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 16.67

ध्रुवं विनीतः स्मितपूर्ववाग्युवा किमप्यपृच्छन्न विलोकयन्मुखम् ।
स्थितां पुरः स्फाटिककुट्टिमे वधूं तदङ्घ्रियुग्मावनिमध्यबद्धदृक् ॥ ६७ ॥

dhruvaṃ vinītaḥ smitapūrvavāgyuvā kimapyapṛcchanna vilokayanmukham |
sthitāṃ puraḥ sphāṭikakuṭṭime vadhūṃ tadaṅghriyugmāvanimadhyabaddhadṛk || 67 ||

The English translation of Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 16.67 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 (16.67). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dhruvam, Dhruva, Vinita, Smitapurva, Vac, Yuva, Yuvan, Kim, Api, Apya, Vilokayat, Mukha, Sthita, Purah, Pur, Pura, Sphatika, Kuttima, Vadhu, Tad, Tat, Yugma, Anima, Dha, Dhi, Abaddha, Drish,

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 16.67). 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: “dhruvaṃ vinītaḥ smitapūrvavāgyuvā kimapyapṛcchanna vilokayanmukham
  • dhruvam -
  • dhruvam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    dhruva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dhruva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dhruvā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vinītaḥ -
  • vinīta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • smitapūrva -
  • smitapūrva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    smitapūrva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vāg -
  • vāc (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • yuvā -
  • (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    yuvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    yuvan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • apya -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    apya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    api (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • apṛcchann -
  • praś (verb class 6)
    [imperfect active third plural]
  • a -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vilokayan -
  • vilokayat (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vilokayat (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vilokayat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • mukham -
  • mukha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mukha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “sthitāṃ puraḥ sphāṭikakuṭṭime vadhūṃ tadaṅghriyugmāvanimadhyabaddhadṛk
  • sthitām -
  • sthitā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    sthā -> sthitā (participle, feminine)
    [accusative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
  • puraḥ -
  • puraḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    puraḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pur (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    pura (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sphāṭika -
  • sphāṭika (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sphāṭika (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kuṭṭime -
  • kuṭṭima (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kuṭṭima (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kuṭṭimā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • vadhūm -
  • vadhū (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • tad -
  • tad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • aṅghri -
  • aṅghri (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • yugmāva -
  • yugma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • anima -
  • anima (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    anima (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dhya -
  • dhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    dhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    dhā (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • abaddha -
  • abaddha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    abaddha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dṛk -
  • dṛś (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    dṛś (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 16.67

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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