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 88.5

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भीष्मकस्य सुतश्चापि रथेन रथिनां वरः ।
क्रथकैशिकमुख्याश्च सर्व एव महारथाः ॥ ५ ॥

bhīṣmakasya sutaścāpi rathena rathināṃ varaḥ |
krathakaiśikamukhyāśca sarva eva mahārathāḥ || 5 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 88.5 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 (88.5). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bhishmaka, Sut, Suta, Capin, Capi, Ratha, Rathin, Rathina, Vara, Varas, Krathakaishika, Ukhya, Sarva, Eva, Maharatha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 88.5). 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: “bhīṣmakasya sutaścāpi rathena rathināṃ varaḥ ”
bhīṣmakasya -
bhīṣmaka (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]
sutaś -
sut (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

sut (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

suta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√su -> suta (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √su class 5 verb]

√sū -> suta (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √sū class 6 verb]

√sū -> suta (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √sū class 2 verb]

√su (verb class 2)

[present active third dual]
cāpi -
cāpin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

cāpin (noun, neuter)

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

cāpī (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

cāpī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]

cāpī (noun, neuter)

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

cāpi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

cāpi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

cāpi (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
rathena -
ratha (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
rathinām -
rathin (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

rathin (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

rathinā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
varaḥ -
varas (noun, neuter)

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

vara (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “krathakaiśikamukhyāśca sarva eva mahārathāḥ ”
krathakaiśikam -
krathakaiśika (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

krathakaiśika (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
ukhyāś -
ukhya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

ukhyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
sarva* -
sarva (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
eva -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
mahārathāḥ -
mahāratha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

mahārathā (noun, feminine)

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