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 5.16

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तस्मिंस्तु मथ्यमाने वै राज्ञ ऊरौ प्रजज्ञिवान् ।
ह्रस्वोऽतिमात्रः पुरुषः कृष्णश्चापि बभूव ह ॥ १६ ॥

tasmiṃstu mathyamāne vai rājña ūrau prajajñivān |
hrasvo'timātraḥ puruṣaḥ kṛṣṇaścāpi babhūva ha || 16 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 5.16 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 (5.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tad, Mathyamana, Rajan, Uru, Prajajni, Vat, Hrasva, Atimatra, Purusha, Krishna, Capin, Capi, Han,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 5.16). 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: “tasmiṃstu mathyamāne vai rājña ūrau prajajñivān ”
tasmiṃs -
tad (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
mathyamāne -
√manth -> mathyamāna (participle, masculine)

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

√manth -> mathyamāna (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 -> mathyamānā (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]

mathyamāna (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

mathyamāna (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
vai -
√vā (verb class 1)

[present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
rājña* -
rājan (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
ūrau -
ūru (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
prajajñi -
prajajñi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

prajajñi (noun, neuter)

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

prajajñi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
vān -
va (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]

√vā -> vāt (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √vā class 2 verb], [vocative single from √vā class 2 verb]

√vā -> vāt (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √vā class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vā class 1 verb]
Line 2: “hrasvo'timātraḥ puruṣaḥ kṛṣṇaścāpi babhūva ha ”
hrasvo' -
hrasva (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
atimātraḥ -
atimātra (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
puruṣaḥ -
puruṣa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
kṛṣṇaś -
kṛṣṇa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
cāpi -
cāpin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

cāpin (noun, neuter)

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

cāpī (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

cāpī (noun, feminine)

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

cāpī (noun, neuter)

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

cāpi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

cāpi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

cāpi (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
babhūva -
√bhū (verb class 1)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

ha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

han (noun, neuter)

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