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 15.3

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ब्रह्मदत्तोऽभवद् राजा यस्तेषां सप्तमो द्विजः ।
पितृवर्तीति विख्यातो नाम्ना शीलेन कर्मणा ॥ ३ ॥

brahmadatto'bhavad rājā yasteṣāṃ saptamo dvijaḥ |
pitṛvartīti vikhyāto nāmnā śīlena karmaṇā || 3 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 15.3 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 (15.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Brahmadatta, Raja, Yasta, Ish, Isha, Saptama, Dvija, Pitrivartin, Iti, Vikhyata, Namna, Naman, Shila, Karman,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 15.3). 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: “brahmadatto'bhavad rājā yasteṣāṃ saptamo dvijaḥ ”
brahmadatto' -
brahmadatta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
abhavad -
√bhū (verb class 1)

[imperfect active third single]
rājā* -
rāja (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

rājā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]

yasta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

yastā (noun, feminine)

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

√yas -> yasta (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √yas class 4 verb], [locative single from √yas class 4 verb]

√yas -> yasta (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √yas class 4 verb], [vocative single from √yas class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √yas class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √yas class 4 verb], [locative single from √yas class 4 verb]

√yas -> yastā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √yas class 4 verb], [nominative dual from √yas class 4 verb], [vocative single from √yas class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √yas class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √yas class 4 verb]
iṣām -
iṣ (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]

iṣ (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

iṣ (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

iṣā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
saptamo* -
saptama (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
dvijaḥ -
dvija (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “pitṛvartīti vikhyāto nāmnā śīlena karmaṇā ”
pitṛvartī -
pitṛvartin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
iti -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
vikhyāto* -
vikhyāta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
nāmnā -
nāmnā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

nāman (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
śīlena -
śīla (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

śīla (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
karmaṇā -
karman (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]