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 1.23

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विष्णुः स्वयंभूर्भगवान् सिसृक्षुर्विविधाः प्रजाः ।
अप एव ससर्जादौ तासु वीर्यमवासृजत् ॥ २३ ॥

viṣṇuḥ svayaṃbhūrbhagavān sisṛkṣurvividhāḥ prajāḥ |
apa eva sasarjādau tāsu vīryamavāsṛjat || 23 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 1.23 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 (1.23). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vishnu, Svayambhu, Bhagavat, Sisrikshu, Vividha, Praja, Prajas, Apas, Eva, Ada, Virya, Ava,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 1.23). 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: “viṣṇuḥ svayaṃbhūrbhagavān sisṛkṣurvividhāḥ prajāḥ ”
viṣṇuḥ -
viṣṇu (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

viṣṇu (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
svayambhūr -
svayambhū (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

svayambhū (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [vocative single]

svayambhu (noun, feminine)

[accusative plural]
bhagavān -
bhagavat (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
sisṛkṣur -
sisṛkṣu (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

sisṛkṣu (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
vividhāḥ -
vividha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

vividhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
prajāḥ -
praja (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

prajā (noun, feminine)

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

prajas (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “apa eva sasarjādau tāsu vīryamavāsṛjat ”
apa* -
apas (noun, feminine)

[compound], [vocative single]

apas (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

apas (noun, neuter)

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

ap (noun, feminine)

[accusative plural]

ap (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
eva -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
sasarjā -
√sṛj (verb class 6)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]

√sarj (verb class 1)

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

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

ad (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
tāsu -
tā (noun, feminine)

[locative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[locative plural]
vīryam -
vīrya (noun, neuter)

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

vīryā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√vīr -> vīrya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √vīr class 10 verb]

√vīr -> vīrya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √vīr class 10 verb], [accusative single from √vīr class 10 verb]
avā -
ava (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

o (noun, masculine)

[compound], [instrumental single]

√av (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]

√u (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]

ava (Preverb)

[Preverb]

avā (Preverb)

[Preverb]
asṛjat -
√sṛj (verb class 6)

[imperfect active third single]