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 22.142

अंशं षोडक्षमामनन्ति रजनीभर्तुः कलां वृत्तयत्न्येनं पञ्चदशैव ताः प्रतिपदाद्याराकवर्धिष्णवः ।
या शेषा पुनरुद्धृता तिथिमृते सा किं हरालंकृतिस्तस्याः स्थानबिलं कलङ्कमिह किं पश्यामि सश्यामिकम् ॥ १४२ ॥

aṃśaṃ ṣoḍakṣamāmananti rajanībhartuḥ kalāṃ vṛttayatnyenaṃ pañcadaśaiva tāḥ pratipadādyārākavardhiṣṇavaḥ |
yā śeṣā punaruddhṛtā tithimṛte sā kiṃ harālaṃkṛtistasyāḥ sthānabilaṃ kalaṅkamiha kiṃ paśyāmi saśyāmikam || 142 ||

The English translation of Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 22.142 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 (22.142). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Amsha, Shoda, Ksham, Kshama, Rajani, Bhartri, Kala, Vritta, Yat, Yad, Ina, Pancadasha, Pancadashan, Tas, Pratipada, Raka, Vardhishnu, Shesha, Punar, Uddhrita, Tithi, Mrita, Mriti, Kim, Hara, Alankriti, Sthana, Bila, Kalanka, Iha, Pashya, Amin, Sashi, Kah,

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 22.142). 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: “aṃśaṃ ṣoḍakṣamāmananti rajanībhartuḥ kalāṃ vṛttayatnyenaṃ pañcadaśaiva tāḥ pratipadādyārākavardhiṣṇavaḥ
  • aṃśam -
  • aṃśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • ṣoḍa -
  • ṣoḍa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṣoḍa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kṣamām -
  • kṣam (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    kṣamā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ananti -
  • an (verb class 2)
    [present active third plural]
  • rajanī -
  • rajanī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    rajani (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • bhartuḥ -
  • bhartṛ (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • kalām -
  • kalā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • vṛtta -
  • vṛtta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vṛtta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vṛt -> vṛtta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]
    vṛt -> vṛtta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]
  • yat -
  • yat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • nye -
  • ni (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • inam -
  • ina (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ina (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    inā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • pañcadaśai -
  • pañcadaśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pañcadaśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pañcadaśan (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    pañcadaśan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • tāḥ -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • pratipadād -
  • pratipada (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • rāka -
  • rāka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vardhiṣṇavaḥ -
  • vardhiṣṇu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vardhiṣṇu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 2: “ śeṣā punaruddhṛtā tithimṛte kiṃ harālaṃkṛtistasyāḥ sthānabilaṃ kalaṅkamiha kiṃ paśyāmi saśyāmikam
  • -
  • (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • śeṣā -
  • śeṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • punar -
  • punar (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    punar (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • uddhṛtā -
  • uddhṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • tithi -
  • tithī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • mṛte -
  • mṛta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    mṛta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    mṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    mṛti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    mṛ -> mṛta (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √mṛ class 1 verb], [locative single from √mṛ class 6 verb]
    mṛ -> mṛta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √mṛ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √mṛ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √mṛ class 1 verb], [locative single from √mṛ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √mṛ class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √mṛ class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √mṛ class 6 verb], [locative single from √mṛ class 6 verb]
    mṛ -> mṛtā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √mṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √mṛ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √mṛ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √mṛ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √mṛ class 6 verb], [vocative single from √mṛ class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √mṛ class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √mṛ class 6 verb]
  • -
  • (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • harā -
  • hara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    hara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    harā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    hṛ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • alaṅkṛtis -
  • alaṅkṛti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • tasyāḥ -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • sthāna -
  • sthāna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bilam -
  • bila (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bila (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bilā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kalaṅkam -
  • kalaṅka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • iha -
  • iha (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • paśyā -
  • paśya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    paśya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    paśyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    paś -> paśya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]
    paś -> paśya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]
    paś -> paśyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √paś class 10 verb]
  • ami -
  • amin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    amin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • saśyā -
  • saśī (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
    saśī (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • ami -
  • amin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    amin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • kam -
  • ka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 22.142

Cover of edition (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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