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 21.81

कर्णशक्तिमफलां खलु कर्तुं सज्जितार्जुनरथाय नमस्ते ।
केतनेन कपिनोरसि शक्तिं लक्ष्मणं कृतवता हृतशल्यम् ॥ ८१ ॥

karṇaśaktimaphalāṃ khalu kartuṃ sajjitārjunarathāya namaste |
ketanena kapinorasi śaktiṃ lakṣmaṇaṃ kṛtavatā hṛtaśalyam || 81 ||

The English translation of Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 21.81 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 (21.81). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Karna, Shakti, Aphala, Khalu, Kartu, Sajjita, Arjuna, Ratha, Nama, Namas, Tad, Yushmad, Ketana, Kapi, Uras, Lakshmana, Kritavata, Hrita, Shalya,

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 21.81). 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: “karṇaśaktimaphalāṃ khalu kartuṃ sajjitārjunarathāya namaste
  • karṇa -
  • karṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śaktim -
  • śakti (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    śakti (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • aphalām -
  • aphalā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • khalu -
  • khalu (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    khalu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    khalu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    khalu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • kartum -
  • kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √kṛ]
    kartu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    kartu (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • sajjitā -
  • sajjita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sajjita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sañj -> sajjita (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √sañj]
    sañj -> sajjita (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √sañj]
    sajjitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    sajj -> sajjita (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √sajj class 1 verb]
    sajj -> sajjita (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √sajj class 1 verb]
    sajj -> sajjitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √sajj class 1 verb]
    sañj -> sajjita (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √sañj]
    sañj -> sajjita (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √sañj]
    sañj -> sajjitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √sañj]
    sajj (verb class 1)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
  • ārjuna -
  • ārjuna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rathāya -
  • ratha (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • namas -
  • namas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    namas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    nama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “ketanena kapinorasi śaktiṃ lakṣmaṇaṃ kṛtavatā hṛtaśalyam
  • ketanena -
  • ketana (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • kapino -
  • kapi (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • urasi -
  • uras (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    uras (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • śaktim -
  • śakti (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    śakti (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • lakṣmaṇam -
  • lakṣmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    lakṣmaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    lakṣmaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kṛtavatā* -
  • kṛtavatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • hṛta -
  • hṛta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    hṛta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    hṛ -> hṛta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √hṛ class 1 verb]
    hṛ -> hṛta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √hṛ class 1 verb]
  • śalyam -
  • śalya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śalya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śalyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    śal -> śalya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √śal class 10 verb]
    śal -> śalya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √śal class 10 verb], [accusative single from √śal class 10 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 21.81

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Cover of edition (2013)

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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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