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 3.14

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जनमेजय उवाच ।
कथं प्रणाशिताः पुत्रा नारदेन महर्षिना ।
प्रजापतेर्द्विजश्रेष्ठ श्रोतुमिच्छामि तत्त्वतः ॥ १४ ॥

janamejaya uvāca |
kathaṃ praṇāśitāḥ putrā nāradena maharṣinā |
prajāpaterdvijaśreṣṭha śrotumicchāmi tattvataḥ || 14 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 3.14 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 (3.14). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Janamejaya, Katham, Katha, Pranashin, Pranashi, Tas, Putra, Narada, Nri, Prajapati, Dvijashreshtha, Shrotu, Tattvatah, Tattvata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 3.14). 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: “janamejaya uvāca ”
janamejaya* -
janamejaya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
uvāca -
√vac (verb class 2)

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

√vac (verb class 3)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
Line 2: “kathaṃ praṇāśitāḥ putrā nāradena maharṣinā ”
katham -
katham (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

katham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kathā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

katha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

katha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
praṇāśi -
praṇāśin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

praṇāśin (noun, neuter)

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

praṇāśī (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

praṇāśī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]

praṇāśī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
tāḥ -
ta (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

tā (noun, feminine)

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

tas (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
putrā* -
putra (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

putrā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
nāradena -
nārada (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

nārada (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
maharṣi -
maharṣi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]
nā -
nā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

nṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 3: “prajāpaterdvijaśreṣṭha śrotumicchāmi tattvataḥ ”
prajāpater -
prajāpati (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
dvijaśreṣṭha -
dvijaśreṣṭha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
śrotum -
√śru -> śrotum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √śru]

śrotu (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
icchāmi -
√iṣ (verb class 6)

[present active first single]
tattvataḥ -
tattvataḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tattvata (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]