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 77.54

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इमं ते पितरं वृद्धं कृष्णस्य वशवर्तिनम् ।
कथं द्रक्ष्यामि शुष्यन्तं कासारसलिलं यथा ॥ ५४ ॥

imaṃ te pitaraṃ vṛddhaṃ kṛṣṇasya vaśavartinam |
kathaṃ drakṣyāmi śuṣyantaṃ kāsārasalilaṃ yathā || 54 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 77.54 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 (77.54). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Idam, Tad, Yushmad, Pitri, Vriddha, Krishna, Vashavartin, Katham, Katha, Shushyat, Kasara, Salila, Yatha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 77.54). 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: “imaṃ te pitaraṃ vṛddhaṃ kṛṣṇasya vaśavartinam ”
imam -
idam (pronoun, masculine)

[accusative single]
te -
ta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

tā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

tad (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
pitaram -
pitṛ (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
vṛddham -
vṛddha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vṛddha (noun, neuter)

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

vṛddhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√vṛdh -> vṛddha (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √vṛdh class 1 verb]

√vṛdh -> vṛddha (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √vṛdh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vṛdh class 1 verb]
kṛṣṇasya -
kṛṣṇa (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

kṛṣṇa (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
vaśavartinam -
vaśavartin (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
Line 2: “kathaṃ drakṣyāmi śuṣyantaṃ kāsārasalilaṃ yathā ”
katham -
katham (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

katham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kathā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

katha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

katha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
drakṣyāmi -
√dṛś (verb class 1)

[future active first single]
śuṣyantam -
√śuṣ -> śuṣyat (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √śuṣ class 4 verb]
kāsāra -
kāsāra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
salilam -
salila (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

salila (noun, neuter)

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

salilā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]