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 39.4

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कथं तत्रासतस्तस्य विश्वं जगदिदं महत् ।
श्रियमाप्नोति विपुलां सुरासुरनरार्चिताम् ॥ ४ ॥

kathaṃ tatrāsatastasya viśvaṃ jagadidaṃ mahat |
śriyamāpnoti vipulāṃ surāsuranarārcitām || 4 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 39.4 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 (39.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Katham, Katha, Tasta, Vishva, Jagat, Idam, Mahat, Shri, Shriya, Vipula, Surasura, Nara, Arcita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 39.4). 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: “kathaṃ tatrāsatastasya viśvaṃ jagadidaṃ mahat ”
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]
tatrāsa -
√tras (verb class 1)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]

√tras (verb class 4)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
tastasya -
√tas -> tasta (participle, masculine)

[genitive single from √tas class 4 verb]

√tas -> tasta (participle, neuter)

[genitive single from √tas class 4 verb]
viśvam -
viśva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

viśva (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
jagad -
jagat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

jagat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
idam -
idam (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
mahat -
atimahat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

mahat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
Line 2: “śriyamāpnoti vipulāṃ surāsuranarārcitām ”
śriyam -
śriyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

śriya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

śriya (noun, neuter)

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

śrī (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

śrī (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
āpnoti -
√āp (verb class 5)

[present active third single]
vipulām -
vipulā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]
narā -
nara (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

nara (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

narā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
arcitām -
arcitā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

√ṛc -> arcitā (participle, feminine)

[accusative single from √ṛc]

√ṛc -> arcitā (participle, feminine)

[accusative single from √ṛc]