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 22.143

ज्योत्स्नामादयते चकोरशिशुना द्राघीयसी लोचने लिप्सुर्मूलमिवोपजीवितुमितः संतपर्णात्मीकृतात् ।
अङ्के रङ्कुमयं करोति च परिस्प्रष्टुं तदेवादृतस्त्वद्वत्त्रं नयनश्रियाप्यनधिकं मुग्धे विधित्सुर्विधुः ॥ १४३ ॥

jyotsnāmādayate cakoraśiśunā drāghīyasī locane lipsurmūlamivopajīvitumitaḥ saṃtaparṇātmīkṛtāt |
aṅke raṅkumayaṃ karoti ca parispraṣṭuṃ tadevādṛtastvadvattraṃ nayanaśriyāpyanadhikaṃ mugdhe vidhitsurvidhuḥ || 143 ||

The English translation of Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 22.143 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 (22.143). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Jyotsna, Adayat, Cakora, Shishu, Draghiyas, Locana, Lipsu, Mula, Iva, Upajivin, Mit, Mita, Santa, Parna, Atmikrita, Anka, Anki, Ranku, Aya, Idam, Karoti, Pari, Tada, Adrita, Yushmad, Nayana, Shri, Shriya, Api, Apya, Anadhika, Mugdha, Vidhitsu, Vidhu,

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 22.143). 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: “jyotsnāmādayate cakoraśiśunā drāghīyasī locane lipsurmūlamivopajīvitumitaḥ saṃtaparṇātmīkṛtāt
  • jyotsnām -
  • jyotsnā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ādayate -
  • ad -> ādayat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √ad]
    ad -> ādayat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √ad]
    ad (verb class 0)
    [present middle third single]
  • cakora -
  • cakora (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śiśunā -
  • śiśu (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    śiśu (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • drāghīyasī -
  • drāghīyas (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • locane -
  • locana (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    locana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    locanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • lipsur -
  • lipsu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    lipsu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • mūlam -
  • mūla (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mūla (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    mūlā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ivo -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • upajīvi -
  • upajīvin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    upajīvin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • mitaḥ -
  • mit (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    mita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    -> mita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √ class 4 verb]
    mi -> mita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √mi class 5 verb]
  • santa -
  • santa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sam -> santa (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √sam class 1 verb]
    sam -> santa (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √sam class 1 verb]
  • parṇā -
  • parṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    parṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ātmīkṛtāt -
  • ātmīkṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    ātmīkṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • Line 2: “aṅke raṅkumayaṃ karoti ca parispraṣṭuṃ tadevādṛtastvadvattraṃ nayanaśriyāpyanadhikaṃ mugdhe vidhitsurvidhuḥ
  • aṅke -
  • aṅka (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    aṅki (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    aṅki (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    aṅka (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    aṅk (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • raṅkum -
  • raṅku (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • ayam -
  • aya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • karoti -
  • karoti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    karoti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    karoti (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [present active third single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pari -
  • pari (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    pari (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pari (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    pari (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    pari (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    parī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    parī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    parī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • spraṣṭum -
  • spṛś -> spraṣṭum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √spṛś]
  • tade -
  • tadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tadā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    tada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ivā -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • ādṛtas -
  • ādṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tvad -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [ablative single]
  • va -
  • u (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ū (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    ū (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ū (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    o (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    au (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    au (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    va (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • attra -
  • attṛ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • am -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ap (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • nayana -
  • nayana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nayana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śriyā -
  • śriya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śriya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śrī (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    śrī (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    śriyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • apya -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    apya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • anadhikam -
  • anadhika (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    anadhika (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    anadhikā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • mugdhe -
  • mugdha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    mugdha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    mugdhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    muh -> mugdha (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √muh class 4 verb]
    muh -> mugdha (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √muh class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √muh class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √muh class 4 verb], [locative single from √muh class 4 verb]
    muh -> mugdhā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √muh class 4 verb], [vocative single from √muh class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √muh class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √muh class 4 verb]
  • vidhitsur -
  • vidhitsu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vidhitsu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • vidhuḥ -
  • vidhu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vidhu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 22.143

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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