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 90.1

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जनमेजय उवाच ।
भूय एव तु विप्रर्षे बलदेवस्य धीमतः ।
माहात्म्यं श्रोतुमिच्छामि शेषस्य धरणीभृतः ॥ १ ॥

janamejaya uvāca |
bhūya eva tu viprarṣe baladevasya dhīmataḥ |
māhātmyaṃ śrotumicchāmi śeṣasya dharaṇībhṛtaḥ || 1 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 90.1 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 (90.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Janamejaya, Bhuyah, Bhuyas, Eva, Viprarshi, Baladeva, Dhimat, Dhimata, Mahatmya, Shrotu, Shesha, Dharanibhrit,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 90.1). 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: “janamejaya uvāca ”
janamejaya* -
janamejaya (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: “bhūya eva tu viprarṣe baladevasya dhīmataḥ ”
bhūya* -
bhūyaḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

bhūyas (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

bhūyas (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
eva -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
viprarṣe -
viprarṣi (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
baladevasya -
baladeva (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]
dhīmataḥ -
dhīmat (noun, masculine)

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

dhīmat (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

dhīmata (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 3: “māhātmyaṃ śrotumicchāmi śeṣasya dharaṇībhṛtaḥ ”
māhātmyam -
māhātmya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
śrotum -
√śru -> śrotum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √śru]

śrotu (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
icchāmi -
√iṣ (verb class 6)

[present active first single]
śeṣasya -
śeṣa (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

śeṣa (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
dharaṇībhṛtaḥ -
dharaṇībhṛt (noun, masculine)

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