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 5.9

वयं दीक्षां प्रवेक्ष्यामः संवत्सरगणान्बहून् ।
फलदायी स चास्माकं यज्ञस्तेऽद्यापि नान्यथा ।
अधर्मं कुरु मा वेन नैष धर्मः सतां मतः ॥ ९ ॥

vayaṃ dīkṣāṃ pravekṣyāmaḥ saṃvatsaragaṇānbahūn |
phaladāyī sa cāsmākaṃ yajñaste'dyāpi nānyathā |
adharmaṃ kuru mā vena naiṣa dharmaḥ satāṃ mataḥ || 9 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 5.9 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 (5.9). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vaya, Asmad, Diksha, Prava, Ikshi, Ikshya, Samvatsara, Gana, Bahu, Phaladayin, Asmaka, Yajna, Tad, Yushmad, Adyapi, Atha, Adharma, Mas, Vena, Naisha, Dharma, Sat, Mata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 5.9). 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: “vayaṃ dīkṣāṃ pravekṣyāmaḥ saṃvatsaragaṇānbahūn
  • vayam -
  • vaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative dual]
  • dīkṣām -
  • dīkṣā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • prave -
  • prava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    prava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    pravā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    pru (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • īkṣyām -
  • īkṣī (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    īkṣ -> īkṣyā (participle, feminine)
    [accusative single from √īkṣ class 1 verb]
  • aḥ -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • saṃvatsara -
  • saṃvatsara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gaṇān -
  • gaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • bahūn -
  • bahu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “phaladāyī sa cāsmākaṃ yajñaste'dyāpi nānyathā
  • phaladāyī -
  • phaladāyin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • asmākam -
  • asmāka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    asmāka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmākā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive plural]
  • yajñas -
  • yajña (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • te' -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • adyāpi -
  • adyāpi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • nānya -
  • na (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • athā -
  • athā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • Line 3: “adharmaṃ kuru vena naiṣa dharmaḥ satāṃ mataḥ
  • adharmam -
  • adharma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    adharmā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kuru -
  • kuru (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    kuru (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [imperative active second single]
  • mā* -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    mās (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vena -
  • vena (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vena (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    va (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    van (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
    van (verb class 8)
    [perfect active second plural]
    ven (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • naiṣa -
  • naiṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dharmaḥ -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • satām -
  • sat (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    sat (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • mataḥ -
  • mata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    man -> mata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √man class 4 verb], [nominative single from √man class 8 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 5.9

Cover of edition (2012)

Harivamsa Purana
by Ras Bihari Lal and Sons (2012)

Set of 10 Volumes; Transliterated Text with English Translation; [5425 pages]

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Cover of edition (2021)

Shri Harivamsa Purana in Marathi
by Jitendra Nath Thakur (2021)

श्रीहरिवंशपुराण [Dharmik Prakashan Sanstha, Mumbai]

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Cover of edition (2012)

Shri Harivamsha Purana (Telugu)
by Gollapudi Veeraswamy Son (2012)

శ్రీ వారివంశవ్రరాణం [Gollapudi Veeraswamy Son]

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Preview of verse 5.9 in Telugu sript:
వయం దీక్షాం ప్రవేక్ష్యామః సంవత్సరగణాన్బహూన్ ।
ఫలదాయీ స చాస్మాకం యజ్ఞస్తేఽద్యాపి నాన్యథా ।
అధర్మం కురు మా వేన నైష ధర్మః సతాం మతః ॥ ౯ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

Harivamsa Purana in Gujarati
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2017)

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 5.9 in Gujarati sript:
વયં દીક્ષાં પ્રવેક્ષ્યામઃ સંવત્સરગણાન્બહૂન્ ।
ફલદાયી સ ચાસ્માકં યજ્ઞસ્તેઽદ્યાપિ નાન્યથા ।
અધર્મં કુરુ મા વેન નૈષ ધર્મઃ સતાં મતઃ ॥ ૯ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

Harivansha Mahapurana (Kannada)
by Saraswati Prakashan, Belgaum (2021)

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 5.9 in Kannada sript:
ವಯಂ ದೀಕ್ಷಾಂ ಪ್ರವೇಕ್ಷ್ಯಾಮಃ ಸಂವತ್ಸರಗಣಾನ್ಬಹೂನ್ ।
ಫಲದಾಯೀ ಸ ಚಾಸ್ಮಾಕಂ ಯಜ್ಞಸ್ತೇಽದ್ಯಾಪಿ ನಾನ್ಯಥಾ ।
ಅಧರ್ಮಂ ಕುರು ಮಾ ವೇನ ನೈಷ ಧರ್ಮಃ ಸತಾಂ ಮತಃ ॥ ೯ ॥

Cover of edition (2013)

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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