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 8.68

रवैर्गुणास्फालभवैः स्मरस्य स्वर्णाथकर्णौ बधिरावभूताम् ।
गुरोः शृणोतु स्मरमोहनिद्राप्रबोधदक्षाणि किमक्षराणि ॥ ६८ ॥

ravairguṇāsphālabhavaiḥ smarasya svarṇāthakarṇau badhirāvabhūtām |
guroḥ śṛṇotu smaramohanidrāprabodhadakṣāṇi kimakṣarāṇi || 68 ||

The English translation of Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 8.68 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 (8.68). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Rava, Guna, Asphala, Bhava, Smara, Svarna, Hak, Arna, Badhira, Abhuta, Guru, Smaramoha, Nidra, Prabodha, Daksha, Kim, Akshara,

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 8.68). 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: “ravairguṇāsphālabhavaiḥ smarasya svarṇāthakarṇau badhirāvabhūtām
  • ravair -
  • rava (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • guṇā -
  • guṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    guṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • āsphāla -
  • āsphāla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhavaiḥ -
  • bhava (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    bhava (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • smarasya -
  • smara (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    smara (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • svarṇāt -
  • svarṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    svarṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • hak -
  • hak (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • arṇau -
  • arṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • badhirāva -
  • badhira (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • abhūtām -
  • abhūtā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [aorist active third dual]
  • Line 2: “guroḥ śṛṇotu smaramohanidrāprabodhadakṣāṇi kimakṣarāṇi
  • guroḥ -
  • guru (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • śṛṇotu -
  • śru (verb class 5)
    [imperative active third single]
  • smaramoha -
  • smaramoha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nidrā -
  • nidrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • prabodha -
  • prabodha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dakṣāṇi -
  • dakṣa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • akṣarāṇi -
  • akṣara (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 8.68

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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