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 14.40

देवी कथंचित्खलु तामदेवद्रीचीं भवन्तीं स्मितसिक्तसृक्का ।
आह स्म मां प्रत्यपि ते पुनः का शङ्का शशाङ्कादधिकाष्यबिम्बे ॥ ४० ॥

devī kathaṃcitkhalu tāmadevadrīcīṃ bhavantīṃ smitasiktasṛkkā |
āha sma māṃ pratyapi te punaḥ kā śaṅkā śaśāṅkādadhikāṣyabimbe || 40 ||

The English translation of Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 14.40 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 (14.40). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Devi, Devin, Katham, Katha, Cit, Khalu, Tama, Devadryac, Bhavanti, Ahan, Sma, Asmad, Tad, Yushmad, Puna, Shanka, Shashanka, Adhika, Bimba, Bimbi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “devī kathaṃcitkhalu tāmadevadrīcīṃ bhavantīṃ smitasiktasṛkkā
  • devī -
  • devī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    devin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kathañ -
  • katham (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    katham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    katha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    katha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • cit -
  • cit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • khalu -
  • khalu (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    khalu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    khalu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    khalu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • tāma -
  • tāma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • devadrīcī -
  • devadryac (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • im -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • bhavantīm -
  • bhavantī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Cannot analyse smitasiktasṛkkā
  • Line 2: “āha sma māṃ pratyapi te punaḥ śaṅkā śaśāṅkādadhikāṣyabimbe
  • āha -
  • āhan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ah (verb class 5)
    [perfect active third single]
  • sma -
  • sma (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sman (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • mām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single]
  • pratyapi -
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • punaḥ -
  • pu (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    puna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • śaṅkā -
  • śaṅkā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • śaśāṅkād -
  • śaśāṅka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • adhikā -
  • adhika (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    adhika (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    adhikā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aṣya -
  • aṣ -> aṣya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √aṣ]
  • bimbe -
  • bimba (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bimba (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    bimbā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    bimbi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    bimbi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 14.40

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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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