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 9.78

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तस्य पुत्रास्त्रयः शिष्टा दृढाश्वो ज्येष्ठ उच्यते ।
दण्डाश्वकपिलाश्वौ तु कुमारौ तु कनीयसौ ॥ ७८ ॥

tasya putrāstrayaḥ śiṣṭā dṛḍhāśvo jyeṣṭha ucyate |
daṇḍāśvakapilāśvau tu kumārau tu kanīyasau || 78 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 9.78 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 (9.78). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tad, Putra, Traya, Tri, Shishta, Dridhashva, Jyeshtha, Ucyat, Danda, Kapilashva, Kumara, Kaniyas, Kaniyasa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 9.78). 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: “tasya putrāstrayaḥ śiṣṭā dṛḍhāśvo jyeṣṭha ucyate ”
tasya -
√tas -> tasya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √tas]

ta (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

tad (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

√tas (verb class 4)

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

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

putrā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
trayaḥ -
traya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

tri (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
śiṣṭā* -
śiṣṭa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

śiṣṭā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

√śās -> śiṣṭa (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √śās class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √śās class 2 verb]

√śās -> śiṣṭā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √śās class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √śās class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √śās class 2 verb]

√śiṣ -> śiṣṭa (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √śiṣ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √śiṣ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √śiṣ class 7 verb], [vocative plural from √śiṣ class 7 verb]

√śiṣ -> śiṣṭā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √śiṣ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √śiṣ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √śiṣ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √śiṣ class 7 verb], [vocative plural from √śiṣ class 7 verb], [accusative plural from √śiṣ class 7 verb]
dṛḍhāśvo* -
dṛḍhāśva (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
jyeṣṭha* -
jyeṣṭha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ucyate -
√uc -> ucyat (participle, masculine)

[dative single from √uc class 4 verb]

√uc -> ucyat (participle, neuter)

[dative single from √uc class 4 verb]

√vac (verb class 2)

[present passive third single]

√vac (verb class 3)

[present passive third single]
Line 2: “daṇḍāśvakapilāśvau tu kumārau tu kanīyasau ”
daṇḍā -
daṇḍā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
śva -
śvan (noun, masculine)

[compound]
kapilāśvau -
kapilāśva (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
kumārau -
kumāra (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
kanīyasau -
kanīyas (noun, feminine)

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

kanīyasa (noun, masculine)

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