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 22.8

भूषास्थिदाम्नस्त्रुटितस्य नाट्यात्पश्योडुकोटीकपटं वहद्भिः ।
दिग्मण्डलं मण्डयतीह खण्डैः सायंनटस्तारकराट्किरीटः ॥ ८ ॥

bhūṣāsthidāmnastruṭitasya nāṭyātpaśyoḍukoṭīkapaṭaṃ vahadbhiḥ |
digmaṇḍalaṃ maṇḍayatīha khaṇḍaiḥ sāyaṃnaṭastārakarāṭkirīṭaḥ || 8 ||

The English translation of Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 22.8 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 (22.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bhusha, Asthi, Daman, Trutita, Natya, Pashya, Duka, Ush, Kapata, Vahat, Mandayat, Iha, Khanda, Sayam, Saya, Nata, Taraka, Raj, Kirita,

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 22.8). 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: “bhūṣāsthidāmnastruṭitasya nāṭyātpaśyoḍukoṭīkapaṭaṃ vahadbhiḥ
  • bhūṣā -
  • bhūṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhūṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhūṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    bhūṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • asthi -
  • asthi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • dāmnas -
  • dāman (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    dāman (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • truṭitasya -
  • truṭita (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    truṭita (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    truṭ -> truṭita (participle, masculine)
    [genitive single from √truṭ class 4 verb], [genitive single from √truṭ class 6 verb]
    truṭ -> truṭita (participle, neuter)
    [genitive single from √truṭ class 4 verb], [genitive single from √truṭ class 6 verb]
  • nāṭyāt -
  • nāṭya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    naṭ -> nāṭya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √naṭ]
    naṭ -> nāṭya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √naṭ]
    naṭ -> nāṭya (participle, masculine)
    [ablative single from √naṭ class 1 verb], [ablative single from √naṭ]
    naṭ -> nāṭya (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √naṭ class 1 verb], [ablative single from √naṭ]
  • paśyo -
  • paśya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    paś -> paśya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √paś class 10 verb]
  • ḍuko -
  • ḍukā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • uṭ -
  • uṣ (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • ī -
  • ī (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    ī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    i (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • kapaṭam -
  • kapaṭa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kapaṭa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vahadbhiḥ -
  • vahat (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental plural]
    vah -> vahat (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental plural from √vah class 1 verb]
    vah -> vahat (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental plural from √vah class 1 verb]
  • Line 2: “digmaṇḍalaṃ maṇḍayatīha khaṇḍaiḥ sāyaṃnaṭastārakarāṭkirīṭaḥ
  • Cannot analyse digmaṇḍalam*ma
  • maṇḍayatī -
  • maṇḍ -> maṇḍayat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √maṇḍ]
    maṇḍ -> maṇḍayat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √maṇḍ], [vocative dual from √maṇḍ], [accusative dual from √maṇḍ], [locative single from √maṇḍ]
    maṇḍ (verb class 0)
    [present active third single]
  • iha -
  • iha (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • khaṇḍaiḥ -
  • khaṇḍa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    khaṇḍa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • sāyaṃ -
  • sāyam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sāya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sāya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    -> sāya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √ class 4 verb]
    -> sāya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ class 4 verb], [accusative single from √ class 4 verb]
  • naṭas -
  • naṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tāraka -
  • tāraka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tāraka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rāṭ -
  • rāj (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    rāj (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • kirīṭaḥ -
  • kirīṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 22.8

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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