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 22.17

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दिशि पूर्वोत्तरस्यां तु यदुं ज्येष्ठं न्ययोजयत् ।
मध्ये पूरुं च राजानमभ्यषिञ्चत्स नाहुषः ॥ १७ ॥

diśi pūrvottarasyāṃ tu yaduṃ jyeṣṭhaṃ nyayojayat |
madhye pūruṃ ca rājānamabhyaṣiñcatsa nāhuṣaḥ || 17 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 22.17 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 (22.17). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dish, Purvottara, Yadu, Jyeshtham, Jyeshtha, Nyaya, Jayat, Madhye, Madhya, Puru, Nahusha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 22.17). 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: “diśi pūrvottarasyāṃ tu yaduṃ jyeṣṭhaṃ nyayojayat ”
diśi -
diś (noun, feminine)

[locative single]
pūrvottarasyā -
pūrvottara (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

pūrvottara (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
am -
a (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

e (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
yadum -
yadu (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
jyeṣṭham -
jyeṣṭham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

jyeṣṭha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

jyeṣṭha (noun, neuter)

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

jyeṣṭhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
nyayo -
nyaya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
jayat -
jayat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

jayat (noun, neuter)

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

√ji -> jayat (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √ji class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ji class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ji class 1 verb]
Line 2: “madhye pūruṃ ca rājānamabhyaṣiñcatsa nāhuṣaḥ ”
madhye -
madhye (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

madhya (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

madhya (noun, neuter)

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

madhyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
pūrum -
pūru (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
Cannot analyse rājānamabhyaṣiñcatsa*nā
nāhuṣaḥ -
nāhuṣa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]