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 39.2

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किमर्थं चादिदेवेन नीतः सलिलयोनिना ।
विष्णुर्दैत्यवधे वृत्ते देवैरकृतसत्क्रियः ॥ २ ॥

kimarthaṃ cādidevena nītaḥ salilayoninā |
viṣṇurdaityavadhe vṛtte devairakṛtasatkriyaḥ || 2 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 39.2 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 (39.2). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kimartha, Ida, Iva, Ina, Nita, Salilayoni, Vishnu, Daitya, Vadha, Vritta, Vritti, Deva, Akrita, Satkriya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 39.2). 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: “kimarthaṃ cādidevena nītaḥ salilayoninā ”
kimartham -
kimartha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kimartha (noun, neuter)

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

kimarthā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
cād -
ca (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
ide -
idā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
ive -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
ina -
ina (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ina (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
nītaḥ -
nīta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√nī -> nīta (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √nī class 1 verb]
salilayoninā -
salilayoni (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
Line 2: “viṣṇurdaityavadhe vṛtte devairakṛtasatkriyaḥ ”
viṣṇur -
viṣṇu (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

viṣṇu (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

daitya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vadhe -
vadha (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

vadhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
vṛtte -
vṛtta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

vṛtta (noun, neuter)

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

vṛttā (noun, feminine)

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

vṛtti (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

√vṛt -> vṛtta (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]

√vṛt -> vṛtta (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √vṛt class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √vṛt class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √vṛt class 1 verb], [locative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]

√vṛt -> vṛttā (participle, feminine)

[nominative dual from √vṛt class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vṛt class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √vṛt class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √vṛt class 1 verb]
devair -
deva (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

deva (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
akṛta -
akṛta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

akṛta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√kṛ (verb class 1)

[aorist active second plural], [aorist middle third single]

√kṛ (verb class 2)

[imperfect active second plural], [imperfect middle third single], [aorist active second plural], [aorist middle third single]

√kṛ (verb class 5)

[aorist active second plural], [aorist middle third single]

√kṛ (verb class 8)

[aorist active second plural], [aorist middle third single]
satkriyaḥ -
satkriya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]