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 86.56

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स शङ्खः केशवाह्वानं ज्ञात्वा गुह्यकराट् स्वयम् ।
आजगाम समीपं वै तस्य द्वारवतीपतेः ॥ ५६ ॥

sa śaṅkhaḥ keśavāhvānaṃ jñātvā guhyakarāṭ svayam |
ājagāma samīpaṃ vai tasya dvāravatīpateḥ || 56 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 86.56 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 (86.56). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shankha, Keshava, Ahvana, Guhyaka, Raj, Svayam, Aja, Gama, Samipa, Tad, Dvaravat, Dvaravati, Pati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 86.56). 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: “sa śaṅkhaḥ keśavāhvānaṃ jñātvā guhyakarāṭ svayam ”
sa -
sa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
śaṅkhaḥ -
śaṅkha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
keśavā -
keśava (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

keśava (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

keśavā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
āhvānam -
āhvāna (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
jñātvā -
√jñā -> jñātvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √jñā]

√jñā -> jñātvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √jñā]
guhyaka -
guhyaka (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
rāṭ -
rāj (noun, masculine)

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

rāj (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
svayam -
svayam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
Line 2: “ājagāma samīpaṃ vai tasya dvāravatīpateḥ ”
āja -
āja (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

āja (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√aj (verb class 1)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
gāma -
gāma (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

gāma (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√gā (verb class 2)

[imperative active first plural], [injunctive active first plural]

√gā (verb class 3)

[injunctive active first plural]

√gā (verb class 2)

[imperative active first plural]
samīpam -
samīpa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

samīpa (noun, neuter)

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

samīpā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
vai -
√vā (verb class 1)

[present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
tasya -
√tas -> tasya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √tas]

ta (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

tad (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

√tas (verb class 4)

[imperative active second single]
dvāravatī -
dvāravatī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

dvāravat (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
pateḥ -
pati (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

pati (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

√pat (verb class 1)

[optative active second single]