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 65.71

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श्वेतेन शिरसा वृद्धो नैव वर्षशती भवेत् ।
यस्य बुद्धिः परिणता स वै वृद्धतमो नृणाम् ॥ ७१ ॥

śvetena śirasā vṛddho naiva varṣaśatī bhavet |
yasya buddhiḥ pariṇatā sa vai vṛddhatamo nṛṇām || 71 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 65.71 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 (65.71). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shveta, Shiras, Vriddha, Naiva, Varshashatin, Yasya, Yah, Yat, Buddhi, Parinata, Vriddhatama, Nri,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 65.71). 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: “śvetena śirasā vṛddho naiva varṣaśatī bhavet ”
śvetena -
śveta (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

śveta (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
śirasā -
śiras (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
vṛddho* -
vṛddha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√vṛdh -> vṛddha (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √vṛdh class 1 verb]
naiva -
naiva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
varṣaśatī -
varṣaśatin (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
bhavet -
√bhū (verb class 1)

[optative active third single]
Line 2: “yasya buddhiḥ pariṇatā sa vai vṛddhatamo nṛṇām ”
yasya -
yasya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

yasya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√yas -> yasya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √yas]

ya (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[genitive single]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[genitive single]

√yas (verb class 4)

[imperative active second single]
buddhiḥ -
buddhi (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
pariṇatā -
pariṇatā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
sa -
sa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
vai -
√vā (verb class 1)

[present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
vṛddhatamo* -
vṛddhatama (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
nṛṇām -
nṛ (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]