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 74.38

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सोऽर्तनादं महत्कृत्वा विदन्तो दन्तिनां वरः ।
पपात समहामात्रो वज्रभिन्न इवाचलः ॥ ३८ ॥

so'rtanādaṃ mahatkṛtvā vidanto dantināṃ varaḥ |
papāta samahāmātro vajrabhinna ivācalaḥ || 38 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 74.38 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 (74.38). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sah, Artana, Mahat, Kritva, Kritvan, Vidanta, Vidat, Dantin, Vara, Varas, Samaha, Amatra, Vajra, Bhinna, Iva, Acala,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 74.38). 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: “so'rtanādaṃ mahatkṛtvā vidanto dantināṃ varaḥ ”
so' -
saḥ (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

so (noun, feminine)

[compound]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
artanād -
artana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

artana (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
am -
a (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ap (noun, feminine)

[compound]

ap (noun, neuter)

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

ā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

e (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
mahat -
atimahat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

mahat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
kṛtvā -
kṛtvā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √kṛ]

kṛtvan (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
vidanto* -
vidanta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√vid -> vidat (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √vid class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √vid class 2 verb]
dantinām -
dantin (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

dantin (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]
varaḥ -
varas (noun, neuter)

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

vara (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “papāta samahāmātro vajrabhinna ivācalaḥ ”
papāta -
√pā (verb class 3)

[imperative active second plural]

√pat (verb class 1)

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

√pat (verb class 4)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
samahā -
samaha (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
amātro* -
amātra (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
vajra -
vajra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vajra (noun, neuter)

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

[nominative single]
ivā -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
acalaḥ -
acala (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√cal (verb class 1)

[imperfect active second single]