Harivamsa [appendix] [sanskrit]

101,601 words

The Sanskrit edition of the Harivamsa [appendix version], 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 20.741

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श्रेयो हि मरणं मह्यं न चान्यं संश्रये नृपाः ॥ ७४१ ॥

śreyo hi maraṇaṃ mahyaṃ na cānyaṃ saṃśraye nṛpāḥ || 741 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 20.741 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 (20.741). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shreyah, Shreyas, Shreya, Marana, Mahya, Asmad, Samshraya, Nripa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 20.741). 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: “śreyo hi maraṇaṃ mahyaṃ na cānyaṃ saṃśraye nṛpāḥ ”
śreyo* -
śreyaḥ (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

śreyas (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

śreyas (noun, neuter)

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

√śrā -> śreya (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √śrā class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śrā class 2 verb], [nominative single from √śrā class 4 verb]

√śrai -> śreya (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √śrai class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śrai class 2 verb], [nominative single from √śrai class 4 verb]

√śri -> śreya (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √śri class 1 verb]

√śrī -> śreya (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √śrī class 9 verb]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
maraṇam -
maraṇa (noun, neuter)

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

[adverb], [accusative single]

mahya (noun, neuter)

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

mahyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√mah -> mahya (participle, masculine)

[adverb from √mah]

√mah -> mahya (participle, neuter)

[adverb from √mah]

√mah -> mahyā (participle, feminine)

[adverb from √mah]

√mah -> mahya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √mah class 10 verb], [accusative single from √mah]

√mah -> mahya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √mah class 10 verb], [accusative single from √mah class 10 verb], [nominative single from √mah], [accusative single from √mah]

asmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
cānya -
√cam -> cānya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √cam]

√cam -> cānya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √cam]

ca (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
am -
a (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

e (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
saṃśraye -
saṃśraya (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
nṛpāḥ -
nṛpa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]