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 30.6

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यश्चक्रं वर्तयत्येको मानुषाणामनामयम् ।
मानुष्ये स कथं बुद्धिं चक्रे चक्रभृतां वरः ॥ ६ ॥

yaścakraṃ vartayatyeko mānuṣāṇāmanāmayam |
mānuṣye sa kathaṃ buddhiṃ cakre cakrabhṛtāṃ varaḥ || 6 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 30.6 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 (30.6). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yah, Cakra, Vartayat, Eka, Manusha, Anamaya, Manushya, Katham, Katha, Buddhi, Cakri, Cakrabhrit, Vara, Varas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 30.6). 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: “yaścakraṃ vartayatyeko mānuṣāṇāmanāmayam ”
yaś -
yaḥ (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

ya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
cakram -
cakra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

cakra (noun, neuter)

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

cakrā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
vartayatye -
√vṛt -> vartayat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √vṛt]

√vṛt -> vartayat (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √vṛt], [vocative dual from √vṛt], [accusative dual from √vṛt], [locative single from √vṛt]

√vṛt (verb class 0)

[present active third single]
eko* -
eka (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
mānuṣāṇām -
mānuṣa (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

mānuṣa (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]
anāmayam -
anāmaya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

anāmaya (noun, neuter)

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

anāmayā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√nam (verb class 0)

[imperfect active first single]
Line 2: “mānuṣye sa kathaṃ buddhiṃ cakre cakrabhṛtāṃ varaḥ ”
mānuṣye -
mānuṣya (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

mānuṣya (noun, neuter)

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

mānuṣyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
sa -
sa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
katham -
katham (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

katham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kathā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

katha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

katha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
buddhim -
buddhi (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
cakre -
cakra (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

cakra (noun, neuter)

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

cakrā (noun, feminine)

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

cakri (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

cakri (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

√kṛ (verb class 1)

[perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]

√kṛ (verb class 2)

[perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]

√kṛ (verb class 5)

[perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]

√kṛ (verb class 8)

[perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]

√kṛ (verb class 3)

[perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]

√kṛ (verb class 6)

[perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
cakrabhṛtām -
cakrabhṛt (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]
varaḥ -
varas (noun, neuter)

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

vara (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]