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 22.33

ध्वान्तैणनाभ्या शितिनाम्बरेण दिशः शरैः सूनशरस्य तारैः ।
मन्दाक्षलक्ष्या निशि मामनिन्दौ सेर्ष्या भवायान्त्यभिसारिकाभाः ॥ ३३ ॥

dhvāntaiṇanābhyā śitināmbareṇa diśaḥ śaraiḥ sūnaśarasya tāraiḥ |
mandākṣalakṣyā niśi māmanindau serṣyā bhavāyāntyabhisārikābhāḥ || 33 ||

The English translation of Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 22.33 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 (22.33). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dhvanta, Aina, Nabhi, Nabhya, Shiti, Ambara, Dishas, Dish, Disha, Shara, Sunashara, Tara, Mandaksha, Lakshya, Nish, Nishi, Mama, Nindu, Ninda, Sershya, Bhava, Anti, Antya, Abhisarika,

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 22.33). 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: “dhvāntaiṇanābhyā śitināmbareṇa diśaḥ śaraiḥ sūnaśarasya tāraiḥ
  • dhvāntai -
  • dhvānta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dhvānta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dhvāntā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiṇa -
  • aiṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aiṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nābhyā -
  • nābhi (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    nābhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    nābhī (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
    nābhī (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • śitinā -
  • śiti (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    śiti (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • ambareṇa -
  • ambara (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    ambara (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • diśaḥ -
  • diśas (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    diś (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    diśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śaraiḥ -
  • śara (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    śara (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • sūnaśarasya -
  • sūnaśara (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • tāraiḥ -
  • tāra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    tāra (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “mandākṣalakṣyā niśi māmanindau serṣyā bhavāyāntyabhisārikābhāḥ
  • mandākṣa -
  • mandākṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mandākṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • lakṣyā* -
  • lakṣya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    lakṣyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    lakṣ -> lakṣya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √lakṣ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √lakṣ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √lakṣ class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √lakṣ class 10 verb]
    lakṣ -> lakṣyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √lakṣ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √lakṣ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √lakṣ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √lakṣ class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √lakṣ class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √lakṣ class 10 verb]
  • niśi -
  • niśi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    niśi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    niśi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    niś (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • māma -
  • māma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperative active first plural]
  • nindau -
  • nindu (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    ninda (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • serṣyā* -
  • serṣya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    serṣyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bhavāyā -
  • bhava (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    bhava (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • antya -
  • anti (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    anti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    antī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    antya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    antya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ant -> antya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √ant]
  • abhisārikā -
  • abhisārikā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • abhāḥ -
  • bhā (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Naishadha-charita [Sanskrit] Verse 22.33

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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