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 15.42

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अधः प्रस्तारशयने शयानस्तेन चोदितः ।
दूतान्तरितमेतद्वै वाक्यमग्निशिखोपमम् ॥ ४२ ॥

adhaḥ prastāraśayane śayānastena coditaḥ |
dūtāntaritametadvai vākyamagniśikhopamam || 42 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 15.42 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 (15.42). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Adhah, Adhas, Prastara, Shayana, Tad, Tena, Coditri, Codita, Duta, Etad, Vakya, Agnishikhopama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 15.42). 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: “adhaḥ prastāraśayane śayānastena coditaḥ ”
adhaḥ -
adhaḥ (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

adhaḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

adhas (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
prastāra -
prastāra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
śayane -
śayana (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

śayana (noun, neuter)

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

śayanā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
śayānas -
śayāna (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√śī -> śayāna (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √śī class 2 verb]
tena -
tena (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ta (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

tad (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

√tan (verb class 8)

[perfect active second plural]

√tan (verb class 4)

[perfect active second plural]

√tan (verb class 1)

[perfect active second plural]
coditaḥ -
coditṛ (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

codita (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√cud -> codita (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √cud]
Line 2: “dūtāntaritametadvai vākyamagniśikhopamam ”
dūtān -
dūta (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
taritam -
taritā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
etad -
etad (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

etad (noun, masculine)

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

etad (noun, neuter)

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

[present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
vākyam -
vākya (noun, neuter)

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

√vac -> vākya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]

√vac -> vākya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative single from √vac class 3 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]

√vak -> vākya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √vak class 1 verb]

√vak -> vākya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √vak class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vak class 1 verb]
agniśikhopamam -
agniśikhopama (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

agniśikhopama (noun, neuter)

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