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 22.16

संध्यावशेषे धृतताण्डवस्य चण्डीपतेः पत्पतनाभिघातात् ।
कैलासशैलस्फटिकाश्मखण्डैरमण्डि पश्योत्पतयालुभिर्द्यौः ॥ १६ ॥

saṃdhyāvaśeṣe dhṛtatāṇḍavasya caṇḍīpateḥ patpatanābhighātāt |
kailāsaśailasphaṭikāśmakhaṇḍairamaṇḍi paśyotpatayālubhirdyauḥ || 16 ||

The English translation of Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 22.16 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 (22.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sandhya, Ashesha, Dhrita, Tandava, Candipati, Pat, Patana, Abhighata, Kailasa, Shaila, Khanda, Mandi, Pashya, Utpata, Alu, Div, Dyau,

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 22.16). 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: “saṃdhyāvaśeṣe dhṛtatāṇḍavasya caṇḍīpateḥ patpatanābhighātāt
  • sandhyāva -
  • sandhya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • aśeṣe -
  • aśeṣa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    aśeṣa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    aśeṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • dhṛta -
  • dhṛta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dhṛta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tāṇḍavasya -
  • tāṇḍava (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    tāṇḍava (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • caṇḍīpateḥ -
  • caṇḍīpati (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • pat -
  • pat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    pad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    pat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • patanā -
  • patana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    patana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    patanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • abhighātāt -
  • abhighāta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    abhighāta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • Line 2: “kailāsaśailasphaṭikāśmakhaṇḍairamaṇḍi paśyotpatayālubhirdyauḥ
  • kailāsa -
  • kailāsa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śaila -
  • śaila (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śaila (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sphaṭikāśma -
  • sphaṭikāśman (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • khaṇḍair -
  • khaṇḍa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    khaṇḍa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • a -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • maṇḍi -
  • maṇḍi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    maṇḍi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    maṇḍi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • paśyo -
  • paśya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    paśya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    paśyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    paś -> paśya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]
    paś -> paśya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]
    paś -> paśyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √paś class 10 verb]
  • utpata -
  • utpata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • alubhir -
  • alu (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • dyauḥ -
  • div (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    dyau (noun, masculine)
    [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 22.16

Cover of edition (1989)

Philosophical Reflections in the Naisadhacarita
by Harekrishna Meher (1989)

English (Hardcover)

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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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