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 10.134

स्मितेन गौरी हरिणी दृशेयं वीणावती सुस्वरकण्ठभासा ।
हेमेव कायप्रभयाङ्गशेषैस्तन्वी मतिं क्रामति मे न कापि ॥ १३४ ॥

smitena gaurī hariṇī dṛśeyaṃ vīṇāvatī susvarakaṇṭhabhāsā |
hemeva kāyaprabhayāṅgaśeṣaistanvī matiṃ krāmati me na kāpi || 134 ||

The English translation of Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 10.134 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 (10.134). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Smita, Gauri, Harini, Hari, Drisha, Drishi, Drish, Iyam, Idam, Vinavat, Vinavati, Susvara, Kantha, Bhas, Bhasa, Hema, Heman, Iva, Kaya, Prabha, Anga, Shesha, Tanvi, Tanvin, Mati, Kramat, Asmad, Kapi,

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 10.134). 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: “smitena gaurī hariṇī dṛśeyaṃ vīṇāvatī susvarakaṇṭhabhāsā
  • smitena -
  • smita (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    smita (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    smi -> smita (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental single from √smi class 1 verb]
    smi -> smita (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental single from √smi class 1 verb]
  • gaurī -
  • gaurī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • hariṇī -
  • hariṇī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    hari (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • dṛśe -
  • dṛśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    dṛśā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    dṛśi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    dṛś (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single], [dative single]
    dṛś (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single], [dative single]
  • iyam -
  • iyam (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    ī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    ī (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • vīṇāvatī -
  • vīṇāvatī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    vīṇāvatī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    vīṇāvat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • susvara -
  • susvara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    susvara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kaṇṭha -
  • kaṇṭha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kaṇṭh (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • bhāsā -
  • bhās (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    bhāsā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “hemeva kāyaprabhayāṅgaśeṣaistanvī matiṃ krāmati me na kāpi
  • heme -
  • hema (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    hema (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    heman (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    heman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    hemā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • kāya -
  • kāya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kāya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ka (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • prabhayā -
  • prabhā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • aṅga -
  • aṅga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aṅga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aṅg (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • śeṣais -
  • śeṣa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    śeṣa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • tanvī -
  • tanvī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    tanvin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • matim -
  • mati (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    mati (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • krāmati -
  • krāmat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    krāmat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    kram -> krāmat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √kram class 1 verb]
    kram -> krāmat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √kram class 1 verb]
    kram (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • me -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kāpi -
  • kāpī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 10.134

Cover of edition (1989)

Philosophical Reflections in the Naisadhacarita
by Harekrishna Meher (1989)

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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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