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 15.8

निरीय भूपेन निरीक्षितानना शशंस मौहूर्तिकसंसदंशकम् ।
गुणैररीणैरुदयास्तनिस्तुषां तदा स दातुं तनयां प्रचक्रमे ॥ ८ ॥

nirīya bhūpena nirīkṣitānanā śaśaṃsa mauhūrtikasaṃsadaṃśakam |
guṇairarīṇairudayāstanistuṣāṃ tadā sa dātuṃ tanayāṃ pracakrame || 8 ||

The English translation of Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 15.8 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 (15.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nih, Bhupa, Nirikshin, Tana, Nri, Mauhurtika, Samsad, Samsada, Shaka, Guna, Arina, Udaya, Tan, Tusha, Tada, Datu, Tanaya, Pracakra, Asmad,

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 15.8). 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: “nirīya bhūpena nirīkṣitānanā śaśaṃsa mauhūrtikasaṃsadaṃśakam
  • nir -
  • niḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    niḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ni (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    nis (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • īya -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [optative middle first single]
  • bhūpena -
  • bhūpa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • nirīkṣi -
  • nirīkṣin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    nirīkṣin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • tāna -
  • tāna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śaśaṃsa -
  • śaṃs (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
  • mauhūrtika -
  • mauhūrtika (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mauhūrtika (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṃsadaṃ -
  • saṃsada (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    saṃsadā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    saṃsad (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    saṃsad (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • śakam -
  • śaka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śaka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śakā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “guṇairarīṇairudayāstanistuṣāṃ tadā sa dātuṃ tanayāṃ pracakrame
  • guṇair -
  • guṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • arīṇair -
  • arīṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    arīṇa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • udayās -
  • udaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • tan -
  • tan (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • is -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tuṣā -
  • tuṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • am -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • tadā -
  • tadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tadā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dātum -
  • -> dātum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √]
    -> dātum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √]
    -> dātum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √]
    -> dātum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √]
    dai -> dātum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √dai]
    de -> dātum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √de]
    dātu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    dātu (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • tanayām -
  • tan -> tanayām (periphrastic_perfect)
    [periphrastic_perfect from √tan]
    tanayā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • pracakra -
  • pracakra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • me -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 15.8

Cover of edition (1989)

Philosophical Reflections in the Naisadhacarita
by Harekrishna Meher (1989)

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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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