Nalrayavadanti Charita

Author(s): Ernest Bender
Publisher: American Philosophical Society

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BENDER: THE NALARĀYADAVADANTICARITA (TRANS, AMER. PHIL. SOC. valatau nişadha namdana bolai vacana
te chai kubaja rüpi vikarāla, paņi jāņai prasamna (80) 'in return, the son of
ravipäka rasoi gajasikşam nara isiu na Nişadha spoke these conciliatory
koi (238) 'he is hunchbacked in form and words'
very ugly, but no other man knows as he bhüpati savi sevā karaim ... (109) 'all
does how to cook a dish in the sun or the kings did service!
control an elephant' kübara jāpai (121) 'Kubara won'
kai amari kai kimnari sakhi kai e nāga
kumāri (63) 'she is either a goddess or a A. Narrative Sub-Class (Verbs, ch- 'be,'
heavenly musician or, indeed, a Nāgathā- 'become,' ho- 'become,' and
maiden' nominal form).
hum nala-na gharanau sūāra tinai mujha 1. (Pronoun), Noun.
mani neha apăra (235) 'I am Nala's cook, dharma kāji huim bahu amtaraya
therefore, I love him very much' (10) '[it] is a great obstacle to the performance of my dharma'
2. Subordinate Sentences. tujha bhāvathi hosii (205) '[this]
Sentences of this type, which are syntactically dewill be your condition
pendent upon other forms, may function as nouns, as te nala hoi (240) 'he is Nala adjectives or as adverbs. They occur in apposition to 2. (Pronoun), Adjective.
nouns, whether subject or object; they modify nouns, hosi sarūpa (207) 'you will
both subject and object; and they modify verbs. become your own form
a. Nouns. te chai kubaja rupi (238) 'he
1. Object. is hunchbacked in form
pūchaim kihim jāsiu ... (9) 'they 3. Noun, Noun.
asked, "where are you going?" raja riddhi sarūpa sukha bhoga
2. Apposition to Object. punya phala hoi (17) 'the fruits
mā sīşamana dii davadamti putti ma of punya are enjoyment of
chamde niya priya bhatti (101) royal prosperity, beauty and
'Davadanti's mother gave her this happiness'
advice: "daughter, do not neglect 4. Noun, Adjective.
proper conduct and devotion to sajja hui davadamti (55) 'Dava
your husband" danti was made ready'
b. Adjectives. 5. (Pronoun), Past Participle.
1. Introduced by Relative Pronoun. jam dadhipamnaha kāriu achai te
je tuha mana mohai, vara te (74) kārana tumha kahīsi pachai
'whoever pleases you, choose him' (269) lit., 'when [it] has been
machara je dharaim phoka, te nara caused to be done by Dadhi
nīca ulūka (81) 'the man who parņa, then the reason will be
suffers vain envy is base and a fool' told'
2. Introduced by Relative Adjective. III. Examples of Complex Sentences.
je jīvaim nara adhama, te abujha nija 1. Coordinate Sentences.
kula lajävaim (157) lit., 'what man
lives basely, he is foolish and brings These comprise syntactically independent sentences,
shame upon his family' which are linked by conjunctives.
tasa mana vamchita desu, jāņi vīrii vamchai sahū-i punya phala, punya karai
gayavara vasi hoi (212) lit., 'I will paņi koi (17) 'everyone desires the fruit
give [him his heart's desire, by of punya, but does anyone perform
whatever hero this excellent elepunya?"
phant is brought under control'