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 104.8

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वासुदेव उवाच ।
मद्दर्शनार्थं ते बाला हृतास्तेन महात्मना ।
विप्रार्थमेष्यते कृष्णो नागच्छेदन्यथेति हि ॥ ८ ॥

vāsudeva uvāca |
maddarśanārthaṃ te bālā hṛtāstena mahātmanā |
viprārthameṣyate kṛṣṇo nāgacchedanyatheti hi || 8 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 104.8 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 (104.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vasudeva, Asmad, Darshanartha, Tad, Yushmad, Bala, Hrita, Tena, Mahatman, Mahatmana, Vipra, Artha, Eshyat, Eshyata, Krishna, Naga, Ccha, Atha, Iti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 104.8). 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: “vāsudeva uvāca ”
vāsudeva* -
vāsudeva (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: “maddarśanārthaṃ te bālā hṛtāstena mahātmanā ”
mad -
asmad (pronoun, none)

[ablative single]
darśanārtham -
darśanārtha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

darśanārtha (noun, neuter)

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

darśanārthā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
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]
bālā* -
bāla (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

bālā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
hṛtās -
hṛta (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

hṛtā (noun, feminine)

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

√hṛ -> hṛta (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √hṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √hṛ class 1 verb]

√hṛ -> hṛtā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √hṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √hṛ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √hṛ class 1 verb]
tena -
tena (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ta (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

tad (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

√tan (verb class 8)

[perfect active second plural]

√tan (verb class 4)

[perfect active second plural]

√tan (verb class 1)

[perfect active second plural]
mahātmanā -
mahātman (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

mahātman (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

mahātmanā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
Line 3: “viprārthameṣyate kṛṣṇo nāgacchedanyatheti hi ”
viprā -
vipra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vipra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

viprā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
artham -
artha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

artha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
eṣyate -
eṣyat (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

eṣyat (noun, neuter)

[dative single]

eṣyatā (noun, feminine)

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

√i -> eṣyat (participle, masculine)

[dative single from √i class 2 verb]

√i -> eṣyat (participle, neuter)

[dative single from √i class 2 verb]

√eṣ (verb class 1)

[present passive third single]

√i (verb class 2)

[future middle third single]
kṛṣṇo* -
kṛṣṇa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
nāga -
nāga (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

nāga (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
cche -
ccha (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ccha (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
da -
da (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

da (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
nya -
ni (noun, masculine)

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

ni (noun, neuter)

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

ni (noun, feminine)

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

nī (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

nī (noun, neuter)

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

nī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
athe -
athā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

atha (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
iti -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]