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 7.109

इति स चिकुरादारभ्यैनां नखावधि वर्णयन्हरिणरमणीनेत्रां चित्राम्बुधौ तरदन्तरः ।
हृदयभरणोद्वेलानन्दः सखीवृतभीमजानयनविषयीभावे भावं दधार धराधिपः ॥ १०९ ॥

iti sa cikurādārabhyaināṃ nakhāvadhi varṇayanhariṇaramaṇīnetrāṃ citrāmbudhau taradantaraḥ |
hṛdayabharaṇodvelānandaḥ sakhīvṛtabhīmajānayanaviṣayībhāve bhāvaṃ dadhāra dharādhipaḥ || 109 ||

The English translation of Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 7.109 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 (7.109). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Iti, Cikura, Arabhya, Aina, Nakha, Adhi, Varnayat, Harina, Ramani, Netri, Netra, Citra, Budha, Budh, Tarad, Tarat, Antara, Hridaya, Bharana, Udvela, Anda, Sakhi, Vrita, Bhimaja, Nayanavishayibhava, Bhava, Dharadhipa,

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 7.109). 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: “iti sa cikurādārabhyaināṃ nakhāvadhi varṇayanhariṇaramaṇīnetrāṃ citrāmbudhau taradantaraḥ
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • cikurād -
  • cikura (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    cikura (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ārabhyai -
  • ārabhya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ārabhya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ārabhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ainā -
  • aina (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • am -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ap (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • nakhāva -
  • nakha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    nakh (verb class 1)
    [imperative active first dual]
  • adhi -
  • adhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    adhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    adhī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    adhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    adhī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • varṇayan -
  • varṇ -> varṇayat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √varṇ class 10 verb], [vocative single from √varṇ class 10 verb]
    varṇayat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • hariṇa -
  • hariṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    hariṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ramaṇī -
  • ramaṇī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • netrā -
  • netṛ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [instrumental single]
    netṛ (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    netra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    netra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ām -
  • ā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    o (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • citrām -
  • citrā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • budhau -
  • budha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    budh (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tarad -
  • tarad (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    tṝ -> tarat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √tṝ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √tṝ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √tṝ class 1 verb]
  • antaraḥ -
  • antara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “hṛdayabharaṇodvelānandaḥ sakhīvṛtabhīmajānayanaviṣayībhāve bhāvaṃ dadhāra dharādhipaḥ
  • hṛdaya -
  • hṛdaya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    hṛdaya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bharaṇo -
  • bharaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bharaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • udvelān -
  • udvela (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • andaḥ -
  • anda (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sakhī -
  • sakhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • vṛta -
  • vṛta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vṛta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vṛ -> vṛta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √vṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √vṛ class 9 verb]
    vṛ -> vṛta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √vṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √vṛ class 9 verb]
    vṛ -> vṛta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √vṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √vṛ class 9 verb]
    vṛ -> vṛta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √vṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √vṛ class 9 verb]
  • bhīmajā -
  • bhīmajā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • nayanaviṣayībhāve -
  • nayanaviṣayībhāva (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • bhāvam -
  • bhāva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhū -> bhāvam (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √bhū]
  • dadhāra -
  • dhṛ (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    dhṝ (verb class 9)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • dharādhipaḥ -
  • dharādhipa (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 7.109

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Cover of edition (2013)

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by Dr. Devarshi Sanadhya Shastri (2013)

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Cover of edition (2015)

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by B.N. Goswamy (2015)

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