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 21.158

ऊर्ध्वस्ते रदनच्छदः स्मरधनुर्बन्धूकमालामयं मौर्वी तत्र तवाधराधरतटाधःसीमलेखालता ।
एषा वागपि तावकी ननु धनुर्वेदः प्रिये मान्मथः सोऽयं कोणधनुष्मतीभिरुचितं वीणाभिरभ्यस्यते ॥ १५८ ॥

ūrdhvaste radanacchadaḥ smaradhanurbandhūkamālāmayaṃ maurvī tatra tavādharādharataṭādhaḥsīmalekhālatā |
eṣā vāgapi tāvakī nanu dhanurvedaḥ priye mānmathaḥ so'yaṃ koṇadhanuṣmatībhirucitaṃ vīṇābhirabhyasyate || 158 ||

The English translation of Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 21.158 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 (21.158). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Urdhva, Tad, Yushmad, Radanacchada, Smara, Dhanu, Dhanus, Bandhuka, Yah, Maurvi, Tatra, Adhara, Adhah, Adhas, Lekha, Alata, Esha, Vac, Api, Tavaki, Nanu, Dhanurveda, Pri, Priya, Manmatha, Sah, Aya, Idam, Kona, Dhanushmati, Ucita, Vina, Abhi,

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 21.158). 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: “ūrdhvaste radanacchadaḥ smaradhanurbandhūkamālāmayaṃ maurvī tatra tavādharādharataṭādhaḥsīmalekhālatā
  • ūrdhvas -
  • ūrdhva (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]
  • radanacchadaḥ -
  • radanacchada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • smara -
  • smara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    smara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    smṛ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • dhanur -
  • dhanus (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    dhanu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    dhanu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bandhūkam -
  • bandhūka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • ālāma -
  • al (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first plural]
  • yam -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • maurvī -
  • maurvī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • tavā -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
  • adharā -
  • adhara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    adhara (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    adharā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • adharata -
  • dhṛ (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active second plural], [imperfect middle third single]
  • ṭā -
  • ṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • adhaḥ -
  • adhaḥ (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    adhaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    adhas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • sīma -
  • sīman (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    sīman (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • lekhā -
  • lekha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    lekhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    lakh (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • alatā -
  • alatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “eṣā vāgapi tāvakī nanu dhanurvedaḥ priye mānmathaḥ so'yaṃ koṇadhanuṣmatībhirucitaṃ vīṇābhirabhyasyate
  • eṣā -
  • eṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • vāg -
  • vāc (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • tāvakī -
  • tāvakī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • nanu -
  • nanu (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • dhanurvedaḥ -
  • dhanurveda (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • priye -
  • prī (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    prī (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
    priya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    priya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    priyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    pṛ (verb class 3)
    [present passive first single]
    pṛ (verb class 9)
    [present passive first single]
    pṛ (verb class 5)
    [present passive first single]
    pṛ (verb class 6)
    [present middle first single], [present passive first single]
  • mānmathaḥ -
  • mānmatha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • so' -
  • saḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    so (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ayam -
  • aya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • koṇa -
  • koṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dhanuṣmatībhir -
  • dhanuṣmatī (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • ucitam -
  • ucita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ucita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ucitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    uc -> ucita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √uc class 4 verb]
    uc -> ucita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √uc class 4 verb], [accusative single from √uc class 4 verb]
  • vīṇābhir -
  • vīṇā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • abhya -
  • abhi (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    abhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    abhi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    abhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    abhī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    abhī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    abhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    abhi (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • asyate -
  • as (verb class 4)
    [present passive third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 21.158

Cover of edition (1989)

Philosophical Reflections in the Naisadhacarita
by Harekrishna Meher (1989)

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Cover of edition (2016)

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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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