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 10.5

सत्यव्रतस्तु बाल्याद्वा भाविनोऽर्थस्य वा बलात् ।
वसिष्ठेऽभ्यधिकं मन्युं धारयामास नित्यदा ॥ ५ ॥

satyavratastu bālyādvā bhāvino'rthasya vā balāt |
vasiṣṭhe'bhyadhikaṃ manyuṃ dhārayāmāsa nityadā || 5 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 10.5 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 (10.5). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Satyavrata, Balya, Var, Bhavin, Bhavina, Bhavi, Artha, Balat, Bala, Vasishtha, Abhyadhikam, Abhyadhika, Manyu, Nityada,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 10.5). 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: “satyavratastu bālyādvā bhāvino'rthasya balāt
  • satyavratas -
  • satyavrata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • bālyād -
  • bālya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative 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]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bhāvino' -
  • bhāvin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    bhāvin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    bhāvina (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    bhāvī (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • arthasya -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    artha (noun, neuter)
    [genitive 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]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • balāt -
  • balāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    bala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • Line 2: “vasiṣṭhe'bhyadhikaṃ manyuṃ dhārayāmāsa nityadā
  • vasiṣṭhe' -
  • vasiṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vasiṣṭha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    vasiṣṭhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • abhyadhikam -
  • abhyadhikam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    abhyadhika (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    abhyadhika (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    abhyadhikā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • manyum -
  • manyu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • dhārayāmā -
  • dhṛ (verb class 0)
    [imperative active first plural]
  • asa -
  • asan (noun, neuter)
    [compound]
  • nityadā -
  • nityadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 10.5

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 10.5 in Telugu sript:
సత్యవ్రతస్తు బాల్యాద్వా భావినోఽర్థస్య వా బలాత్ ।
వసిష్ఠేఽభ్యధికం మన్యుం ధారయామాస నిత్యదా ॥ ౫ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 10.5 in Gujarati sript:
સત્યવ્રતસ્તુ બાલ્યાદ્વા ભાવિનોઽર્થસ્ય વા બલાત્ ।
વસિષ્ઠેઽભ્યધિકં મન્યું ધારયામાસ નિત્યદા ॥ ૫ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 10.5 in Kannada sript:
ಸತ್ಯವ್ರತಸ್ತು ಬಾಲ್ಯಾದ್ವಾ ಭಾವಿನೋಽರ್ಥಸ್ಯ ವಾ ಬಲಾತ್ ।
ವಸಿಷ್ಠೇಽಭ್ಯಧಿಕಂ ಮನ್ಯುಂ ಧಾರಯಾಮಾಸ ನಿತ್ಯದಾ ॥ ೫ ॥

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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