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 15.88

काश्चिन्निर्माय चक्षुःप्रसृतिचुलुकितं तास्वशङ्कन्त कान्ता मौग्ध्यादाचूडमोघैर्निचुलितमिव तं भूषणानां मणीनाम् ।
साहस्रीभिर्निमेषाकृतमतिभिरयं दृग्भिरालिङ्गितः किं ज्योतिष्टोमादियज्ञश्रुतिफलजगतीसार्वभौमभ्रमेण ॥ ८८ ॥

kāścinnirmāya cakṣuḥprasṛticulukitaṃ tāsvaśaṅkanta kāntā maugdhyādācūḍamoghairniculitamiva taṃ bhūṣaṇānāṃ maṇīnām |
sāhasrībhirnimeṣākṛtamatibhirayaṃ dṛgbhirāliṅgitaḥ kiṃ jyotiṣṭomādiyajñaśrutiphalajagatīsārvabhaumabhrameṇa || 88 ||

The English translation of Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 15.88 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 (15.88). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Cit, Nirmaya, Cakshuhprasriti, Culuki, Kanta, Gdhi, Ada, Cuda, Ogha, Niculita, Iva, Bhushana, Mani, Sahasri, Nimesha, Akrita, Atibhi, Raya, Drish, Alingita, Kim, Jyotishtoma, Jna, Shrut, Shrutin, Shruti, Phala, Jagat, Jagati, Sarvabhauma, Bhrama,

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 15.88). 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: “kāścinnirmāya cakṣuḥprasṛticulukitaṃ tāsvaśaṅkanta kāntā maugdhyādācūḍamoghairniculitamiva taṃ bhūṣaṇānāṃ maṇīnām
  • kāś -
  • kās (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • cin -
  • cit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • nirmāya -
  • nirmāya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nirmāya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • cakṣuḥprasṛti -
  • cakṣuḥprasṛti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cakṣuḥprasṛti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cakṣuḥprasṛti (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • culuki -
  • culukin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    culukī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    culukī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    culukī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • tāsva -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
  • aśaṅkanta -
  • śaṅk (verb class 1)
    [imperfect middle third plural]
  • kāntā* -
  • kānta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kāntā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    kam -> kānta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √kam class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kam class 1 verb]
    kam -> kāntā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √kam class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kam class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √kam class 1 verb]
  • mau -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    mu (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • gdhyā -
  • gdhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
  • ādā -
  • ādā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • cūḍam -
  • cūḍa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    cūḍa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    cūḍā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • oghair -
  • ogha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • niculitam -
  • niculita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    niculita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    niculitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • bhūṣaṇānām -
  • bhūṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    bhūṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    bhūṣaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • maṇīnām -
  • maṇi (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    maṇī (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    maṇī (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    maṇī (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • Line 2: “sāhasrībhirnimeṣākṛtamatibhirayaṃ dṛgbhirāliṅgitaḥ kiṃ jyotiṣṭomādiyajñaśrutiphalajagatīsārvabhaumabhrameṇa
  • sāhasrībhir -
  • sāhasrī (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • nimeṣā -
  • nimeṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • akṛtam -
  • akṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    akṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    akṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    kṛ (verb class 1)
    [aorist active second dual]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active second dual], [aorist active second dual]
    kṛ (verb class 5)
    [aorist active second dual]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [aorist active second dual]
  • atibhi -
  • atibhī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • rayam -
  • raya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • dṛgbhir -
  • dṛś (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental plural]
    dṛś (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • āliṅgitaḥ -
  • āliṅgita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • jyotiṣṭomād -
  • jyotiṣṭoma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • iya -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • jña -
  • jña (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jña (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śruti -
  • śruti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    śrutin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    śrutin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    śrutī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    śrutī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    śrutī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    śrut (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    śrut (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    śrut (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • phala -
  • phala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    phala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    phal (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • jagatī -
  • jagatī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    jagat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • sārvabhauma -
  • sārvabhauma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sārvabhauma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhrameṇa -
  • bhrama (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 15.88

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Cover of edition (2013)

Naishadhiya Charitam of Mahakavi Shri Harsha
by Dr. Devarshi Sanadhya Shastri (2013)

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Cover of edition (2015)

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by B.N. Goswamy (2015)

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