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 38.74

गाश्च सूर्यो रसान् सोमो वायुः प्राणांश्च प्राणिषु ।
तर्पयन्तः प्रवर्तन्तां शिवैः सौम्यैश्च कर्मभिः ॥ ७४ ॥

gāśca sūryo rasān somo vāyuḥ prāṇāṃśca prāṇiṣu |
tarpayantaḥ pravartantāṃ śivaiḥ saumyaiśca karmabhiḥ || 74 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 38.74 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 (38.74). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Suri, Surya, Rasa, Soma, Vayu, Prana, Pranin, Tarpayat, Prava, Ritam, Shiva, Saumya, Karman,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 38.74). 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: “gāśca sūryo rasān somo vāyuḥ prāṇāṃśca prāṇiṣu
  • gāś -
  • ga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    go (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    (verb class 2)
    [injunctive active second single]
    (verb class 3)
    [injunctive active second single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sūryo* -
  • sūrī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sūrya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    sūr -> sūrya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √sūr class 4 verb], [nominative single from √sūr class 10 verb]
  • rasān -
  • rasa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • somo* -
  • soma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vāyuḥ -
  • vāyu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vāyu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [optative active third plural]
  • prāṇāṃś -
  • prāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • prāṇiṣu -
  • prāṇin (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    prāṇin (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • Line 2: “tarpayantaḥ pravartantāṃ śivaiḥ saumyaiśca karmabhiḥ
  • tarpayantaḥ -
  • tṛp -> tarpayat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √tṛp], [vocative plural from √tṛp]
  • pravar -
  • prava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pravā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ṛtan -
  • ṛtam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • tām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • śivaiḥ -
  • śiva (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    śiva (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • saumyaiś -
  • saumya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    saumya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • karmabhiḥ -
  • karman (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 38.74

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 38.74 in Telugu sript:
గాశ్చ సూర్యో రసాన్ సోమో వాయుః ప్రాణాంశ్చ ప్రాణిషు ।
తర్పయన్తః ప్రవర్తన్తాం శివైః సౌమ్యైశ్చ కర్మభిః ॥ ౭౪ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 38.74 in Gujarati sript:
ગાશ્ચ સૂર્યો રસાન્ સોમો વાયુઃ પ્રાણાંશ્ચ પ્રાણિષુ ।
તર્પયન્તઃ પ્રવર્તન્તાં શિવૈઃ સૌમ્યૈશ્ચ કર્મભિઃ ॥ ૭૪ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 38.74 in Kannada sript:
ಗಾಶ್ಚ ಸೂರ್ಯೋ ರಸಾನ್ ಸೋಮೋ ವಾಯುಃ ಪ್ರಾಣಾಂಶ್ಚ ಪ್ರಾಣಿಷು ।
ತರ್ಪಯನ್ತಃ ಪ್ರವರ್ತನ್ತಾಂ ಶಿವೈಃ ಸೌಮ್ಯೈಶ್ಚ ಕರ್ಮಭಿಃ ॥ ೭೪ ॥

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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