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 44.8

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चन्द्रांशुशुक्ले वसने वसानो रुक्मभूषणः ।
वीणां गृहीत्वा महतीं कक्षासक्तां सखीमिव ॥ ८ ॥

candrāṃśuśukle vasane vasāno rukmabhūṣaṇaḥ |
vīṇāṃ gṛhītvā mahatīṃ kakṣāsaktāṃ sakhīmiva || 8 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 44.8 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 (44.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shukla, Vasana, Rukma, Bhushana, Vina, Grihitva, Mahati, Kaksha, Asakta, Sakhi, Iva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 44.8). 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: “candrāṃśuśukle vasane vasāno rukmabhūṣaṇaḥ ”
candrāṃśu -
candrāṃśu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]
śukle -
śukla (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

śukla (noun, neuter)

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

śuklā (noun, feminine)

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

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

vasanā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
vasāno* -
√vas -> vasāna (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √vas class 2 verb]
rukma -
rukma (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

rukma (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
bhūṣaṇaḥ -
bhūṣaṇa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “vīṇāṃ gṛhītvā mahatīṃ kakṣāsaktāṃ sakhīmiva ”
vīṇām -
vīṇā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
gṛhītvā -
gṛhītvā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

√grah -> gṛhītvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √grah]
mahatīm -
mahatī (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
kakṣā -
kakṣa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kakṣā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
asaktām -
asaktā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
sakhīm -
sakhī (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]