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 77.8

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इमौ ते श्रवणौ शून्यौ न शोभेते विकुण्डलौ ।
शिरोधरायां संलीनौ सततं कुण्डलप्रिय ॥ ८ ॥

imau te śravaṇau śūnyau na śobhete vikuṇḍalau |
śirodharāyāṃ saṃlīnau satataṃ kuṇḍalapriya || 8 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 77.8 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 (77.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Idam, Tad, Yushmad, Shravana, Shunya, Vikundala, Shirodhara, Samlina, Satatam, Satata, Kundala, Priya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 77.8). 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: “imau te śravaṇau śūnyau na śobhete vikuṇḍalau ”
imau -
idam (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
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]
śravaṇau -
śravaṇa (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
śūnyau -
śūnya (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
śobhete -
√śubh (verb class 1)

[present middle third dual]
vikuṇḍalau -
vikuṇḍala (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
Line 2: “śirodharāyāṃ saṃlīnau satataṃ kuṇḍalapriya ”
śirodharāyām -
śirodharā (noun, feminine)

[locative single]
saṃlīnau -
saṃlīna (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
satatam -
satatam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

satata (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

satata (noun, neuter)

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

satatā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
kuṇḍala -
kuṇḍala (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kuṇḍala (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
priya -
priya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

priya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]