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 3.9

शस्ता न हंसाभिमुखी पुनस्ते यात्रेति ताभिश्छलहस्यमाना ।
साह स्म नैवाशकुनीभवेन्मे भाविप्रियावेदक एष हंसः ॥ ९ ॥

śastā na haṃsābhimukhī punaste yātreti tābhiśchalahasyamānā |
sāha sma naivāśakunībhavenme bhāvipriyāvedaka eṣa haṃsaḥ || 9 ||

The English translation of Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 3.9 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 (3.9). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shasta, Hamsa, Abhimukhi, Puna, Tad, Yushmad, Yatra, Yatri, Chala, Hasyamana, Saha, Sma, Naiva, Kuni, Asmad, Bhavin, Bhavi, Pri, Priya, Avedaka, Esha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “śastā na haṃsābhimukhī punaste yātreti tābhiśchalahasyamānā
  • śastā* -
  • śasta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śastā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    śaṃs -> śasta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √śaṃs class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √śaṃs class 1 verb]
    śaṃs -> śastā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √śaṃs class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √śaṃs class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √śaṃs class 1 verb]
    śas -> śasta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √śas class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √śas class 1 verb]
    śas -> śastā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √śas class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √śas class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √śas class 1 verb]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • haṃsā -
  • haṃsa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    haṃsā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • abhimukhī -
  • abhimukhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • punas -
  • pu (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    puna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive 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]
  • yātre -
  • yātṛ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [dative single]
    yātṛ (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    yātṛ (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [dative single]
    yātrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    yātra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yātra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • eti -
  • eti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    i (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • tābhiś -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • chala -
  • chala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    chala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hasyamānā -
  • has -> hasyamānā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √has class 1 verb]
  • Line 2: “sāha sma naivāśakunībhavenme bhāvipriyāvedaka eṣa haṃsaḥ
  • sāha -
  • sāha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sāha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sma -
  • sma (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sman (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • naivā -
  • naiva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • aśa -
  • aśan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • kunī -
  • kuni (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kuni (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • bhaven -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • me -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • bhāvi -
  • bhāvin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhāvin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    bhāvī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhāvī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhāvī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [injunctive middle third single]
  • priyā -
  • priya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    priya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prī (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    prī (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    priyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • āvedaka* -
  • āvedaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • eṣa -
  • eṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    eṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single], [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
    iṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • haṃsaḥ -
  • haṃsa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 3.9

Cover of edition (1989)

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Cover of edition (2016)

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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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