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 21.152

पीतो वर्णगुणः स चातिमधुरः कायेऽपि तेऽयं यथा यं बिभ्रत्कनकं सुवर्णमिति कैरादृत्य नोत्कीर्त्यते ।
का वर्णान्तरवर्णना धवलिमा राजैव रूपेषु यस्तद्योगादपि यावदेति रजतं दुर्वर्णतादुर्यशः ॥ १५२ ॥

pīto varṇaguṇaḥ sa cātimadhuraḥ kāye'pi te'yaṃ yathā yaṃ bibhratkanakaṃ suvarṇamiti kairādṛtya notkīrtyate |
kā varṇāntaravarṇanā dhavalimā rājaiva rūpeṣu yastadyogādapi yāvadeti rajataṃ durvarṇatāduryaśaḥ || 152 ||

The English translation of Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 21.152 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 (21.152). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pita, Varna, Varnan, Guna, Adhura, Kaya, Api, Tad, Yushmad, Aya, Idam, Yatha, Yah, Bibhrat, Kanaka, Suvarna, Iti, Kah, Kim, Adritya, Nri, Utkirtya, Varnantara, Varnana, Dhavaliman, Raja, Rajan, Raj, Rupa, Yasta, Dyu, Yavat, Rajata, Durvarna, Taduri, Ashas,

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 21.152). 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: “pīto varṇaguṇaḥ sa cātimadhuraḥ kāye'pi te'yaṃ yathā yaṃ bibhratkanakaṃ suvarṇamiti kairādṛtya notkīrtyate
  • pīto* -
  • pīta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    -> pīta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> pīta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 3 verb]
    pai -> pīta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √pai class 1 verb]
    pi -> pīta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √pi class 1 verb], [nominative single from √pi class 2 verb], [nominative single from √pi class 3 verb]
    -> pīta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √ class 4 verb]
    (verb class 2)
    [present active third dual]
  • varṇa -
  • varṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    varṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    varṇan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    varṇan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • guṇaḥ -
  • guṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • cāt -
  • ca (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • im -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • adhuraḥ -
  • adhura (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kāye' -
  • kāya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kāya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kāyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative 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]
  • ayam -
  • aya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • yam -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • bibhrat -
  • bibhrat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    bibhrat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • kanakam -
  • kanaka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kanaka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kanakā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • suvarṇam -
  • suvarṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    suvarṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    suvarṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • kair -
  • ka (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    ka (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • ādṛtya -
  • ādṛtya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ādṛtya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • no -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    nu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • utkīrtya -
  • utkīrtya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • 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: “ varṇāntaravarṇanā dhavalimā rājaiva rūpeṣu yastadyogādapi yāvadeti rajataṃ durvarṇatāduryaśaḥ
  • kā* -
  • kās (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • varṇāntara -
  • varṇāntara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • varṇanā* -
  • varṇanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • dhavalimā -
  • dhavaliman (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • rājai -
  • rāja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rājan (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    rājā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    rāj (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    rāj (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    rāj (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single], [imperative middle first single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • rūpeṣu -
  • rūpa (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    rūpa (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • yasta -
  • yasta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yasta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yas -> yasta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √yas class 4 verb]
    yas -> yasta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √yas class 4 verb]
  • dyo -
  • dyu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • gād -
  • ga (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    ga (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [injunctive active third single]
    (verb class 3)
    [injunctive active third single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • yāvad -
  • yāvat (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yāvat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yāvat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yāvat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • eti -
  • eti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    i (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • rajatam -
  • rajata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    rajata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    rajatā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    raj (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second dual]
    rañj (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second dual]
  • durvarṇa -
  • durvarṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    durvarṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tādurya -
  • tādurī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • aśaḥ -
  • aśas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aśas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 21.152

Cover of edition (1989)

Philosophical Reflections in the Naisadhacarita
by Harekrishna Meher (1989)

English (Hardcover)

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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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