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 10.54

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जनमेजय उवाच ।
सगरस्यात्मजा वीराः कथं जाता महाबलाः ।
विक्रान्ताः षष्टिसाहस्रा विधिना केन वा द्विज ॥ ५४ ॥

janamejaya uvāca |
sagarasyātmajā vīrāḥ kathaṃ jātā mahābalāḥ |
vikrāntāḥ ṣaṣṭisāhasrā vidhinā kena vā dvija || 54 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 10.54 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 (10.54). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Janamejaya, Sagara, Sagaras, Atmaja, Vira, Katham, Katha, Jata, Mahabala, Vikranta, Shashtisahasra, Vidhi, Kena, Kah, Kim, Var, Dvija,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 10.54). 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: “janamejaya uvāca ”
janamejaya* -
janamejaya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
uvāca -
√vac (verb class 2)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]

√vac (verb class 3)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
Line 2: “sagarasyātmajā vīrāḥ kathaṃ jātā mahābalāḥ ”
sagarasyā -
sagara (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

sagara (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

sagaras (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

sagaras (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
ātmajā* -
ātmaja (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

ātmajā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
vīrāḥ -
vīra (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

vīrā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
katham -
katham (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

katham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kathā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

katha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

katha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
jātā* -
jāta (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

jātā (noun, feminine)

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

√jan -> jāta (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √jan class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √jan class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √jan class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 3 verb], [nominative plural from √jan class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 4 verb]

√jan -> jātā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √jan class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √jan class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √jan class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √jan class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √jan class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 3 verb], [accusative plural from √jan class 3 verb], [nominative plural from √jan class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √jan class 4 verb]
mahābalāḥ -
mahābala (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

mahābalā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
Line 3: “vikrāntāḥ ṣaṣṭisāhasrā vidhinā kena vā dvija ”
vikrāntāḥ -
vikrānta (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

vikrāntā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
ṣaṣṭisāhasrā* -
ṣaṣṭisāhasra (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

ṣaṣṭisāhasrā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
vidhinā -
vidhi (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

vidhī (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
kena -
kena (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kena (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kena (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

ka (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

ka (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
vā* -
vār (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

vār (noun, neuter)

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

va (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

vā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

dvija (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]