Harivamsa [text] [sanskrit]

76,857 words

The Sanskrit edition of the Harivamsa, an important addition to the larger epic Mahabharata, existing in several editions. The text deals with the ancient Indian Solar and Lunar dynasties leading and recounts the history of Krishna.

Verse 3.87

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तेषां प्रधानाः सततं शेषवासुकितक्षकाः ।
ऐरावतो महापद्मः कम्बलाश्वतराव् उभौ ॥ ८७ ॥

teṣāṃ pradhānāḥ satataṃ śeṣavāsukitakṣakāḥ |
airāvato mahāpadmaḥ kambalāśvatarāv ubhau || 87 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 3.87 is contained in the book Harivamsa Purana in 3 Volumes by Shanti Lal Nagar. 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 (3.87). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tad, Pradhana, Satatam, Satata, Shesha, Vasuki, Takshaka, Airavata, Mahapadma, Ubha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 3.87). 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: “teṣāṃ pradhānāḥ satataṃ śeṣavāsukitakṣakāḥ ”
teṣām -
tad (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

sa (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]
pradhānāḥ -
pradhāna (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

pradhānā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
satatam -
satatam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

satata (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

satata (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

satatā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
śeṣa -
śeṣa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

śeṣa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√śaṣ (verb class 1)

[perfect active second plural]

√śiṣ (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
vāsuki -
vāsuki (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

vāsukī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]
takṣakāḥ -
takṣaka (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
Line 2: “airāvato mahāpadmaḥ kambalāśvatarāv ubhau ”
airāvato* -
airāvata (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
mahāpadmaḥ -
mahāpadma (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Cannot analyse kambalāśvatarāv*ub
ubhau -
ubha (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]