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 1.23

स्वकेलिलेशस्मितनिन्दितेन्दुनो निजांशदृक्तर्जितपद्मसंपदः ।
अतद्बयीजित्वरसुन्दरान्तरे न तन्मुखस्य प्रतिमा चराचरे ॥ २३ ॥

svakelileśasmitaninditenduno nijāṃśadṛktarjitapadmasaṃpadaḥ |
atadbayījitvarasundarāntare na tanmukhasya pratimā carācare || 23 ||

The English translation of Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 1.23 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 (1.23). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Svaka, Smita, Ninditri, Nindita, Nija, Sha, Drish, Tarjita, Padma, Sampad, Sampada, Tat, Tad, Tan, Mukha, Pratima, Caracara,

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 1.23). 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: “svakelileśasmitaninditenduno nijāṃśadṛktarjitapadmasaṃpadaḥ
  • svake -
  • svaka (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    svaka (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    svakā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • lileśa -
  • liś (verb class 4)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    liś (verb class 6)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • smita -
  • smita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    smita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    smi -> smita (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √smi class 1 verb]
    smi -> smita (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √smi class 1 verb]
  • nindite -
  • nindita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    nindita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    ninditṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ninditā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    nind -> nindita (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √nind class 1 verb], [locative single from √nind class 1 verb]
    nind -> nindita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √nind class 1 verb], [vocative single from √nind class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √nind class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √nind class 1 verb], [locative single from √nind class 1 verb]
    nind -> ninditā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √nind class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √nind class 1 verb], [vocative single from √nind class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √nind class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √nind class 1 verb]
    nind (verb class 1)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
  • induno -
  • nijāṃ -
  • nijā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • śa -
  • śa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dṛk -
  • dṛś (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    dṛś (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • tarjita -
  • tarjita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tarjita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tarj -> tarjita (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √tarj]
    tarj -> tarjita (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √tarj]
    tarj -> tarjita (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √tarj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √tarj]
    tarj -> tarjita (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √tarj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √tarj]
  • padma -
  • padma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    padma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sampadaḥ -
  • sampad (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    sampada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “atadbayījitvarasundarāntare na tanmukhasya pratimā carācare
  • Cannot analyse atadbayījitvarasundarāntare*na
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tan -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • mukhasya -
  • mukha (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    mukha (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • pratimā -
  • pratimā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    pratimā (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • carācare -
  • carācara (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    carācara (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    carācarā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 1.23

Cover of edition (1989)

Philosophical Reflections in the Naisadhacarita
by Harekrishna Meher (1989)

English (Hardcover)

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Cover of edition (2016)

The Naisadhiyacarita and Literary Community in South Asia
by Deven M. Patel (2016)

English (Hardcover)

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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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