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 22.138

स्वर्भानुना प्रसभपानविभीषिकाभिर्दुःखाकृतैनमवधूय सुधासुधांशुम् ।
स्वं निह्नुते शितिमचिह्नममुष्य रागैस्ताम्बूलताम्रमवलम्ब्य तवाधरोष्ठम् ॥ १३८ ॥

svarbhānunā prasabhapānavibhīṣikābhirduḥkhākṛtainamavadhūya sudhāsudhāṃśum |
svaṃ nihnute śitimacihnamamuṣya rāgaistāmbūlatāmramavalambya tavādharoṣṭham || 138 ||

The English translation of Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 22.138 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 (22.138). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Svarbhanu, Prasabha, Pana, Vibhishika, Duhkhakrita, Aina, Avadhuya, Sudha, Sudhasu, Dha, Amshu, Sva, Svap, Nihnuta, Nihnuti, Shiti, Cihna, Adah, Raga, Tambula, Tamra, Yushmad, Adharoshtha,

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 22.138). 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: “svarbhānunā prasabhapānavibhīṣikābhirduḥkhākṛtainamavadhūya sudhāsudhāṃśum
  • svarbhānunā -
  • svarbhānu (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • prasabha -
  • prasabha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pāna -
  • pāna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pāna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vibhīṣikābhir -
  • vibhīṣikā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • duḥkhākṛtai -
  • duḥkhākṛta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    duḥkhākṛta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ainam -
  • aina (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • avadhūya -
  • avadhūya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • sudhāsu -
  • sudhāsū (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    sudhā (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
  • dhā -
  • dha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    dhā (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • aṃśum -
  • aṃśu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “svaṃ nihnute śitimacihnamamuṣya rāgaistāmbūlatāmramavalambya tavādharoṣṭham
  • svam -
  • sva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    svap (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    svap (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    svan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    svan (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    sva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • nihnute -
  • nihnuta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    nihnuta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    nihnutā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    nihnuti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • śitim -
  • śiti (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    śiti (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • a -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • cihnam -
  • cihna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    cihnā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • amuṣya -
  • adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    adaḥ (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • rāgais -
  • rāga (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • tāmbūla -
  • tāmbūla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tāmbūla (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tāmram -
  • tāmra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tāmra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tāmrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • avalambya -
  • tavā -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
  • adharoṣṭham -
  • adharoṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    adharoṣṭha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

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Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 22.138

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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)

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by B.N. Goswamy (2015)

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