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 3.8

धृताल्पकोपा हसिते सखीनां छायेव भास्वन्तमभिप्रयातुः ।
श्यामाथ हंसस्य करानवाप्तेर्मन्दाक्षलक्स्या लगति स्म पश्चात् ॥ ८ ॥

dhṛtālpakopā hasite sakhīnāṃ chāyeva bhāsvantamabhiprayātuḥ |
śyāmātha haṃsasya karānavāptermandākṣalaksyā lagati sma paścāt || 8 ||

The English translation of Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 3.8 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 (3.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dhrit, Dhrita, Alpaka, Upa, Hasita, Sakhi, Cha, Chaya, Iva, Bhasvat, Bhasvanta, Abhipraya, Atu, Shyama, Han, Hamsa, Lagat, Sma, Pashcat, Pashca,

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 3.8). 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: “dhṛtālpakopā hasite sakhīnāṃ chāyeva bhāsvantamabhiprayātuḥ
  • dhṛtā -
  • dhṛta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dhṛta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dhṛt (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    dhṛt (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    dhṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • alpako -
  • alpaka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    alpaka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ūpā* -
  • ūpā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • hasite -
  • hasita (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    hasita (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    hasitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    has -> hasita (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √has class 1 verb]
    has -> hasita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √has class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √has class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √has class 1 verb], [locative single from √has class 1 verb]
    has -> hasitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √has class 1 verb], [vocative single from √has class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √has class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √has class 1 verb]
  • sakhīnām -
  • sakhi (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    sakhī (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • chāye -
  • chāya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    chāya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    cha (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    cha (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    chāyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • bhāsvantam -
  • bhāsvat (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhāsvanta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhāsvanta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • abhiprayā -
  • abhiprayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ātuḥ -
  • ātu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    at (verb class 1)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • Line 2: “śyāmātha haṃsasya karānavāptermandākṣalaksyā lagati sma paścāt
  • śyāmāt -
  • śyāma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    śyāma (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ha -
  • ha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    han (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • haṃsasya -
  • haṃsa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • Cannot analyse karānavāptermandākṣalaksyā*la
  • lagati -
  • lag -> lagat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √lag class 1 verb]
    lag -> lagat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √lag class 1 verb]
    lag (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • sma -
  • sma (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sman (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • paścāt -
  • paścāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    paśca (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    paśca (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 3.8

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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