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 12.28

एतद्भीतारिनारी गिरिबिलविगलद्वासरा निःसरन्ती स्वक्रीडाहंसमोहग्रहिलशिशुभृशप्रार्थितोन्निद्रचन्द्रा ।
आक्रन्दद्भूरि यत्तन्नयनजलमिलच्चन्द्रहंसानुबिम्बप्रत्यासत्तिप्रहृष्यत्तनयविहसितैराश्वसीन्न्यश्वसीच्च ॥ २८ ॥

etadbhītārinārī giribilavigaladvāsarā niḥsarantī svakrīḍāhaṃsamohagrahilaśiśubhṛśaprārthitonnidracandrā |
ākrandadbhūri yattannayanajalamilaccandrahaṃsānubimbapratyāsattiprahṛṣyattanayavihasitairāśvasīnnyaśvasīcca || 28 ||

The English translation of Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 12.28 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 (12.28). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Etad, Bhita, Arin, Ari, Gir, Bila, Vij, Ala, Dva, Sara, Nih, Sarat, Saranti, Sva, Svan, Krida, Hamsa, Oha, Grahila, Shishu, Bhrisha, Prarthita, Unnidra, Candra, Bhuri, Yat, Yad, Tan, Ayana, Jala, Ilat, Candraha, Bimba, Pra, Hrishyat, Tanaya, Vihasita, Ashu, Ashva, Asi,

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 12.28). 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: “etadbhītārinārī giribilavigaladvāsarā niḥsarantī svakrīḍāhaṃsamohagrahilaśiśubhṛśaprārthitonnidracandrā
  • etad -
  • etad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    etad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • bhītā -
  • bhīta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhīta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhītā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • arin -
  • arin (noun, neuter)
    [vocative single]
  • ā -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • arī -
  • ari (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ari (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • giri -
  • giri (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    giri (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    gir (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    gir (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    gir (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • bila -
  • bila (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bila (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bil (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • vig -
  • vij (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • ala -
  • ala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    al (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • dvā -
  • dvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • sarā* -
  • sara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sarā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • niḥ -
  • niḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    niḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ni (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    nis (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • sarantī -
  • sarat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sṛ -> sarat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √sṛ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √sṛ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √sṛ class 1 verb]
    sṛ -> sarantī (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √sṛ class 1 verb]
  • sva -
  • sva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    svan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    svan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sva (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • krīḍā -
  • krīḍā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • haṃsam -
  • haṃsa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    haṃsā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • oha -
  • oha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    oha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    uh (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • grahila -
  • grahila (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    grahila (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śiśu -
  • śiśu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    śiśu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    śiśu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • bhṛśa -
  • bhṛśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhṛśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhṛś (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • prārthito -
  • prārthita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prārthita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prārthitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • unnidra -
  • unnidra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    unnidra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • candrā -
  • candrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “ākrandadbhūri yattannayanajalamilaccandrahaṃsānubimbapratyāsattiprahṛṣyattanayavihasitairāśvasīnnyaśvasīcca
  • ā -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • akrandad -
  • krand (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • bhūri -
  • bhūri (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhūri (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    bhūri (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhūrī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhūrī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhūrī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • yat -
  • yat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tann -
  • tan (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • ayana -
  • ayana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ayana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jalam -
  • jala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    jala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    jalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ilac -
  • il -> ilat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √il class 6 verb], [vocative single from √il class 6 verb], [accusative single from √il class 6 verb]
  • candrahaṃ -
  • candraha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    candraha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • sānu -
  • sānu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • bimba -
  • bimba (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bimba (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pratyāsatti -
  • pratyāsatti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • pra -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hṛṣyat -
  • hṛṣ -> hṛṣyat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √hṛṣ class 4 verb], [vocative single from √hṛṣ class 4 verb], [accusative single from √hṛṣ class 4 verb]
  • tanaya -
  • tanaya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tanaya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tan (verb class 10)
    [imperative active second single]
  • vihasitair -
  • vihasita (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    vihasita (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • āśva -
  • āśu (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    āśu (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    āśu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    āśu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    āśu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    āśva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āśva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • asīn -
  • asi (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • nya -
  • ni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ni (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ni (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • aśvasīc -
  • śvas (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 12.28

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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