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 21.72

आज्ञया च पितुरज्ञभिया च श्रीरहीयत महीप्रभवा द्विः ।
लङ्घितश्च भवता किमु नद्विर्वारिराशिरुदकाङ्कगलङ्कः ॥ ७२ ॥

ājñayā ca piturajñabhiyā ca śrīrahīyata mahīprabhavā dviḥ |
laṅghitaśca bhavatā kimu nadvirvārirāśirudakāṅkagalaṅkaḥ || 72 ||

The English translation of Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 21.72 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 (21.72). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ajna, Pitri, Pitu, Bhiya, Bhi, Shri, Mahi, Mahin, Prabhava, Dvih, Langhita, Bhavat, Bhavant, Nat, Varirashi, Udaka, Anka, Lanka,

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 21.72). 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: “ājñayā ca piturajñabhiyā ca śrīrahīyata mahīprabhavā dviḥ
  • ājñayā -
  • ājñā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pitur -
  • pitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    pitu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ajña -
  • ajña (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ajña (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhiyā -
  • bhiyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    bhī (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śrīr -
  • śrī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative plural]
    śrī (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • ahīyata -
  • (verb class 1)
    [imperfect passive third single]
    (verb class 3)
    [imperfect passive third single]
    hi (verb class 5)
    [imperfect passive third single]
  • mahī -
  • mahī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    mahi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    mahi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    mahin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • prabhavā* -
  • prabhava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    prabhavā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • dviḥ -
  • dviḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    dviḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • Line 2: “laṅghitaśca bhavatā kimu nadvirvārirāśirudakāṅkagalaṅkaḥ
  • laṅghitaś -
  • laṅghita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    laṅgh -> laṅghita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √laṅgh class 1 verb], [nominative single from √laṅgh class 10 verb], [nominative single from √laṅgh]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhavatā -
  • bhavat (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    bhavant (pronoun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • Cannot analyse kimu*na
  • nad -
  • nat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    nat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • vir -
  • vi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vārirāśir -
  • vārirāśi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • udakā -
  • udaka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • aṅka -
  • aṅka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aṅka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aṅk (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ga -
  • ga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • laṅkaḥ -
  • laṅka (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 21.72

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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