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 48.8

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तस्य गर्भस्य मार्गेण गर्भमाधत्त देवकी ।
यदर्थं सप्त ते गर्भाः कंसेन विनिपातिताः ॥ ८ ॥

tasya garbhasya mārgeṇa garbhamādhatta devakī |
yadarthaṃ sapta te garbhāḥ kaṃsena vinipātitāḥ || 8 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 48.8 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 (48.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tad, Garbha, Marga, Devaki, Yadartha, Sapta, Saptan, Yushmad, Kamsa, Vinipatita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 48.8). 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: “tasya garbhasya mārgeṇa garbhamādhatta devakī ”
tasya -
√tas -> tasya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √tas]

ta (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

tad (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

√tas (verb class 4)

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

[genitive single]
mārgeṇa -
mārga (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

mārga (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
garbham -
garbha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

garbhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ā -
a (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

ṛ (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

ṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

ā (Preverb)

[Preverb]
adhatta -
√dhā (verb class 3)

[imperfect active second plural], [imperfect middle third single]
devakī -
devakī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]
Line 2: “yadarthaṃ sapta te garbhāḥ kaṃsena vinipātitāḥ ”
yadartham -
yadartha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

yadartha (noun, neuter)

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

yadarthā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
sapta -
sapta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

sapta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

saptan (noun, masculine)

[compound]

saptan (noun, neuter)

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

√sap -> sapta (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √sap class 1 verb]

√sap -> sapta (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √sap class 1 verb]
te -
ta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

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

tā (noun, feminine)

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

tad (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
garbhāḥ -
garbha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

garbhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
kaṃsena -
kaṃsa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

kaṃsa (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
vinipātitāḥ -
vinipātita (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

vinipātitā (noun, feminine)

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