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 117.45

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साधुवृत्तिः कृतयुगे कषाये हानिरुच्यते ।
एक एव तु कालः स हीनवर्णो यथा शशी ॥ ४५ ॥

sādhuvṛttiḥ kṛtayuge kaṣāye hānirucyate |
eka eva tu kālaḥ sa hīnavarṇo yathā śaśī || 45 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 117.45 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 (117.45). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sadhuvritti, Kritayuga, Kashaya, Hani, Ucyat, Eka, Eva, Kala, Hinavarna, Yatha, Shashi, Shashin,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 117.45). 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: “sādhuvṛttiḥ kṛtayuge kaṣāye hānirucyate ”
sādhuvṛttiḥ -
sādhuvṛtti (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

sādhuvṛtti (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
kṛtayuge -
kṛtayuga (noun, neuter)

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

[locative single]

kaṣāya (noun, neuter)

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

kaṣāyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
hānir -
hāni (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ucyate -
√uc -> ucyat (participle, masculine)

[dative single from √uc class 4 verb]

√uc -> ucyat (participle, neuter)

[dative single from √uc class 4 verb]

√vac (verb class 2)

[present passive third single]

√vac (verb class 3)

[present passive third single]
Line 2: “eka eva tu kālaḥ sa hīnavarṇo yathā śaśī ”
eka* -
eka (noun, masculine)

[nominative 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]
kālaḥ -
kāla (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
sa -
sa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
hīnavarṇo* -
hīnavarṇa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
śaśī -
śaśī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

śaśin (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]