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 2.20

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प्रजार्थमृषयोऽथास्य ममन्थुर्दक्षिणं करम् ।
वेनस्य पाणौ मथिते संबभूव महानृषिः ॥ २० ॥

prajārthamṛṣayo'thāsya mamanthurdakṣiṇaṃ karam |
venasya pāṇau mathite saṃbabhūva mahānṛṣiḥ || 20 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 2.20 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 (2.20). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Praja, Artha, Rishi, Atha, Idam, Dakshina, Kara, Vena, Pana, Pani, Mathita, Samba, Maha, Mahat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 2.20). 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: “prajārthamṛṣayo'thāsya mamanthurdakṣiṇaṃ karam ”
prajā -
praja (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

praja (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

prajā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
artham -
artha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

artha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
ṛṣayo' -
ṛṣi (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
athā -
athā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

atha (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
asya -
√as -> asya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √as]

a (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

idam (pronoun, masculine)

[genitive single]

idam (pronoun, neuter)

[genitive single]

√as (verb class 4)

[imperative active second single]
mamanthur -
√manth (verb class 1)

[perfect active third plural]

√manth (verb class 9)

[perfect active third plural]
dakṣiṇam -
dakṣiṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dakṣiṇa (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
karam -
kara (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kara (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
Line 2: “venasya pāṇau mathite saṃbabhūva mahānṛṣiḥ ”
venasya -
vena (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

vena (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
pāṇau -
pāṇa (noun, masculine)

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

pāṇi (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
mathite -
mathita (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

mathita (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

mathitā (noun, feminine)

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

√manth -> mathita (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √manth class 1 verb], [locative single from √manth class 9 verb]

√manth -> mathita (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √manth class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √manth class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √manth class 1 verb], [locative single from √manth class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √manth class 9 verb], [vocative dual from √manth class 9 verb], [accusative dual from √manth class 9 verb], [locative single from √manth class 9 verb]

√manth -> mathitā (participle, feminine)

[nominative dual from √manth class 1 verb], [vocative single from √manth class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √manth class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √manth class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √manth class 9 verb], [vocative single from √manth class 9 verb], [vocative dual from √manth class 9 verb], [accusative dual from √manth class 9 verb]
samba -
samba (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

samba (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
bhūva -
√bhū (verb class 1)

[injunctive active first dual]
mahān -
maha (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]

mahat (noun, masculine)

[nominative single], [vocative single]
ṛṣiḥ -
ṛṣi (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]