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 20.21

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सप्तविंशतिमिन्दोस्तु दाक्षायण्यो महाव्रताः ।
ददौ प्राचेतसो दक्षो नक्षत्राणीति या विदुः ॥ २१ ॥

saptaviṃśatimindostu dākṣāyaṇyo mahāvratāḥ |
dadau prācetaso dakṣo nakṣatrāṇīti yā viduḥ || 21 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 20.21 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 (20.21). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Saptavimshati, Indu, Dakshayani, Dakshayanya, Mahavrata, Dad, Dada, Dadi, Pracetas, Pracetasa, Daksha, Dakshas, Nakshatra, Nakshatrani, Iti, Vidu, Vidus,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 20.21). 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: “saptaviṃśatimindostu dākṣāyaṇyo mahāvratāḥ ”
saptaviṃśatim -
saptaviṃśati (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
indos -
indu (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
dākṣāyaṇyo* -
dākṣāyaṇī (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

dākṣāyaṇya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
mahāvratāḥ -
mahāvrata (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

mahāvratā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
Line 2: “dadau prācetaso dakṣo nakṣatrāṇīti yā viduḥ ”
dadau -
dad (noun, masculine)

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

dada (noun, masculine)

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

dadi (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

dadi (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

√dā (verb class 1)

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

√dā (verb class 3)

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

√dā (verb class 2)

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

√dā (verb class 4)

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

√dai (verb class 1)

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

√de (verb class 1)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
prācetaso* -
prācetas (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

prācetasa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
dakṣo* -
dakṣas (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

dakṣas (noun, neuter)

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

dakṣa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
nakṣatrāṇī -
nakṣatrāṇi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

nakṣatrāṇi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

nakṣatrāṇi (noun, neuter)

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

nakṣatra (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
iti -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
yā* -
yā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [accusative plural]

yā (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
viduḥ -
vidus (noun, masculine)

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

vidus (noun, neuter)

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

vidu (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

vidu (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√vid (verb class 2)

[perfect active third plural]