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 9.116

परिष्वजस्वानवकाशबाणता स्मरस्य लग्ने हृदयद्वयेऽस्तु नौ ।
दृढा मम त्वत्कुचयोः कठोरयोरुरस्तटीयं परिचारिकोचिता ॥ ११६ ॥

pariṣvajasvānavakāśabāṇatā smarasya lagne hṛdayadvaye'stu nau |
dṛḍhā mama tvatkucayoḥ kaṭhorayorurastaṭīyaṃ paricārikocitā || 116 ||

The English translation of Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 9.116 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 (9.116). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pari, Aja, Svana, Vaka, Banata, Smara, Lagna, Hridaya, Dvaya, Astu, Asmad, Dridha, Yushmad, Kuca, Kathora, Uras, Tati, Iyam, Idam, Paricarika, Ucita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “pariṣvajasvānavakāśabāṇatā smarasya lagne hṛdayadvaye'stu nau
  • pariṣva -
  • pari (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    pari (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
    pari (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
    parī (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • aja -
  • aja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aja (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aj (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • svāna -
  • svāna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vakā -
  • vaka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vaka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vakā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    vak (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • aśa -
  • aśan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • bāṇatā -
  • bāṇatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • smarasya -
  • smara (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    smara (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • lagne -
  • lagna (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    lagna (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    lagnā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    lag -> lagna (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √lag class 1 verb]
    lag -> lagna (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √lag class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √lag class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √lag class 1 verb], [locative single from √lag class 1 verb]
    lag -> lagnā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √lag class 1 verb], [vocative single from √lag class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √lag class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √lag class 1 verb]
  • hṛdaya -
  • hṛdaya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    hṛdaya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dvaye' -
  • dvaya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    dvaya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • astu -
  • astu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    astu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    astu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [imperative active third single]
  • nau -
  • na (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ni (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    nu (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative dual], [dative dual], [genitive dual]
  • Line 2: “dṛḍhā mama tvatkucayoḥ kaṭhorayorurastaṭīyaṃ paricārikocitā
  • dṛḍhā* -
  • dṛḍha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    dṛḍhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • mama -
  • asmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
    (verb class 2)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 3)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • tvat -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [ablative single]
  • kucayoḥ -
  • kuca (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
  • kaṭhorayor -
  • kaṭhora (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    kaṭhora (noun, neuter)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    kaṭhorā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
  • uras -
  • uras (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    uras (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • taṭī -
  • taṭī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • iyam -
  • iyam (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    ī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    ī (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • paricāriko -
  • paricārika (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    paricārikā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ucitā -
  • ucitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    uc -> ucitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √uc class 4 verb]
    uc (verb class 4)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 9.116

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)

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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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