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 87.1

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वैशंपायन उवाच ।
एतस्मिन्नेव काले तु जरासंधः प्रतापवान् ।
नृपानुद्योजयामास चेदिराजप्रियेप्सया ॥ १ ॥

vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
etasminneva kāle tu jarāsaṃdhaḥ pratāpavān |
nṛpānudyojayāmāsa cedirājapriyepsayā || 1 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 87.1 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 (87.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vaishampayana, Etad, Esha, Eva, Kale, Kala, Jarasandha, Pratapavat, Nripa, Udya, Cediraja, Pri, Priya, Ipsa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 87.1). 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: “vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca ”
vaiśampāyana* -
vaiśampāyana (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
uvāca -
√vac (verb class 2)

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

√vac (verb class 3)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
Line 2: “etasminneva kāle tu jarāsaṃdhaḥ pratāpavān ”
etasminn -
etad (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

eṣa (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
eva -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kāle -
kāle (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kāla (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

kāla (noun, neuter)

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

kālā (noun, feminine)

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

[indeclinable particle]
jarāsandhaḥ -
jarāsandha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
pratāpavān -
pratāpavat (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 3: “nṛpānudyojayāmāsa cedirājapriyepsayā ”
nṛpān -
nṛpa (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
udyo -
udya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√vad -> udya (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √vad class 1 verb]
jayāmā -
√ji (verb class 1)

[imperative active first plural]
asa -
asan (noun, neuter)

[compound]
cedirāja -
cedirāja (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]

priya (noun, neuter)

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

prī (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single], [dative single]

prī (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single], [dative single]

priyā (noun, feminine)

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

√pṛ (verb class 3)

[present passive first single]

√pṛ (verb class 9)

[present passive first single]

√pṛ (verb class 5)

[present passive first single]

√pṛ (verb class 6)

[present middle first single], [present passive first single]
ipsayā -
ipsā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]