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 15.69

अचुम्बि या चन्दनबिन्दुमण्डली नलीयवक्त्रेण सरोजतर्जिना ।
श्रियं श्रिता काचन तारकासखी कृता शशाङ्कस्य तयाङ्कवर्तिनी ॥ ६९ ॥

acumbi yā candanabindumaṇḍalī nalīyavaktreṇa sarojatarjinā |
śriyaṃ śritā kācana tārakāsakhī kṛtā śaśāṅkasya tayāṅkavartinī || 69 ||

The English translation of Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 15.69 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 (15.69). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Cumbin, Candana, Mandali, Mandalin, Naliya, Vaktra, Ojat, Arjin, Shri, Shriya, Shrit, Shrita, Kacana, Taraka, Asakhi, Krit, Krita, Shashanka, Taya, Anka, Vartin, Vartini,

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 15.69). 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: “acumbi candanabindumaṇḍalī nalīyavaktreṇa sarojatarjinā
  • a -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • cumbi -
  • cumbin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cumbin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • candana -
  • candana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    candana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bindu -
  • bindu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • maṇḍalī -
  • maṇḍalī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    maṇḍalin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nalīya -
  • nalīya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nalīya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vaktreṇa -
  • vaktra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    vaktra (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ro -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ru (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • ojat -
  • oj -> ojat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √oj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √oj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √oj class 1 verb]
  • arjinā -
  • arjin (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    arjin (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • Line 2: “śriyaṃ śritā kācana tārakāsakhī kṛtā śaśāṅkasya tayāṅkavartinī
  • śriyam -
  • śriyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    śriya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śriya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śrī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    śrī (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • śritā -
  • śrit (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    śrit (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    śritā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    śri -> śritā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √śri class 1 verb]
  • kācana -
  • kācana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tārakā -
  • tāraka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tāraka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tārakā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • asakhī -
  • asakhi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • kṛtā -
  • kṛt (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    kṛt (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    kṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    kṛ -> kṛtā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
  • śaśāṅkasya -
  • śaśāṅka (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • tayā -
  • taya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    tay (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • aṅka -
  • aṅka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aṅka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aṅk (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • vartinī -
  • vartinī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    vartin (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 15.69

Cover of edition (1989)

Philosophical Reflections in the Naisadhacarita
by Harekrishna Meher (1989)

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Cover of edition (2016)

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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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