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 11.14

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देवा अपि पितॄन् स्वर्गे यजन्तीति च नः श्रुतं ।
एतदिच्छाम्यहं श्रोतुं विस्तरेण महाद्युते ॥ १४ ॥

devā api pitṝn svarge yajantīti ca naḥ śrutaṃ |
etadicchāmyahaṃ śrotuṃ vistareṇa mahādyute || 14 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 11.14 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 (11.14). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Api, Pitri, Svarga, Yajat, Yajanti, Iti, Asmad, Shrut, Shruta, Etad, Ccha, Amin, Adah, Aha, Shrotu, Vistarena, Vistara, Mahadyuti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 11.14). 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: “devā api pitṝn svarge yajantīti ca naḥ śrutaṃ ”
devā*a -
√div (verb class 1)

[imperative middle first single]
ap -
ap (noun, feminine)

[compound]

ap (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
pitṝn -
pitṛ (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
svarge -
svarga (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

svarga (noun, neuter)

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

svargā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
yajantī -
√yaj -> yajat (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √yaj class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √yaj class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √yaj class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √yaj class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √yaj class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √yaj class 1 verb]

√yaj -> yajantī (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √yaj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √yaj class 1 verb]

√yaj (verb class 1)

[present active third plural]
iti -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
naḥ -
na (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

asmad (pronoun, none)

[accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
śrutam -
śruta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

śruta (noun, neuter)

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

śrutā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

śrut (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

śrut (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

√śru -> śruta (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √śru class 5 verb]

√śru -> śruta (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √śru class 5 verb], [accusative single from √śru class 5 verb]
Line 2: “etadicchāmyahaṃ śrotuṃ vistareṇa mahādyute ”
etadi -
etad (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
cchā -
ccha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ccha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
amya -
amin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]

amin (noun, neuter)

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

adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative plural]
aham -
aha (noun, neuter)

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

asmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
śrotum -
√śru -> śrotum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √śru]

śrotu (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
vistareṇa -
vistareṇa (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

vistara (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

vistara (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
mahādyute -
mahādyuti (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

mahādyuti (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]