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 27.12

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अनुवंशे पुराणज्ञा गायन्तीति परिश्रुतम् ।
गुणान्देवावृधस्याथ कीर्तयन्तो महात्मनः ॥ १२ ॥

anuvaṃśe purāṇajñā gāyantīti pariśrutam |
guṇāndevāvṛdhasyātha kīrtayanto mahātmanaḥ || 12 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 27.12 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 (27.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Anuvamsha, Puranajna, Gayanti, Gayat, Iti, Parishrut, Parishruta, Guna, Devavridha, Atha, Kirtayat, Mahatman,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 27.12). 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: “anuvaṃśe purāṇajñā gāyantīti pariśrutam ”
anuvaṃśe -
anuvaṃśa (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

anuvaṃśa (noun, neuter)

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

anuvaṃśā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
purāṇajñā* -
purāṇajña (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
gāyantī -
gāyantī (noun, feminine)

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

gāyat (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [nominative plural], [vocative dual], [vocative plural], [accusative dual], [accusative plural]

√gā (verb class 1)

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

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
pariśrutam -
pariśruta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

pariśruta (noun, neuter)

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

pariśrutā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

pariśrut (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
Line 2: “guṇāndevāvṛdhasyātha kīrtayanto mahātmanaḥ ”
guṇān -
guṇa (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
devāvṛdhasyā -
devāvṛdha (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]
atha -
atha (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
kīrtayanto* -
kīrtayat (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

√kīrt -> kīrtayat (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √kīrt class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √kīrt class 10 verb]
mahātmanaḥ -
mahātman (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

mahātman (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]