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 40.38

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इमे त्वां ब्रह्मविदुषो ब्रह्मसंस्तववादिनः ।
वर्धयन्ति हृषीकेश ऋषयः संशितव्रताः ॥ ३८ ॥

ime tvāṃ brahmaviduṣo brahmasaṃstavavādinaḥ |
vardhayanti hṛṣīkeśa ṛṣayaḥ saṃśitavratāḥ || 38 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 40.38 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 (40.38). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Iyam, Idam, Tva, Yushmad, Brahmavidvas, Brahma, Brahman, Samstava, Vadi, Vadin, Vardhayat, Vardhayanti, Hrishikesha, Rishi, Samshitavrata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 40.38). 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: “ime tvāṃ brahmaviduṣo brahmasaṃstavavādinaḥ ”
ime -
iyam (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

idam (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

idam (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

idam (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
tvām -
tvā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[accusative single]
brahmaviduṣo* -
brahmavidvas (noun, masculine)

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

brahmavidvas (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
brahma -
brahma (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

brahma (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

brahman (noun, neuter)

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

√brahm (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
saṃstava -
saṃstava (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
vādinaḥ -
vādi (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

vādin (noun, masculine)

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

vādin (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

vādī (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
Line 2: “vardhayanti hṛṣīkeśa ṛṣayaḥ saṃśitavratāḥ ”
vardhayanti -
√vṛdh -> vardhayantī (participle, feminine)

[adverb from √vṛdh]

√vardh -> vardhayat (participle, neuter)

[nominative plural from √vardh class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √vardh class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √vardh class 10 verb]

√vardh -> vardhayantī (participle, feminine)

[vocative single from √vardh class 10 verb]

√vṛdh -> vardhayat (participle, neuter)

[nominative plural from √vṛdh], [vocative plural from √vṛdh], [accusative plural from √vṛdh]

√vṛdh -> vardhayantī (participle, feminine)

[vocative single from √vṛdh]

√vardh (verb class 10)

[present active third plural]

√vṛdh (verb class 0)

[present active third plural]
hṛṣīkeśa* -
hṛṣīkeśa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ṛṣayaḥ -
ṛṣi (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
saṃśitavratāḥ -
saṃśitavrata (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

saṃśitavratā (noun, feminine)

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