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 12.107

तदक्षरैः सस्मितविस्मिताननां निपीय तामीक्षणभङ्गिभिः सभाम् ।
इहास्य हास्यं किमभून्नवेति तं विदर्भजा भूपमपि न्यभालयत् ॥ १०७ ॥

tadakṣaraiḥ sasmitavismitānanāṃ nipīya tāmīkṣaṇabhaṅgibhiḥ sabhām |
ihāsya hāsyaṃ kimabhūnnaveti taṃ vidarbhajā bhūpamapi nyabhālayat || 107 ||

The English translation of Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 12.107 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 (12.107). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tada, Kshara, Sasmita, Vismitanana, Piya, Tami, Kshanabhangin, Sabha, Iha, Idam, Hasya, Kim, Nava, Navan, Iti, Vidarbhaja, Bhupa, Api,

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 12.107). 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: “tadakṣaraiḥ sasmitavismitānanāṃ nipīya tāmīkṣaṇabhaṅgibhiḥ sabhām
  • tada -
  • tada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kṣaraiḥ -
  • kṣara (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    kṣara (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • sasmita -
  • sasmita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sasmita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vismitānanām -
  • vismitānanā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ni -
  • ni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ni (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    ni (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • pīya -
  • -> pīya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √]
    -> pīya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √]
    -> pīya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √]
    pai -> pīya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √pai]
    pi -> pīya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √pi]
    -> pīya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √]
    -> pīya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √]
    -> pīya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √]
    -> pīya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √]
    pīya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pīya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
    pīy (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • tāmī -
  • tāmī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    tāmi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • kṣaṇabhaṅgibhiḥ -
  • kṣaṇabhaṅgin (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    kṣaṇabhaṅgin (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • sabhām -
  • sabhā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “ihāsya hāsyaṃ kimabhūnnaveti taṃ vidarbhajā bhūpamapi nyabhālayat
  • ihā -
  • iha (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • asya -
  • as -> asya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √as]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    as (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • hāsyam -
  • hāsya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    hāsya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    hāsyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    has -> hāsya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √has class 1 verb]
    has -> hāsya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √has class 1 verb], [accusative single from √has class 1 verb]
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • abhūn -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [aorist active third single]
  • nave -
  • nava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    nava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    navan (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    navan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    navā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    nu (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    nu (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative active second single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • vidarbhajā* -
  • vidarbhajā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bhūpam -
  • bhūpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    api (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • Cannot analyse nyabhālayat

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Cover of edition (2013)

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by Dr. Devarshi Sanadhya Shastri (2013)

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Cover of edition (2015)

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by B.N. Goswamy (2015)

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