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 15.53

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प्राज्ञानां वचनं काले वृद्धानां च विशेषतः ।
श्रोतव्यमिति तच्छ्रुत्वा निवृत्तोऽस्मि नराधिप ॥ ५३ ॥

prājñānāṃ vacanaṃ kāle vṛddhānāṃ ca viśeṣataḥ |
śrotavyamiti tacchrutvā nivṛtto'smi narādhipa || 53 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 15.53 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 (15.53). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Prajna, Vacana, Kale, Kala, Vriddha, Visheshatah, Visheshatas, Shrotavya, Iti, Tat, Tad, Nivritta, Naradhipa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 15.53). 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: “prājñānāṃ vacanaṃ kāle vṛddhānāṃ ca viśeṣataḥ ”
prājñānām -
prājña (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

prājña (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

prājñā (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]
vacanam -
vacana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vacana (noun, neuter)

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

vacanā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
kāle -
kāle (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kāla (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

kāla (noun, neuter)

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

kālā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
vṛddhānām -
vṛddha (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

vṛddha (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

vṛddhā (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]

√vṛdh -> vṛddha (participle, masculine)

[genitive plural from √vṛdh class 1 verb]

√vṛdh -> vṛddha (participle, neuter)

[genitive plural from √vṛdh class 1 verb]

√vṛdh -> vṛddhā (participle, feminine)

[genitive plural from √vṛdh class 1 verb]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
viśeṣataḥ -
viśeṣataḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

viśeṣatas (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
Line 2: “śrotavyamiti tacchrutvā nivṛtto'smi narādhipa ”
śrotavyam -
śrotavya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

śrotavya (noun, neuter)

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

śrotavyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√śru -> śrotavya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √śru class 5 verb]

√śru -> śrotavya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √śru class 5 verb], [accusative single from √śru class 5 verb]
iti -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
tacch -
tat (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tad (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
śrutvā -
√śru -> śrutvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √śru]
nivṛtto' -
nivṛtta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
asmi -
√as (verb class 2)

[present active first single]
narādhipa -
narādhipa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]