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 16.5

कौशिकस्य सुतास्तात शिष्या गार्ग्यस्य भारत ।
पितर्युपरते सर्वे व्रतवन्तस्तदाभवन् ॥ ५ ॥

kauśikasya sutāstāta śiṣyā gārgyasya bhārata |
pitaryuparate sarve vratavantastadābhavan || 5 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 16.5 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 (16.5). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kaushika, Suta, Tata, Shishya, Gargya, Bharata, Pitri, Uparata, Uparati, Sarva, Vratavat, Tada,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 16.5). 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: “kauśikasya sutāstāta śiṣyā gārgyasya bhārata
  • kauśikasya -
  • kauśika (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    kauśika (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • sutās -
  • suta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sutā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    su -> suta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √su class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √su class 5 verb]
    su -> sutā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √su class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √su class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √su class 5 verb]
    -> suta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √ class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 6 verb]
    -> sutā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √ class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √ class 6 verb]
    -> suta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √ class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 2 verb]
    -> sutā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √ class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √ class 2 verb]
  • tāta -
  • tāta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śiṣyā* -
  • śiṣya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śiṣyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    śās -> śiṣya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √śās class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √śās class 2 verb]
    śās -> śiṣyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √śās class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √śās class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √śās class 2 verb]
    śiṣ -> śiṣya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √śiṣ class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √śiṣ class 10 verb]
    śiṣ -> śiṣyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √śiṣ class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √śiṣ class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √śiṣ class 10 verb]
    śās (verb class 2)
    [optative active second single], [benedictive active second single]
  • gārgyasya -
  • gārgya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    gārgya (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • bhārata -
  • bhārata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhārata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “pitaryuparate sarve vratavantastadābhavan
  • pitaryu -
  • pitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • uparate -
  • uparata (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    uparata (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    uparatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    uparati (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • sarve -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sarvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • vratavantas -
  • vratavat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • tadā -
  • tadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tadā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • abhavan -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 16.5

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 16.5 in Telugu sript:
కౌశికస్య సుతాస్తాత శిష్యా గార్గ్యస్య భారత ।
పితర్యుపరతే సర్వే వ్రతవన్తస్తదాభవన్ ॥ ౫ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 16.5 in Gujarati sript:
કૌશિકસ્ય સુતાસ્તાત શિષ્યા ગાર્ગ્યસ્ય ભારત ।
પિતર્યુપરતે સર્વે વ્રતવન્તસ્તદાભવન્ ॥ ૫ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 16.5 in Kannada sript:
ಕೌಶಿಕಸ್ಯ ಸುತಾಸ್ತಾತ ಶಿಷ್ಯಾ ಗಾರ್ಗ್ಯಸ್ಯ ಭಾರತ ।
ಪಿತರ್ಯುಪರತೇ ಸರ್ವೇ ವ್ರತವನ್ತಸ್ತದಾಭವನ್ ॥ 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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