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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 20.120
कर्णे कर्णे ततः सख्यौ श्रुतमाचख्यतुर्मिथः ।
मुहुर्विस्मयमाने च स्मयमाने च ते बहु ॥ १२० ॥
karṇe karṇe tataḥ sakhyau śrutamācakhyaturmithaḥ |
muhurvismayamāne ca smayamāne ca te bahu || 120 ||
The English translation of Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 20.120 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 (20.120). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Karna, Karni, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Sakhi, Shrut, Shruta, Mithah, Muhur, Vismaya, Ana, Smayamana, Yushmad, Bahu,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
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- Line 1: “karṇe karṇe tataḥ sakhyau śrutamācakhyaturmithaḥ ”
- karṇe -
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karṇa (noun, masculine)[locative single]karṇi (noun, masculine)[vocative single]karṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- karṇe -
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karṇa (noun, masculine)[locative single]karṇi (noun, masculine)[vocative single]karṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- tataḥ -
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tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]tata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√tan -> tata (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]sa (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
- sakhyau -
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sakhi (noun, masculine)[locative single]sakhī (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- śrutam -
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śruta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śruta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śrutā (noun, feminine)[adverb]śrut (noun, feminine)[accusative single]śrut (noun, masculine)[accusative single]√śru -> śruta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √śru class 5 verb]√śru -> śruta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √śru class 5 verb], [accusative single from √śru class 5 verb]
- ā -
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ā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ā (Preverb)[Preverb]
- cakhyatur -
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√khyā (verb class 2)[perfect active third dual]
- mithaḥ -
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mithaḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]mithaḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- Line 2: “muhurvismayamāne ca smayamāne ca te bahu ”
- muhur -
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muhur (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]muhur (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- vismayam -
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vismaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vismaya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vismayā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- āne -
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āna (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- smayamāne -
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√smi -> smayamāna (participle, masculine)[locative single from √smi class 1 verb]√smi -> smayamāna (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 -> smayamānā (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]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- bahu -
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bahu (indeclinable)[indeclinable]bahu (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]bahu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]bahu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
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