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 22.56

कश्मीरजै रश्मिभिरौपसंध्यैर्मृष्टं धृतध्वान्तकुरङ्गनाभि ।
चन्द्रांशुना चन्दनचारुणाङ्गं क्रमात्समालम्भि दिगङ्गनाभिः ॥ ५६ ॥

kaśmīrajai raśmibhiraupasaṃdhyairmṛṣṭaṃ dhṛtadhvāntakuraṅganābhi |
candrāṃśunā candanacāruṇāṅgaṃ kramātsamālambhi digaṅganābhiḥ || 56 ||

The English translation of Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 22.56 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 (22.56). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Rashmi, Rashmibhi, Aupasandhya, Mrishta, Dhrita, Dhvanta, Candramshu, Candana, Caru, Anga, Kramat, Krama, Samalambhin, Digangana,

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 22.56). 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: “kaśmīrajai raśmibhiraupasaṃdhyairmṛṣṭaṃ dhṛtadhvāntakuraṅganābhi
  • kaśmīrajai -
  • raśmibhir -
  • raśmi (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    raśmī (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    raśmibhi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    raśmibhi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aupasandhyair -
  • aupasandhya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    aupasandhya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • mṛṣṭam -
  • mṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    mṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    mṛṣ -> mṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √mṛṣ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √mṛṣ class 4 verb]
    mṛṣ -> mṛṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √mṛṣ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √mṛṣ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √mṛṣ class 4 verb], [accusative single from √mṛṣ class 4 verb]
    mṛch -> mṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √mṛch class 6 verb]
    mṛch -> mṛṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √mṛch class 6 verb], [accusative single from √mṛch class 6 verb]
    mṛj -> mṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √mṛj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √mṛj class 2 verb], [accusative single from √mṛj class 6 verb]
    mṛj -> mṛṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √mṛj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √mṛj class 1 verb], [nominative single from √mṛj class 2 verb], [accusative single from √mṛj class 2 verb], [nominative single from √mṛj class 6 verb], [accusative single from √mṛj class 6 verb]
    mṛś -> mṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √mṛś class 6 verb]
    mṛś -> mṛṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √mṛś class 6 verb], [accusative single from √mṛś class 6 verb]
    mṛj (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second dual]
  • dhṛta -
  • dhṛta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dhṛta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dhvānta -
  • dhvānta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dhvānta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kuraṅganābhi -
  • kuraṅganābhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • Line 2: “candrāṃśunā candanacāruṇāṅgaṃ kramātsamālambhi digaṅganābhiḥ
  • candrāṃśunā -
  • candrāṃśu (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • candana -
  • candana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    candana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • cāruṇā -
  • cāru (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    cāru (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • aṅgam -
  • aṅga (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    aṅga (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • kramāt -
  • kramāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    krama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • samālambhi -
  • samālambhin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    samālambhin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • digaṅganābhiḥ -
  • digaṅganā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 22.56

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)

English (Hardcover)

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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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