Harivamsa [appendix] [sanskrit]

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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 42A.396

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प्रतिमाः सर्वदेवानां कथयन्ति युगक्षयम् ॥ ३९६ ॥

pratimāḥ sarvadevānāṃ kathayanti yugakṣayam || 396 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 42A.396 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 (42A.396). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pratima, Sarvadeva, Kathayat, Kathayanti, Yugakshaya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 42A.396). 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: “pratimāḥ sarvadevānāṃ kathayanti yugakṣayam ”
pratimāḥ -
pratimā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

pratimā (noun, masculine)

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

pratima (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
sarvadevānām -
sarvadeva (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]
kathayanti -
√kath -> kathayat (participle, neuter)

[nominative plural from √kath class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √kath class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √kath class 10 verb]

√kath -> kathayantī (participle, feminine)

[vocative single from √kath class 10 verb]

√kath (verb class 10)

[present active third plural]
yugakṣayam -
yugakṣaya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]