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 23.58

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एतस्मिन्नेव काले तु पुरीं वाराणसीं नृपः ।
शून्यां निवेशयामास क्षेमको नाम राक्षसः ॥ ५८ ॥

etasminneva kāle tu purīṃ vārāṇasīṃ nṛpaḥ |
śūnyāṃ niveśayāmāsa kṣemako nāma rākṣasaḥ || 58 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 23.58 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 (23.58). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Etad, Esha, Eva, Kale, Kala, Puri, Varanasi, Nripa, Shunya, Nivesha, Yama, Yaman, Kshemaka, Naman, Rakshasa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 23.58). 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: “etasminneva kāle tu purīṃ vārāṇasīṃ nṛpaḥ ”
etasminn -
etad (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

eṣa (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
eva -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
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]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
purīm -
purī (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
vārāṇasīm -
vārāṇasī (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
nṛpaḥ -
nṛpa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “śūnyāṃ niveśayāmāsa kṣemako nāma rākṣasaḥ ”
śūnyām -
śūnyā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
niveśa -
niveśa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
yāmā -
yāma (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

yāman (noun, neuter)

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

yāma (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

yāmā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√yā (verb class 2)

[imperative active first plural]
asa -
asan (noun, neuter)

[compound]
kṣemako* -
kṣemaka (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
nāma -
nāman (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
rākṣasaḥ -
rākṣasa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]