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 92.1

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वैशंपायन उवाच ।
निहत्य नरकं भौमं वासवोपमविक्रमः ।
वासवावरजो विष्णुर्ददर्श नरकालयम् ॥ १ ॥

vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
nihatya narakaṃ bhaumaṃ vāsavopamavikramaḥ |
vāsavāvarajo viṣṇurdadarśa narakālayam || 1 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 92.1 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 (92.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vaishampayana, Nihatya, Naraka, Bhauma, Vasavopama, Vikrama, Vasavavaraja, Vishnu, Alaya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 92.1). 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: “nihatya narakaṃ bhaumaṃ vāsavopamavikramaḥ ”
nihatya -
nihatya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

nihatya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
narakam -
naraka (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

naraka (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
bhaumam -
bhauma (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

bhauma (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
vāsavopama -
vāsavopama (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vāsavopama (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vikramaḥ -
vikrama (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 3: “vāsavāvarajo viṣṇurdadarśa narakālayam ”
vāsavāvarajo* -
vāsavāvaraja (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
viṣṇur -
viṣṇu (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

viṣṇu (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
dadarśa -
√dṛś (verb class 1)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
narakā -
naraka (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

naraka (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
alayam -
alaya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

alaya (noun, neuter)

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

alayā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√lay (verb class 1)

[imperfect active first single]