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 5.49

< Previous

Next >

न मामर्हसि हन्तुं वै श्रेयश्चेत्त्वं चिकीर्षसि ।
प्रजानां पृथिवीपाल शृणु चेदं वचो मम ॥ ४९ ॥

na māmarhasi hantuṃ vai śreyaścettvaṃ cikīrṣasi |
prajānāṃ pṛthivīpāla śṛṇu cedaṃ vaco mama || 49 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 5.49 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:
Read online Buy now! The English translation by Shanti Lal Nagar (2013)

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (5.49). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Asmad, Hantu, Shreyah, Shreyas, Shreya, Praja, Prajana, Prithivipala, Ced, Vaca, Vacas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 5.49). 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: “na māmarhasi hantuṃ vai śreyaścettvaṃ cikīrṣasi ”
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
mām -
mā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

asmad (pronoun, none)

[accusative single]
arhasi -
√arh (verb class 1)

[present active second single]
hantum -
√han -> hantum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √han]

√han -> hantum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √han]

hantu (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
vai -
√vā (verb class 1)

[present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
śreyaś -
śreyaḥ (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

śreyas (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

śreyas (noun, neuter)

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

√śrā -> śreya (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √śrā class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śrā class 2 verb], [nominative single from √śrā class 4 verb]

√śrai -> śreya (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √śrai class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śrai class 2 verb], [nominative single from √śrai class 4 verb]

√śri -> śreya (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √śri class 1 verb]

√śrī -> śreya (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √śrī class 9 verb]
cettva -
√cit (verb class 2)

[imperative active third single]
am -
a (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

e (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
cikīrṣasi -
√kṛ (verb class 0)

[present active second single]
Line 2: “prajānāṃ pṛthivīpāla śṛṇu cedaṃ vaco mama ”
prajānām -
praja (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

praja (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

prajā (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]

prajānā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
pṛthivīpāla -
pṛthivīpāla (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
śṛṇu -
√śru (verb class 5)

[imperative active second single]
ced -
ced (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ced (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
am -
a (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

e (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
vaco* -
vacas (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vacas (noun, neuter)

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

vaca (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
mama -
asmad (pronoun, none)

[genitive single]

√mā (verb class 2)

[perfect active second plural]

√mā (verb class 3)

[perfect active second plural]

√mā (verb class 4)

[perfect active second plural]

√mā (verb class 1)

[perfect active second plural]