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 12.21

देवानसृजत ब्रह्मा मां यक्ष्यन्तीति भार्गव ।
तमुत्सृज्य तदात्मानमयजंस्ते फलार्थिनः ॥ २१ ॥

devānasṛjata brahmā māṃ yakṣyantīti bhārgava |
tamutsṛjya tadātmānamayajaṃste phalārthinaḥ || 21 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 12.21 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 (12.21). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Deva, Brahma, Asmad, Yakshyat, Yakshyanti, Iti, Bhargava, Utsrijya, Tada, Manamaya, Sti, Phalarthin, Phalarthi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 12.21). 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: “devānasṛjata brahmā māṃ yakṣyantīti bhārgava
  • devān -
  • deva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • asṛjata -
  • sṛj (verb class 6)
    [imperfect active second plural]
  • brahmā* -
  • brahma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    brahmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • mām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single]
  • yakṣyantī -
  • yaj -> yakṣyat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √yaj class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √yaj class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √yaj class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √yaj class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √yaj class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √yaj class 1 verb]
    yaj -> yakṣyantī (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √yaj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √yaj class 1 verb]
    yaj (verb class 1)
    [future active third plural]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • bhārgava -
  • bhārgava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhārgava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “tamutsṛjya tadātmānamayajaṃste phalārthinaḥ
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • utsṛjya -
  • utsṛjya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    utsṛjya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    utsṛjya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tadāt -
  • tada (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    tada (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • mānamaya -
  • mānamaya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jaṃ -
  • ja (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ja (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ste -
  • sti (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present middle third single]
  • phalārthinaḥ -
  • phalārthin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    phalārthin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    phalārthī (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 12.21

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 12.21 in Telugu sript:
దేవానసృజత బ్రహ్మా మాం యక్ష్యన్తీతి భార్గవ ।
తముత్సృజ్య తదాత్మానమయజంస్తే ఫలార్థినః ॥ ౨౧ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 12.21 in Gujarati sript:
દેવાનસૃજત બ્રહ્મા માં યક્ષ્યન્તીતિ ભાર્ગવ ।
તમુત્સૃજ્ય તદાત્માનમયજંસ્તે ફલાર્થિનઃ ॥ ૨૧ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 12.21 in Kannada sript:
ದೇವಾನಸೃಜತ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಾ ಮಾಂ ಯಕ್ಷ್ಯನ್ತೀತಿ ಭಾರ್ಗವ ।
ತಮುತ್ಸೃಜ್ಯ ತದಾತ್ಮಾನಮಯಜಂಸ್ತೇ ಫಲಾರ್ಥಿನಃ ॥ ೨೧ ॥

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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