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 9.96 [commentary, 195:16]

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तस्माद्विक्रीय मां मातः पूर्वं भक्षय पूर्वजम् ॥ ९६ ॥

tasmādvikrīya māṃ mātaḥ pūrvaṃ bhakṣaya pūrvajam || 96 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 9.96 [commentary, 195:16] 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 (9.96 [commentary, 195:16]). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tasmat, Tad, Vikriya, Asmad, Matri, Mata, Purvam, Purva, Purvaja,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 9.96 [commentary, 195:16]). 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: “tasmādvikrīya māṃ mātaḥ pūrvaṃ bhakṣaya pūrvajam ”
tasmād -
tasmāt (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tad (noun, neuter)

[ablative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[ablative single]
vikrīya -
vikrīya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vikrīya (noun, neuter)

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

[accusative single]

asmad (pronoun, none)

[accusative single]
mātaḥ -
mātṛ (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

māta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

mātṛ (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

√mā (verb class 2)

[present active third dual]
pūrvam -
pūrvam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

pūrva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

pūrva (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
bhakṣaya -
√bhakṣ (verb class 10)

[imperative active second single]

√bhakṣ (verb class 0)

[imperative active second single]
pūrvajam -
pūrvaja (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

pūrvaja (noun, neuter)

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

pūrvajā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]