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 15.66

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अतस्ते वर्तयिष्येऽहमितिहासं पुरातनम् ।
गीतं सनत्कुमारेण मार्कण्डेयाय पृच्छते ॥ ६६ ॥

ataste vartayiṣye'hamitihāsaṃ purātanam |
gītaṃ sanatkumāreṇa mārkaṇḍeyāya pṛcchate || 66 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 15.66 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 (15.66). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Atah, Tad, Yushmad, Aha, Asmad, Itihasa, Puratana, Gita, Sanatkumara, Markandeya, Pricchat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 15.66). 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: “ataste vartayiṣye'hamitihāsaṃ purātanam ”
atas -
ataḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
te -
ta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

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

tā (noun, feminine)

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

tad (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
vartayiṣye' -
√vṛt (verb class 0)

[future middle first single]
aham -
aha (noun, neuter)

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

asmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
itihāsam -
itihāsa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
purātanam -
purātana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

purātana (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
Line 2: “gītaṃ sanatkumāreṇa mārkaṇḍeyāya pṛcchate ”
gītam -
gīta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

gīta (noun, neuter)

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

gītā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
sanatkumāreṇa -
sanatkumāra (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
mārkaṇḍeyāya -
mārkaṇḍeya (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

mārkaṇḍeya (noun, neuter)

[dative single]
pṛcchate -
√praś -> pṛcchat (participle, masculine)

[dative single from √praś class 6 verb]

√praś -> pṛcchat (participle, neuter)

[dative single from √praś class 6 verb]

pṛcchat (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

pṛcchat (noun, feminine)

[dative single]

pṛcchat (noun, neuter)

[dative single]

√praś (verb class 6)

[present middle third single]