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 118.16

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जनमेजय उवाच ।
यद्यस्ति मे यज्ञफलं तपो वा रक्षतः प्रजाः ।
फलेन तेन सर्वेण ब्रवीमि श्रूयतामिदम् ॥ १६ ॥

janamejaya uvāca |
yadyasti me yajñaphalaṃ tapo vā rakṣataḥ prajāḥ |
phalena tena sarveṇa bravīmi śrūyatāmidam || 16 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 118.16 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 (118.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Janamejaya, Yadi, Yad, Asti, Asmad, Yajna, Phala, Tap, Tapa, Tapas, Var, Rakshat, Praja, Prajas, Tad, Tena, Sarva, Idam,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 118.16). 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: “yadyasti me yajñaphalaṃ tapo vā rakṣataḥ prajāḥ ”
yadya -
yadi (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

yadi (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yadi (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

yad (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
asti -
asti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

astī (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

astī (noun, feminine)

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

astī (noun, neuter)

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

√as (verb class 2)

[present active third single]
me -
ma (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ma (noun, neuter)

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

mā (noun, feminine)

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

asmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
yajña -
yajña (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
phalam -
phala (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

phala (noun, neuter)

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

phalā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
tapo* -
tapas (noun, neuter)

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

tap (noun, masculine)

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

tap (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

tapa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
vā* -
vār (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

vār (noun, neuter)

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

va (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

vā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
rakṣataḥ -
√rakṣ -> rakṣat (participle, masculine)

[accusative plural from √rakṣ class 1 verb], [ablative single from √rakṣ class 1 verb], [genitive single from √rakṣ class 1 verb]

√rakṣ -> rakṣat (participle, neuter)

[ablative single from √rakṣ class 1 verb], [genitive single from √rakṣ class 1 verb]

√rakṣ (verb class 1)

[present active third dual]
prajāḥ -
praja (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

prajā (noun, feminine)

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

prajas (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 3: “phalena tena sarveṇa bravīmi śrūyatāmidam ”
phalena -
phala (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

phala (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
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]
sarveṇa -
sarva (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

sarva (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
bravīmi -
√brū (verb class 2)

[present active first single]
śrūyatām -
√śru (verb class 5)

[imperative passive third single]
idam -
idam (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]