃ ghoṣayanyo ghusaṃjñāṃ prāksaṃskāreṇa saṃpratyapi dhuvati śiraḥ paṭṭikāpāṭhajena || 62 ||

The English translation of Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 19.62 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 (19.62). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dakshiputra, Tantra, Tantri, Dhruvam, Dhruva, Aya, Idam, Kah, Api, Apya, Adhiti, Adhitin, Kapota, Kantha, Shabda, Augha, Siddhi, Kshata, Bahu, Kathini, Shesha, Bhusha, Sarvam, Sarva, Vismritya, Daivat, Daiva, Smriti, Ushas, Ushasi, Gat, Gata, Ghoshayat, Yah, Ghusanjna, Prak, Samskara, Samprati, Shira, Shiras, Pattika, Apatha,

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 19.62). 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: “dākṣīputrasya tantre dhruvamayamabhavatko'pyadhītī kapotaḥ kaṇṭhe śabdaughasiddhikṣatabahukaṭhinīśeṣabhūṣānuyātaḥ
  • dākṣīputrasya -
  • dākṣīputra (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • tantre -
  • tantra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    tantrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tantri (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • dhruvam -
  • dhruvam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    dhruva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dhruva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dhruvā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ayam -
  • aya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • abhavat -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • ko' -
  • kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    ku (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • apya -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    apya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • adhītī -
  • adhīti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    adhītin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kapotaḥ -
  • kapota (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kaṇṭhe -
  • kaṇṭha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kaṇṭh (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • śabdau -
  • śabda (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • augha -
  • augha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • siddhi -
  • siddhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    siddhī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    siddhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    siddhī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • kṣata -
  • kṣata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṣata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṣan -> kṣata (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √kṣan class 8 verb]
    kṣan -> kṣata (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √kṣan class 8 verb]
  • 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]
  • kaṭhinī -
  • kaṭhinī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • śeṣa -
  • śeṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śeṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śaṣ (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
    śiṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • bhūṣān -
  • bhūṣa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • uyāt -
  • u (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • aḥ -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “sarvaṃ vismṛtya daivātsmṛtimuṣasi gatāṃ ghoṣayanyo ghusaṃjñāṃ prāksaṃskāreṇa saṃpratyapi dhuvati śiraḥ paṭṭikāpāṭhajena
  • sarvam -
  • sarvam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sarva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vismṛtya -
  • vismṛtya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vismṛtya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • daivāt -
  • daivāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    daiva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    daiva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • smṛtim -
  • smṛti (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • uṣasi -
  • uṣasī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    uṣas (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    uṣas (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • gatām -
  • gat (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    gat (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    gatā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ghoṣayan -
  • ghuṣ -> ghoṣayat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ghuṣ], [vocative single from √ghuṣ]
  • yo* -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ghusañjñām -
  • ghusañjñā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • prāk -
  • prāk (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • saṃskāreṇa -
  • saṃskāra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • sampratya -
  • samprati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    samprati (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    samprati (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    sampratī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    sampratī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    sampratī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    api (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • dhuvati -
  • dhū (verb class 6)
    [present active third single]
  • śiraḥ -
  • śiras (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    śira (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • paṭṭikā -
  • paṭṭika (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    paṭṭika (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    paṭṭikā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • apāṭha -
  • apāṭha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jena -
  • ja (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ja (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 19.62

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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)

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by B.N. Goswamy (2015)

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