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 45.16

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यत्र देशे यथा जातो येन वेषेण वा वसन् ।
तानहं समरे हन्यां तन्मे ब्रूहि पितामह ॥ १६ ॥

yatra deśe yathā jāto yena veṣeṇa vā vasan |
tānahaṃ samare hanyāṃ tanme brūhi pitāmaha || 16 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 45.16 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 (45.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yatra, Desha, Yatha, Jatri, Jata, Yena, Yah, Yat, Vesha, Var, Vasat, Tana, Ham, Samara, Hani, Pitamaha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 45.16). 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: “yatra deśe yathā jāto yena veṣeṇa vā vasan ”
yatra -
yatra (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yatra (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

yatra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

yatra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
deśe -
deśa (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

deśā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
jāto* -
jātṛ (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

jāta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√jan -> jāta (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √jan class 1 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 2 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 3 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 4 verb]
yena -
yena (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ya (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
veṣeṇa -
veṣa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

veṣa (noun, 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]
vasan -
√vas -> vasat (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √vas class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vas class 1 verb]
Line 2: “tānahaṃ samare hanyāṃ tanme brūhi pitāmaha ”
tāna -
tāna (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
ham -
ham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ha (noun, neuter)

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

hā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

han (noun, neuter)

[adverb]
samare -
samara (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
hanyām -
hanī (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

√han (verb class 2)

[optative active first single]
tanme -
brūhi -
√brū (verb class 2)

[imperative active second single]
pitāmaha -
pitāmaha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]