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 117.48

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इष्टं दानं तपो नाम ब्रह्मचर्यं सुपूजितम् ।
गुणैः कर्माभिनिर्वृत्तिर्गुणास्तथ्येन कर्मणा ॥ ४८ ॥

iṣṭaṃ dānaṃ tapo nāma brahmacaryaṃ supūjitam |
guṇaiḥ karmābhinirvṛttirguṇāstathyena karmaṇā || 48 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 117.48 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 (117.48). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ishtam, Ishta, Dana, Tap, Tapa, Tapas, Naman, Brahmacarya, Supujita, Guna, Karman, Abhinirvritti, Tathyena, Tathya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 117.48). 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: “iṣṭaṃ dānaṃ tapo nāma brahmacaryaṃ supūjitam ”
iṣṭam -
iṣṭam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

iṣṭa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

iṣṭa (noun, neuter)

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

iṣṭā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√iṣ -> iṣṭa (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √iṣ class 6 verb]

√iṣ -> iṣṭa (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √iṣ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √iṣ class 6 verb]

√yaj -> iṣṭa (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √yaj class 1 verb]

√yaj -> iṣṭa (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √yaj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √yaj class 1 verb]
dānam -
dāna (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dāna (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
tapo* -
tapas (noun, neuter)

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

tap (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

tap (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

tapa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
nāma -
nāman (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
brahmacaryam -
brahmacarya (noun, neuter)

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

[adverb], [accusative single]

supūjita (noun, neuter)

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

supūjitā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “guṇaiḥ karmābhinirvṛttirguṇāstathyena karmaṇā ”
guṇaiḥ -
guṇa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]
karmā -
karman (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
abhinirvṛttir -
abhinirvṛtti (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
guṇās -
guṇa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

guṇā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
tathyena -
tathyena (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tathya (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

tathya (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
karmaṇā -
karman (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]