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 38.52

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कांश्चित्केशेषु जग्राह कांश्चित्कण्ठे न्यपीडयत् ।
पाटयन् कस्यचिद्वक्त्रं मध्ये कांश्चिदगृह्यत ॥ ५२ ॥

kāṃścitkeśeṣu jagrāha kāṃścitkaṇṭhe nyapīḍayat |
pāṭayan kasyacidvaktraṃ madhye kāṃścidagṛhyata || 52 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 38.52 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 (38.52). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kah, Cit, Kesha, Kantha, Apidayat, Patayat, Kim, Vaktra, Madhye, Madhya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 38.52). 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: “kāṃścitkeśeṣu jagrāha kāṃścitkaṇṭhe nyapīḍayat ”
kāṃś -
ka (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
cit -
cit (noun, feminine)

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

cit (noun, masculine)

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

cit (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
keśeṣu -
keśa (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]

keśa (noun, neuter)

[locative plural]
jagrāha -
√grah (verb class 9)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
kāṃś -
ka (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
cit -
cit (noun, feminine)

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

cit (noun, masculine)

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

cit (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
kaṇṭhe -
kaṇṭha (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

√kaṇṭh (verb class 1)

[present middle first single]
nya -
ni (noun, masculine)

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

ni (noun, neuter)

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

ni (noun, feminine)

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

nī (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

nī (noun, neuter)

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

nī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

ni (Preverb)

[Preverb]
apīḍayat -
apīḍayat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

apīḍayat (noun, neuter)

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

√pīḍ (verb class 10)

[imperfect active third single]
Line 2: “pāṭayan kasyacidvaktraṃ madhye kāṃścidagṛhyata ”
pāṭayan -
√paṭ -> pāṭayat (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √paṭ], [vocative single from √paṭ]
kasya -
√kas -> kasya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √kas]

ka (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

ka (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[genitive single]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[genitive single]
cid -
cit (noun, feminine)

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

cit (noun, masculine)

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

cit (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
vaktram -
vaktra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vaktra (noun, neuter)

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

vaktrā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
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]
kāṃś -
ka (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
cid -
cit (noun, feminine)

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

cit (noun, masculine)

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

cit (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
agṛhyata -
√grah (verb class 9)

[imperfect passive third single]