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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 1.16
यश्चैनां धारयेत्तात शृणुयाद्वाप्यभीक्ष्णशः ।
यश्चैनां धारयेद्विप्रः श्रावयेद्वा महात्मनाम् ।
स्ववंशधारणं कृत्वा स्वर्गलोके महीयते ॥ १६ ॥
yaścaināṃ dhārayettāta śṛṇuyādvāpyabhīkṣṇaśaḥ |
yaścaināṃ dhārayedvipraḥ śrāvayedvā mahātmanām |
svavaṃśadhāraṇaṃ kṛtvā svargaloke mahīyate || 16 ||
The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 1.16 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 (1.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Yah, Aina, Tata, Vapi, Vapin, Vapya, Abhikshnashah, Vipra, Var, Mahatman, Mahatmana, Sva, Svan, Avamsha, Dharana, Kritva, Kritvan, Svargaloka, Mahi, Mah, Mahin, Iyat, Iyata,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 1.16). 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: “yaścaināṃ dhārayettāta śṛṇuyādvāpyabhīkṣṇaśaḥ ”
- yaś -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- cai -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ainā -
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aina (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- am -
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a (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ā (noun, feminine)[adverb]e (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- dhārayet -
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√dhṛ (verb class 0)[optative active third single]
- tāta -
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tāta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- śṛṇuyād -
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√śru (verb class 5)[optative active third single]
- vāpya -
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vāpi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vāpī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vāpin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]vāpin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vāpya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vāpya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√vā -> vāpya (participle, masculine)[compound from √vā]√vā -> vāpya (participle, neuter)[compound from √vā]√vap -> vāpya (participle, masculine)[compound from √vap]√vap -> vāpya (participle, neuter)[compound from √vap]√vā -> vāpya (absolutive)[absolutive from √vā]√vap -> vāpya (absolutive)[absolutive from √vap]√vā -> vāpya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √vā]√vā -> vāpya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √vā]√vap -> vāpya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √vap]√vap -> vāpya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √vap]
- abhīkṣṇaśaḥ -
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abhīkṣṇaśaḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- Line 2: “yaścaināṃ dhārayedvipraḥ śrāvayedvā mahātmanām ”
- yaś -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- cai -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ainā -
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aina (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- am -
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a (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ā (noun, feminine)[adverb]e (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- dhārayed -
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√dhṛ (verb class 0)[optative active third single]
- vipraḥ -
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vipra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śrāvayed -
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√śru (verb class 0)[optative active third single]
- vā* -
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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]
- mahātmanām -
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mahātman (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]mahātman (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]mahātmanā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- Line 3: “svavaṃśadhāraṇaṃ kṛtvā svargaloke mahīyate ”
- sva -
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sū (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]sū (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]sū (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]so (noun, feminine)[adverb]sva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]svan (noun, masculine)[compound]svan (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sva (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- avaṃśa -
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avaṃśa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]avaṃśa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dhāraṇam -
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dhāraṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dhāraṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]dhāraṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- kṛtvā -
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kṛtvā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]kṛtvan (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- svargaloke -
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svargaloka (noun, masculine)[locative single]svargaloka (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]svargalokā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- mahī -
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mahi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]mahī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]mahi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]mahi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]mahi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]mahin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]mahin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]mah (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- iyate -
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iyat (noun, masculine)[dative single]iyat (noun, neuter)[dative single]iyatā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√i (verb class 2)[present middle third plural]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 1.16
Harivamsa Purana
by Ras Bihari Lal and Sons (2012)
Set of 10 Volumes; Transliterated Text with English Translation; [5425 pages]
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Shri Harivamsa Purana in Marathi
by Jitendra Nath Thakur (2021)
श्रीहरिवंशपुराण [Dharmik Prakashan Sanstha, Mumbai]
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Shri Harivamsha Purana (Telugu)
by Gollapudi Veeraswamy Son (2012)
శ్రీ వారివంశవ్రరాణం [Gollapudi Veeraswamy Son]
Buy now!Preview of verse 1.16 in Telugu sript:
యశ్చైనాం ధారయేత్తాత శృణుయాద్వాప్యభీక్ష్ణశః ।
యశ్చైనాం ధారయేద్విప్రః శ్రావయేద్వా మహాత్మనామ్ ।
స్వవంశధారణం కృత్వా స్వర్గలోకే మహీయతే ॥ ౧౬ ॥
Harivamsa Purana in Gujarati
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2017)
હરિવંશપુરાણ
Buy now!Preview of verse 1.16 in Gujarati sript:
યશ્ચૈનાં ધારયેત્તાત શૃણુયાદ્વાપ્યભીક્ષ્ણશઃ ।
યશ્ચૈનાં ધારયેદ્વિપ્રઃ શ્રાવયેદ્વા મહાત્મનામ્ ।
સ્વવંશધારણં કૃત્વા સ્વર્ગલોકે મહીયતે ॥ ૧૬ ॥
Harivansha Mahapurana (Kannada)
by Saraswati Prakashan, Belgaum (2021)
1568 pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 1.16 in Kannada sript:
ಯಶ್ಚೈನಾಂ ಧಾರಯೇತ್ತಾತ ಶೃಣುಯಾದ್ವಾಪ್ಯಭೀಕ್ಷ್ಣಶಃ ।
ಯಶ್ಚೈನಾಂ ಧಾರಯೇದ್ವಿಪ್ರಃ ಶ್ರಾವಯೇದ್ವಾ ಮಹಾತ್ಮನಾಮ್ ।
ಸ್ವವಂಶಧಾರಣಂ ಕೃತ್ವಾ ಸ್ವರ್ಗಲೋಕೇ ಮಹೀಯತೇ ॥ ೧೬ ॥
Shri Harivamsa Purana (Narayani Language)
by Ramtej Pandey (2013)
With Commentary (Set Of 3 Volumes); Sanskrit Text with Hindi Translation; [Chaukhamba Sanskrit Pratishthan]
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