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 18.65

बाहुवक्त्रजघनस्तनाङ्घ्रितद्बन्धगन्धरतसंगतानतीः ।
इच्छुरुत्सुकजने दिनेस्मिते वीक्षिते ति समकेति तेन सा ॥ ६५ ॥

bāhuvaktrajaghanastanāṅghritadbandhagandharatasaṃgatānatīḥ |
icchurutsukajane dinesmite vīkṣite ti samaketi tena sā || 65 ||

The English translation of Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 18.65 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 (18.65). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vaktraja, Ghanastana, Tad, Tat, Bandha, Gandha, Rata, Sangata, Ati, Icchu, Utsuka, Jana, Jani, Dina, Smita, Smiti, Vikshita, Samaka, Iti, Tena,

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 18.65). 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: “bāhuvaktrajaghanastanāṅghritadbandhagandharatasaṃgatānatīḥ
  • bāhu -
  • bāhu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • vaktraja -
  • vaktraja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ghanastanā -
  • ghanastana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ghanastana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • aṅghri -
  • aṅghri (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • tad -
  • tad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • bandha -
  • bandha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bandh (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • gandha -
  • gandha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gandha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rata -
  • rata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ram -> rata (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ram class 1 verb]
    ram -> rata (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ram class 1 verb]
  • saṅgatān -
  • saṅgata (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • atī -
  • ati (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    ati (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • iḥ -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “icchurutsukajane dinesmite vīkṣite ti samaketi tena
  • icchur -
  • icchu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    icchu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • utsuka -
  • utsuka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    utsuka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jane -
  • jana (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    jana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    janā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    jani (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    jan (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
    jan (verb class 2)
    [present middle first single]
  • dine -
  • dina (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    dina (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    dinā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • smite -
  • smita (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    smita (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    smitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    smiti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    smi -> smita (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √smi class 1 verb]
    smi -> smita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √smi class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √smi class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √smi class 1 verb], [locative single from √smi class 1 verb]
    smi -> smitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √smi class 1 verb], [vocative single from √smi class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √smi class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √smi class 1 verb]
  • vīkṣite -
  • vīkṣita (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vīkṣita (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    vīkṣitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Cannot analyse ti*sa
  • samake -
  • samaka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    samaka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    samakā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • tena -
  • tena (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    tan (verb class 8)
    [perfect active second plural]
    tan (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    tan (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • -
  • (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 18.65

Cover of edition (1989)

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Cover of edition (2016)

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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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