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 9.110

स्मरेषुमाथं सहसे मृदुः कथं हृदि द्रढीयः कुचसंवृते तव ।
निपत्य वैसारिणकेतनस्य वा व्रजन्ति बाणा विमुखोत्पतिष्णुताम् ॥ ११० ॥

smareṣumāthaṃ sahase mṛduḥ kathaṃ hṛdi draḍhīyaḥ kucasaṃvṛte tava |
nipatya vaisāriṇaketanasya vā vrajanti bāṇā vimukhotpatiṣṇutām || 110 ||

The English translation of Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 9.110 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 (9.110). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Smara, Matha, Sahas, Sahasa, Mridu, Katham, Katha, Hrid, Dradhiyas, Kuca, Samvrit, Samvrita, Samvriti, Yushmad, Nipatya, Vaisarina, Ketana, Var, Vrajat, Vrajanti, Bana, Vimukha, Utpatishnu,

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 9.110). 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: “smareṣumāthaṃ sahase mṛduḥ kathaṃ hṛdi draḍhīyaḥ kucasaṃvṛte tava
  • smareṣu -
  • smara (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    smara (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • mātham -
  • mātha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • sahase -
  • sahas (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    sahas (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    sahasa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    sahasa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sahasā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sah (verb class 1)
    [present middle second single]
  • mṛduḥ -
  • mṛdu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • katham -
  • katham (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    katham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kathā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    katha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    katha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • hṛdi -
  • hṛd (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • draḍhīyaḥ -
  • draḍhīyas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    draḍhīyas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • kuca -
  • kuca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kuc (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • saṃvṛte -
  • saṃvṛt (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    saṃvṛt (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    saṃvṛta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    saṃvṛta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    saṃvṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    saṃvṛti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • tava -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “nipatya vaisāriṇaketanasya vrajanti bāṇā vimukhotpatiṣṇutām
  • nipatya -
  • nipatya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • vaisāriṇa -
  • vaisāriṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ketanasya -
  • ketana (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • vā* -
  • vār (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vār (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vrajanti -
  • vraj -> vrajat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √vraj class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vraj class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √vraj class 1 verb]
    vraj -> vrajantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √vraj class 1 verb]
    vraj (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • bāṇā* -
  • bāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    bāṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vimukho -
  • vimukha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vimukha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vimukhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • utpatiṣṇu -
  • utpatiṣṇu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    utpatiṣṇu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    utpatiṣṇu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • tām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 9.110

Cover of edition (1989)

Philosophical Reflections in the Naisadhacarita
by Harekrishna Meher (1989)

English (Hardcover)

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Cover of edition (2016)

The Naisadhiyacarita and Literary Community in South Asia
by Deven M. Patel (2016)

English (Hardcover)

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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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