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 56.17

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नन्दगोपस्तु तच्छ्रुत्वा वज्रपातोपमं वचः ।
आर्तः स्खलितविक्रान्तस्तं जगाम ह्रदोत्तमम् ॥ १७ ॥

nandagopastu tacchrutvā vajrapātopamaṃ vacaḥ |
ārtaḥ skhalitavikrāntastaṃ jagāma hradottamam || 17 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 56.17 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 (56.17). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nandagopa, Tat, Tad, Vajrapata, Upama, Vaca, Vacas, Arta, Skhalita, Vikrantri, Vikranta, Hrada, Uttamam, Uttama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 56.17). 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: “nandagopastu tacchrutvā vajrapātopamaṃ vacaḥ ”
nandagopas -
nandagopa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
tacch -
tat (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tad (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
śrutvā -
√śru -> śrutvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √śru]
vajrapāto -
vajrapāta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vajrapāta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

vajrapātā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
upamam -
upama (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

upama (noun, neuter)

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

upamā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
vacaḥ -
vacas (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vacas (noun, neuter)

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

vaca (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “ārtaḥ skhalitavikrāntastaṃ jagāma hradottamam ”
ārtaḥ -
ārta (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

skhalita (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√skhal -> skhalita (participle, masculine)

[compound from √skhal]

√skhal -> skhalita (participle, neuter)

[compound from √skhal]

√skhal -> skhalita (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √skhal class 1 verb], [vocative single from √skhal]

√skhal -> skhalita (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √skhal class 1 verb], [vocative single from √skhal]
vikrāntas -
vikrāntṛ (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

vikrānta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
tam -
ta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

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

tā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

tan (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

sa (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
jagāma -
√gā (verb class 3)

[imperative active first plural]

√gam (verb class 1)

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

√gam (verb class 2)

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

√gam (verb class 3)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
hrado -
hrada (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

hradā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
uttamam -
uttamam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

uttama (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

uttama (noun, neuter)

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

uttamā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]