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 18.95

सा शशाक परिरम्भदायिनी गाहितुं बृहदुरः प्रियस्य न ।
चक्षमे च स न भङ्गुरभ्रुवस्तुङ्गपीनकुचदूरतां गतम् ॥ ९५ ॥

sā śaśāka parirambhadāyinī gāhituṃ bṛhaduraḥ priyasya na |
cakṣame ca sa na bhaṅgurabhruvastuṅgapīnakucadūratāṃ gatam || 95 ||

The English translation of Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 18.95 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 (18.95). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Parirambha, Dayin, Dayini, Dayi, Brihat, Uras, Priya, Bhangura, Bhru, Bhruva, Tunga, Pina, Kucat, Rata, Gata,

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 18.95). 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: “ śaśāka parirambhadāyinī gāhituṃ bṛhaduraḥ priyasya na
  • -
  • (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • śaśāka -
  • śak (verb class 5)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • parirambha -
  • parirambha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dāyinī -
  • dāyinī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    dāyin (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    dāyī (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • gāhitum -
  • gāh -> gāhitum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √gāh]
  • bṛhad -
  • bṛhat (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bṛhat (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    bṛhat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    bṛh -> bṛhat (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √bṛh]
    bṛh -> bṛhat (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √bṛh]
    bṛhat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    bṛh -> bṛhat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √bṛh], [vocative single from √bṛh], [accusative single from √bṛh]
    bṛh -> bṛhat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √bṛh], [vocative single from √bṛh], [accusative single from √bṛh]
  • uraḥ -
  • uras (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    uras (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • priyasya -
  • priya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    priya (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “cakṣame ca sa na bhaṅgurabhruvastuṅgapīnakucadūratāṃ gatam
  • cakṣame -
  • kṣam (verb class 1)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    kṣam (verb class 2)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    kṣam (verb class 4)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhaṅgura -
  • bhaṅgura (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhaṅgura (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhruvas -
  • bhrū (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    bhruva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tuṅga -
  • tuṅga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tuṅga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pīna -
  • pīna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pīna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pi -> pīna (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √pi class 6 verb]
    pi -> pīna (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √pi class 6 verb]
  • kucad -
  • kuc -> kucat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kuc class 6 verb], [vocative single from √kuc class 6 verb], [accusative single from √kuc class 6 verb]
  • ūr -
  • u (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ū (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    ū (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • ratām -
  • ratā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    ram -> ratā (participle, feminine)
    [accusative single from √ram class 1 verb]
  • gatam -
  • gat (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    gata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    gata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    gatā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 18.95

Cover of edition (1989)

Philosophical Reflections in the Naisadhacarita
by Harekrishna Meher (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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