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 116.23

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कुशीलानार्यभूयिष्ठं वृथारूपसमावृतम् ।
पुरुषाल्पं बहुस्त्रीकं तद् युगान्तस्य लक्षणम् ॥ २३ ॥

kuśīlānāryabhūyiṣṭhaṃ vṛthārūpasamāvṛtam |
puruṣālpaṃ bahustrīkaṃ tad yugāntasya lakṣaṇam || 23 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 116.23 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 (116.23). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kushila, Anarya, Bhuyishtham, Bhuyishtha, Vritha, Rupasa, Avrit, Avrita, Purusha, Alpam, Alpa, Bahu, Tri, Kah, Tad, Tat, Yuganta, Lakshana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 116.23). 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: “kuśīlānāryabhūyiṣṭhaṃ vṛthārūpasamāvṛtam ”
kuśīlā -
kuśīla (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

anārya (noun, neuter)

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

[indeclinable]

bhūyiṣṭha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

bhūyiṣṭha (noun, neuter)

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

bhūyiṣṭhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
vṛthā -
vṛthā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

vṛthā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
rūpasam -
rūpasa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

rūpasa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
āvṛtam -
āvṛta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

āvṛta (noun, neuter)

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

āvṛtā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

āvṛt (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
Line 2: “puruṣālpaṃ bahustrīkaṃ tad yugāntasya lakṣaṇam ”
puruṣā -
puruṣa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

puruṣa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

puruṣā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
alpam -
alpam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

alpa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

alpa (noun, neuter)

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

alpā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
bahus -
bahu (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
trī -
tri (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
kam -
ka (noun, neuter)

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

ka (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[accusative single]
tad -
tad (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tad (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tat (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tad (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
yugāntasya -
yugānta (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]
lakṣaṇam -
lakṣaṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

lakṣaṇa (noun, neuter)

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

lakṣaṇā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]