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 22.145

लावण्येन तवाखिलेन वदनं तत्पात्रमात्रस्पृशा चन्द्रः प्रोञ्छनलब्धतार्धमलिनेनारम्भि शेषेण यः ।
तल्लेखापि शिखामणिः सुषमयाहंकृत्य शभोरभूदब्जं तस्य पदं यदस्पृशदतः पद्मं च सन्न श्रियाः ॥ १४५ ॥

lāvaṇyena tavākhilena vadanaṃ tatpātramātraspṛśā candraḥ proñchanalabdhatārdhamalinenārambhi śeṣeṇa yaḥ |
tallekhāpi śikhāmaṇiḥ suṣamayāhaṃkṛtya śabhorabhūdabjaṃ tasya padaṃ yadaspṛśadataḥ padmaṃ ca sanna śriyāḥ || 145 ||

The English translation of Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 22.145 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 (22.145). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Lavanya, Yushmad, Akhilena, Akhila, Vadana, Tat, Tad, Patra, Atra, Sprish, Sprisha, Candra, Pronchana, Labdha, Tan, Ardha, Alina, Shesha, Yah, Talla, Api, Shikhamani, Sushama, Sha, Bha, Bhu, Abja, Pada, Yat, Yad, Asprishat, Atah, Padma, Sanna, Shri, Shriya,

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 22.145). 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 tavākhilena vadanaṃ tatpātramātraspṛśā candraḥ proñchanalabdhatārdhamalinenārambhi śeṣeṇa yaḥ
  • lāvaṇyena -
  • lāvaṇya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • tavā -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
  • akhilena -
  • akhilena (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    akhilena (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    akhila (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    akhila (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • vadanam -
  • vadana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative 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]
  • yaḥ -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “tallekhāpi śikhāmaṇiḥ suṣamayāhaṃkṛtya śabhorabhūdabjaṃ tasya padaṃ yadaspṛśadataḥ padmaṃ ca sanna śriyāḥ
  • talle -
  • talla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    talla (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • īkhā -
  • īkh (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single], [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • śikhāmaṇiḥ -
  • śikhāmaṇi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • suṣamayā -
  • suṣamā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • ahaṅkṛtya -
  • śa -
  • śa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhor -
  • bhā (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    bhu (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    bhu (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • abhūd -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [aorist active third single]
  • abjam -
  • abja (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    abja (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    abjā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tasya -
  • tas -> tasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tas]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    tas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • padam -
  • pada (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • yad -
  • 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]
  • aspṛśad -
  • aspṛśat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    aspṛśat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    spṛś (verb class 6)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • ataḥ -
  • ataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • padmam -
  • padma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    padma (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    padmā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sanna -
  • sanna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sanna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sad -> sanna (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √sad class 1 verb], [vocative single from √sad class 6 verb]
    sad -> sanna (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √sad class 1 verb], [vocative single from √sad class 6 verb]
  • śriyāḥ -
  • śrī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    śrī (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    śriyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    śriya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 22.145

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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