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 22.144

लावण्येन तवास्यमेव बहुना तत्पात्रमात्रस्पृशा चन्द्रः प्रोञ्छनलब्धतार्धमलिनेनारम्भि शेषेण तु ।
निर्माय द्वयमेतदप्सु विधिना पाणी खलु क्षालितौ तल्लेशैरधुनापि नीरनिलयैरम्भोजमारभ्यते ॥ १४४ ॥

lāvaṇyena tavāsyameva bahunā tatpātramātraspṛśā candraḥ proñchanalabdhatārdhamalinenārambhi śeṣeṇa tu |
nirmāya dvayametadapsu vidhinā pāṇī khalu kṣālitau talleśairadhunāpi nīranilayairambhojamārabhyate || 144 ||

The English translation of Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 22.144 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 (22.144). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Lavanya, Yushmad, Bahu, Tat, Tad, Patra, Atra, Sprish, Sprisha, Candra, Pronchana, Labdha, Tan, Ardha, Alina, Shesha, Nirmaya, Dvayam, Dvaya, Etad, Apsu, Vidhi, Pani, Panin, Khalu, Kshalita, Talla, Isha, Adhuna, Api, Nira, Nilaya, Ambhoja, Arabhya,

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 22.144). 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: “lāvaṇyena tavāsyameva bahunā tatpātramātraspṛśā candraḥ proñchanalabdhatārdhamalinenārambhi śeṣeṇa tu
  • lāvaṇyena -
  • lāvaṇya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • tavā -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
  • asyame -
  • syam (verb class 1)
    [imperfect middle first single]
  • va -
  • va (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    va (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bahunā -
  • bahu (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    bahu (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • tat -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • pātram -
  • pātra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pātra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ātra -
  • ātra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • spṛśā -
  • spṛś (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    spṛś (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    spṛś (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    spṛśā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • candraḥ -
  • candra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • proñchana -
  • proñchana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • labdha -
  • labdha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    labdha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    labh -> labdha (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √labh class 1 verb]
    labh -> labdha (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √labh class 1 verb]
  • -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ardham -
  • ardha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ardha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ardhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • alinenā -
  • alina (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • arambhi -
  • rabh (verb class 1)
    [aorist middle third single]
  • śeṣeṇa -
  • śeṣa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    śeṣa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • Line 2: “nirmāya dvayametadapsu vidhinā pāṇī khalu kṣālitau talleśairadhunāpi nīranilayairambhojamārabhyate
  • nirmāya -
  • nirmāya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nirmāya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dvayam -
  • dvayam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    dvaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dvaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • etad -
  • etad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    etad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • apsu -
  • apsu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    apsu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    apsu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ap (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • vidhinā -
  • vidhi (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    vidhī (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • pāṇī -
  • pāṇī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    pāṇī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    pāṇi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    pāṇin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • khalu -
  • khalu (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    khalu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    khalu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    khalu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • kṣālitau -
  • kṣālita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • talle -
  • talla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    talla (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • īśair -
  • īśa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    īśa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • adhunā -
  • adhunā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • nīra -
  • nīra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nilayair -
  • nilaya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • ambhojam -
  • ambhoja (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ambhoja (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ārabhya -
  • ārabhya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ārabhya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative 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]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 22.144

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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