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 77.1

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वैशंपायन उवाच ।
भर्तारं पतितं दृष्ट्वा क्षीणपुण्यमिव ग्रहम् ।
कंसपत्न्यो हतं कंसं समन्तात्पर्यवारयन् ॥ १ ॥

vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
bhartāraṃ patitaṃ dṛṣṭvā kṣīṇapuṇyamiva graham |
kaṃsapatnyo hataṃ kaṃsaṃ samantātparyavārayan || 1 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 77.1 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 (77.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vaishampayana, Bhartri, Patita, Kshinapunya, Iva, Graha, Kamsa, Patni, Hata, Samantat, Samanta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 77.1). 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: “vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca ”
vaiśampāyana* -
vaiśampāyana (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
uvāca -
√vac (verb class 2)

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

√vac (verb class 3)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
Line 2: “bhartāraṃ patitaṃ dṛṣṭvā kṣīṇapuṇyamiva graham ”
bhartāram -
bhartṛ (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
patitam -
patita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

patita (noun, neuter)

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

patitā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√pat -> patita (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √pat class 1 verb]

√pat -> patita (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √pat class 1 verb], [accusative single from √pat class 1 verb]
dṛṣṭvā -
√dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √dṛś]
kṣīṇapuṇyam -
kṣīṇapuṇya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kṣīṇapuṇya (noun, neuter)

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

kṣīṇapuṇyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
graham -
graha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

graha (noun, neuter)

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

grahā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 3: “kaṃsapatnyo hataṃ kaṃsaṃ samantātparyavārayan ”
kaṃsa -
kaṃsa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kaṃsa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
patnyo* -
patnī (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
hatam -
hata (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

hata (noun, neuter)

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

hatā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√han -> hata (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √han class 1 verb], [accusative single from √han class 2 verb]

√han -> hata (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √han class 1 verb], [accusative single from √han class 1 verb], [nominative single from √han class 2 verb], [accusative single from √han class 2 verb]

√han (verb class 2)

[imperative active second dual]
kaṃsam -
kaṃsa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kaṃsa (noun, neuter)

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

kaṃsā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
samantāt -
samantāt (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

samanta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

samanta (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
paryavā -
paryava (Preverb)

[Preverb]
arayan -
√ray (verb class 1)

[imperfect active third plural]