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 5.126

याचितश्चिरयति क्व नु धीरः प्राणने क्षणमपि प्रतिभूः कः ।
शंसति द्विनयनी दृढनिद्रां द्राङ्निमेषमिषघूर्णनपूर्णा ॥ १२६ ॥

yācitaścirayati kva nu dhīraḥ prāṇane kṣaṇamapi pratibhūḥ kaḥ |
śaṃsati dvinayanī dṛḍhanidrāṃ drāṅnimeṣamiṣaghūrṇanapūrṇā || 126 ||

The English translation of Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 5.126 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 (5.126). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yacitri, Yacita, Cira, Yat, Yati, Kva, Dhira, Pranana, Kshanam, Kshana, Api, Pratibhu, Kah, Shamsat, Dvinayani, Dridha, Nidra, Drak, Nimesha, Isha, Ishan, Ghurnana, Purna,

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 5.126). 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: “yācitaścirayati kva nu dhīraḥ prāṇane kṣaṇamapi pratibhūḥ kaḥ
  • yācitaś -
  • yācitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    yācita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yāc -> yācita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √yāc class 1 verb]
  • cira -
  • cira (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    cira (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yati -
  • yati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    yatin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    yati (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    yatī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    i -> yat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> yatī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
  • kva -
  • kva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • nu -
  • nu (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    nu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    nau (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • dhīraḥ -
  • dhīra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • prāṇane -
  • prāṇana (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    prāṇana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    prāṇanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • kṣaṇam -
  • kṣaṇam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṣaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • pratibhūḥ -
  • pratibhū (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kaḥ -
  • kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “śaṃsati dvinayanī dṛḍhanidrāṃ drāṅnimeṣamiṣaghūrṇanapūrṇā
  • śaṃsati -
  • śaṃs -> śaṃsat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √śaṃs class 1 verb]
    śaṃs -> śaṃsat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √śaṃs class 1 verb]
    śaṃsat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    śaṃsat (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    śaṃsat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    śaṃs (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • dvinayanī -
  • dvinayanī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • dṛḍha -
  • dṛḍha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dṛḍha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nidrām -
  • nidrā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • drāṅ -
  • drāk (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • nimeṣam -
  • nimeṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • iṣa -
  • iṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    iṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    iṣan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ghūrṇana -
  • ghūrṇana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pūrṇā -
  • pūrṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    pṝ -> pūrṇā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √pṝ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √pṝ class 6 verb], [nominative single from √pṝ class 9 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 5.126

Cover of edition (1989)

Philosophical Reflections in the Naisadhacarita
by Harekrishna Meher (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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