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 8.105

पृष्टः स्वैश्चापरोपैः सह स हि मकरेणात्मभूः केतुनाऽभूद्धत्तां नस्त्वत्प्रसादादथ मनसिजतां मानसो नन्दनः सन् ।
भ्रूभ्यां ते तन्वि धन्वी भवतु तव सितैर्जैत्रभल्लः स्मितैः स्तादस्तु त्वन्नेत्रचञ्चत्तरशफरयुगाधीनमीनध्वजाङ्कः ॥ १०५ ॥

pṛṣṭaḥ svaiścāparopaiḥ saha sa hi makareṇātmabhūḥ ketunā'bhūddhattāṃ nastvatprasādādatha manasijatāṃ mānaso nandanaḥ san |
bhrūbhyāṃ te tanvi dhanvī bhavatu tava sitairjaitrabhallaḥ smitaiḥ stādastu tvannetracañcattaraśapharayugādhīnamīnadhvajāṅkaḥ || 105 ||

The English translation of Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 8.105 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 (8.105). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Prishta, Sva, Capa, Ropa, Saha, Makara, Atmabhu, Asmad, Yushmad, Prasadat, Prasada, Atha, Manasija, Manasa, Nandana, Sat, Bhru, Tad, Tanu, Tanvi, Dhanvin, Dhanvi, Sita, Jaitra, Bhalla, Smita, Stri, Ada, Adah, Netri, Netra, Tara, Shaphara, Yuga, Adhina, Adhvaja, Anka, Ankas,

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 8.105). 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: “pṛṣṭaḥ svaiścāparopaiḥ saha sa hi makareṇātmabhūḥ ketunā'bhūddhattāṃ nastvatprasādādatha manasijatāṃ mānaso nandanaḥ san
  • pṛṣṭaḥ -
  • pṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    pṛṣ -> pṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √pṛṣ class 1 verb]
    praś -> pṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √praś class 6 verb]
  • svaiś -
  • sva (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    sva (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • cāpa -
  • cāpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    cāpa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ropaiḥ -
  • ropa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    ropa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • saha -
  • saha (indeclinable postposition)
    [indeclinable postposition]
    saha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sah (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • makareṇā -
  • makara (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • ātmabhūḥ -
  • ātmabhū (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ketunā' -
  • abhūddh -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [aorist active third single]
  • hattā -
  • had (verb class 1)
    [periphrastic-future active third 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]
  • nas -
  • na (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
  • tvat -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [ablative single]
  • prasādād -
  • prasādāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    prasāda (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • atha -
  • atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • manasija -
  • manasija (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • mānaso* -
  • mānasa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nandanaḥ -
  • nandana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • san -
  • sat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “bhrūbhyāṃ te tanvi dhanvī bhavatu tava sitairjaitrabhallaḥ smitaiḥ stādastu tvannetracañcattaraśapharayugādhīnamīnadhvajāṅkaḥ
  • bhrūbhyām -
  • bhrū (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
  • 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]
  • tanvi -
  • tanvī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    tanvin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    tanū (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • dhanvī -
  • dhanvī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    dhanvī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    dhanvin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhavatu -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [imperative active third single]
  • tava -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
  • sitair -
  • sita (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    sita (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    -> sita (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental plural from √ class 4 verb]
    -> sita (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental plural from √ class 4 verb]
    si -> sita (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental plural from √si class 5 verb], [instrumental plural from √si class 9 verb]
    si -> sita (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental plural from √si class 5 verb], [instrumental plural from √si class 9 verb]
  • jaitra -
  • jaitra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jaitra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhallaḥ -
  • bhalla (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • smitaiḥ -
  • smita (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    smita (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    smi -> smita (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental plural from √smi class 1 verb]
    smi -> smita (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental plural from √smi class 1 verb]
  • stā -
  • stṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • adas -
  • ada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ad (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    ad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    adaḥ (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dṝ (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active second single], [imperfect active third single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • tvan -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [ablative single]
  • netra -
  • netṛ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    netṛ (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    netra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    netra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • acañcat -
  • cañc (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • tara -
  • tara (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tṝ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • śaphara -
  • śaphara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yugā -
  • yuga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • adhīnam -
  • adhīna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    adhīna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    adhīnā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • īn -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • adhvajā -
  • adhvajā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aṅkaḥ -
  • aṅkas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    aṅka (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 8.105

Cover of edition (1989)

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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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