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 22.50

तानीव गत्वा पितृलोकमेनमरञ्जयन्यानि स जामदग्न्यः ।
छित्त्वा शिरोस्त्राणि सहस्रबाहोर्विस्राणि विश्राणितवान्पितृभ्यः ॥ ५० ॥

tānīva gatvā pitṛlokamenamarañjayanyāni sa jāmadagnyaḥ |
chittvā śirostrāṇi sahasrabāhorvisrāṇi viśrāṇitavānpitṛbhyaḥ || 50 ||

The English translation of Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 22.50 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 (22.50). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tad, Tani, Iva, Pitriloka, Marat, Jayani, Jamadagni, Jamadagnya, Shira, Ustra, Sahasrabahu, Visra, Vishranita, Vat, Pitri,

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 22.50). 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: “tānīva gatvā pitṛlokamenamarañjayanyāni sa jāmadagnyaḥ
  • tānī -
  • tānī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    tānī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    tānī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • gatvā -
  • gam -> gatvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √gam]
    gam -> gatvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √gam]
    gam -> gatvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √gam]
  • pitṛlokam -
  • pitṛloka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • ena -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • marañ -
  • mṛ -> marat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √mṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √mṛ class 1 verb]
  • jayanyā -
  • jayanī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [instrumental single]
  • āni -
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • jāmadagnyaḥ -
  • jāmadagnī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    jāmadagnya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “chittvā śirostrāṇi sahasrabāhorvisrāṇi viśrāṇitavānpitṛbhyaḥ
  • chittvā -
  • chid -> chittvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √chid]
    chid -> chittvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √chid]
  • śiro -
  • śira (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śirā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ustrāṇi -
  • ustra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • sahasrabāhor -
  • sahasrabāhu (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    sahasrabāhu (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • visrāṇi -
  • visra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • viśrāṇita -
  • viśrāṇita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    viśrāṇita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vān -
  • va (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    -> vāt (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> vāt (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ class 1 verb]
  • pitṛbhyaḥ -
  • pitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 22.50

Cover of edition (1989)

Philosophical Reflections in the Naisadhacarita
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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