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 57.17

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तालानां तमधो दृष्ट्वा स ध्वजाकारमव्ययम् ।
रौहिणेयं खरो दुष्टः सोऽदशद्दशनायुधः ॥ १७ ॥

tālānāṃ tamadho dṛṣṭvā sa dhvajākāramavyayam |
rauhiṇeyaṃ kharo duṣṭaḥ so'daśaddaśanāyudhaḥ || 17 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 57.17 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 (57.17). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tala, Tama, Dha, Dhvajakara, Avyaya, Rauhineya, Khara, Dushta, Sah, Dashana, Ayudha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 57.17). 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: “tālānāṃ tamadho dṛṣṭvā sa dhvajākāramavyayam ”
tālānām -
tāla (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

tāla (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

tālā (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]
tama -
tama (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tama (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
dho* -
dha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

dhā (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
dṛṣṭvā -
√dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √dṛś]
sa -
sa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
dhvajākāram -
dhvajākāra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dhvajākāra (noun, neuter)

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

dhvajākārā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
avyayam -
avyaya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

avyaya (noun, neuter)

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

avyayā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√vyā (verb class 1)

[imperfect active first single]

√vyay (verb class 1)

[imperfect active first single]
Line 2: “rauhiṇeyaṃ kharo duṣṭaḥ so'daśaddaśanāyudhaḥ ”
rauhiṇeyam -
rauhiṇeya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

rauhiṇeya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
kharo* -
khara (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
duṣṭaḥ -
duṣṭa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
so' -
saḥ (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

so (noun, feminine)

[compound]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
adaśad -
√daṃś (verb class 1)

[imperfect active third single]
daśanā -
daśana (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

daśana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

daśanā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ayudhaḥ -
ayudha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]