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 31.132

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ब्रह्म पर्यच्चरत्क्षत्रं विशः क्षत्रमनुव्रताः ।
शूद्राश्चैव हि वर्णांस्त्रीञ्छुश्रूषन्त्यनहंकृताः ॥ १३२ ॥

brahma paryaccaratkṣatraṃ viśaḥ kṣatramanuvratāḥ |
śūdrāścaiva hi varṇāṃstrīñchuśrūṣantyanahaṃkṛtāḥ || 132 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 31.132 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 (31.132). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Brahma, Brahman, Visha, Vish, Kshatra, Anuvrata, Shudra, Varna, Tri, Shushrushat, Shushrushanti, Anahankrita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 31.132). 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: “brahma paryaccaratkṣatraṃ viśaḥ kṣatramanuvratāḥ ”
brahma -
brahma (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

brahma (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

brahman (noun, neuter)

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

√brahm (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
Cannot analyse paryaccaratkṣatram*vi
viśaḥ -
viśa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

viś (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
kṣatram -
kṣatra (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
anuvratāḥ -
anuvrata (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

anuvratā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
Line 2: “śūdrāścaiva hi varṇāṃstrīñchuśrūṣantyanahaṃkṛtāḥ ”
śūdrāś -
śūdra (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

śūdrā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
cai -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

cā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aiva -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
varṇāṃs -
varṇa (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
trīñch -
tri (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
śuśrūṣantya -
√śru -> śuśrūṣantī (participle, feminine)

[compound from √śru], [adverb from √śru]

√śru -> śuśrūṣat (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √śru], [nominative plural from √śru], [vocative dual from √śru], [vocative plural from √śru], [accusative dual from √śru], [accusative plural from √śru]

√śru -> śuśrūṣantī (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √śru], [vocative single from √śru]

√śru (verb class 0)

[present active third plural]
anahaṅkṛtāḥ -
anahaṅkṛta (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

anahaṅkṛtā (noun, feminine)

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