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 45.29

यस्तेऽत्मा देवता गावो या गावः स त्वमव्ययम् ।
लोकानां त्वत्प्रवृत्तानामेकं गोब्राह्मणं स्मृतम् ॥ २९ ॥

yaste'tmā devatā gāvo yā gāvaḥ sa tvamavyayam |
lokānāṃ tvatpravṛttānāmekaṃ gobrāhmaṇaṃ smṛtam || 29 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 45.29 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 (45.29). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yasta, Atma, Devata, Gava, Tva, Yushmad, Avyaya, Loka, Pravritta, Eka, Gobrahmana, Smrita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 45.29). 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: “yaste'tmā devatā gāvo gāvaḥ sa tvamavyayam
  • yaste' -
  • yasta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yasta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    yastā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    yas -> yasta (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √yas class 4 verb]
    yas -> yasta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √yas class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √yas class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √yas class 4 verb], [locative single from √yas class 4 verb]
    yas -> yastā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √yas class 4 verb], [vocative single from √yas class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √yas class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √yas class 4 verb]
  • atmā* -
  • atma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • devatā* -
  • devatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    devata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • gāvo* -
  • go (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    gāva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [present active first dual]
    (verb class 2)
    [present active first dual]
  • yā* -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • gāvaḥ -
  • go (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    gāva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [present active first dual]
    (verb class 2)
    [present active first dual]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tvam -
  • tva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • avyayam -
  • avyaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    avyaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    avyayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    vyā (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]
    vyay (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • Line 2: “lokānāṃ tvatpravṛttānāmekaṃ gobrāhmaṇaṃ smṛtam
  • lokānām -
  • loka (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • tvat -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [ablative single]
  • pravṛttānām -
  • pravṛtta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    pravṛtta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    pravṛttā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • ekam -
  • eka (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    eka (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • gobrāhmaṇam -
  • gobrāhmaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • smṛtam -
  • smṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    smṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    smṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    smṛ -> smṛta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]
    smṛ -> smṛta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √smṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 45.29

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 45.29 in Telugu sript:
యస్తేఽత్మా దేవతా గావో యా గావః స త్వమవ్యయమ్ ।
లోకానాం త్వత్ప్రవృత్తానామేకం గోబ్రాహ్మణం స్మృతమ్ ॥ ౨౯ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 45.29 in Gujarati sript:
યસ્તેઽત્મા દેવતા ગાવો યા ગાવઃ સ ત્વમવ્યયમ્ ।
લોકાનાં ત્વત્પ્રવૃત્તાનામેકં ગોબ્રાહ્મણં સ્મૃતમ્ ॥ ૨૯ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 45.29 in Kannada sript:
ಯಸ್ತೇಽತ್ಮಾ ದೇವತಾ ಗಾವೋ ಯಾ ಗಾವಃ ಸ ತ್ವಮವ್ಯಯಮ್ ।
ಲೋಕಾನಾಂ ತ್ವತ್ಪ್ರವೃತ್ತಾನಾಮೇಕಂ ಗೋಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣಂ ಸ್ಮೃತಮ್ ॥ ೨೯ ॥

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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