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 20.128

तेनापि नापसर्पन्त्यौ दमयन्तीमयं ततः ।
हर्षेणादर्शयत्पश्य नन्विमे तन्वि मे पुरः ॥ १२८ ॥

tenāpi nāpasarpantyau damayantīmayaṃ tataḥ |
harṣeṇādarśayatpaśya nanvime tanvi me puraḥ || 128 ||

The English translation of Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 20.128 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 (20.128). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tad, Tena, Api, Nabh, Sya, Damayanti, Aya, Idam, Tatah, Tata, Harsha, Pashya, Nanu, Iyam, Tanu, Tanvi, Asmad, Purah, Pur, Pura,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “tenāpi nāpasarpantyau damayantīmayaṃ tataḥ
  • tenā -
  • tena (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    tan (verb class 8)
    [perfect active second plural]
    tan (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    tan (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • nāp -
  • nābh (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • asarpan -
  • sṛp (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third plural]
  • tyau -
  • sya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • damayantīm -
  • damayantī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    dam -> damayantī (participle, feminine)
    [accusative single from √dam]
  • ayam -
  • aya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, 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]
  • Line 2: “harṣeṇādarśayatpaśya nanvime tanvi me puraḥ
  • harṣeṇā -
  • harṣa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    harṣa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • adarśayat -
  • dṛś (verb class 0)
    [imperfect active third 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]
  • nanvi -
  • nanu (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • ime -
  • iyam (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    idam (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tanvi -
  • tanvī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    tanvin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    tanū (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • me -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • puraḥ -
  • puraḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    puraḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pur (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    pura (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

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by Dr. Devarshi Sanadhya Shastri (2013)

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by B.N. Goswamy (2015)

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