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 20.54

क्षन्तुं मन्तुं दिनस्यास्य वयस्येयं व्यवस्यतात् ।
निशीव निशिधात्वर्थं यदाचरति नात्र नः ॥ ५४ ॥

kṣantuṃ mantuṃ dinasyāsya vayasyeyaṃ vyavasyatāt |
niśīva niśidhātvarthaṃ yadācarati nātra naḥ || 54 ||

The English translation of Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 20.54 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 (20.54). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Mantu, Dina, Idam, Vaya, Vayasya, Iyam, Vya, Nish, Nishi, Iva, Dhatvartha, Yada, Yad, Acarat, Asmad,

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 20.54). 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: “kṣantuṃ mantuṃ dinasyāsya vayasyeyaṃ vyavasyatāt
  • kṣantum -
  • kṣam -> kṣantum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √kṣam]
    kṣam -> kṣantum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √kṣam]
    kṣam -> kṣantum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √kṣam]
  • mantum -
  • man -> mantum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √man]
    man -> mantum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √man]
    mantu (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    mantu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • dinasyā -
  • dina (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    dina (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • asya -
  • as -> asya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √as]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    as (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • vayasye -
  • vayasya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    vayasya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    vaya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    vayasyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • iyam -
  • iyam (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    ī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    ī (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • vya -
  • vi (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    vi (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    vi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ve (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    vya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vi (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • avasyatā -
  • vas (verb class 2)
    [imperfect passive third single]
    vas (verb class 10)
    [imperfect passive third single]
    vas (verb class 4)
    [imperfect active second plural], [imperfect middle third single], [imperfect passive third single]
  • āt -
  • āt (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • Line 2: “niśīva niśidhātvarthaṃ yadācarati nātra naḥ
  • niśī -
  • niśi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    niśi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    niśi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    niś (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • niśi -
  • niśi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    niśi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    niśi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    niś (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • dhātvartham -
  • dhātvartha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • yadā -
  • yadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yadā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • acarati -
  • acarat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    acarat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • nāt -
  • na (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ra -
  • ra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • naḥ -
  • na (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 20.54

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Cover of edition (2013)

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by Dr. Devarshi Sanadhya Shastri (2013)

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Cover of edition (2015)

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by B.N. Goswamy (2015)

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