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 47.14

तेषां प्रीतोऽभवद्ब्रह्मा षद्गर्भाणां वरं ददौ ।
ब्रह्मोवाच भो भो दानवशार्दूलास्तपसाहं सुतोषितः ।
ब्रूत वो यस्य यः कामः को वरो वः प्रदीयतां ॥ १४ ॥

teṣāṃ prīto'bhavadbrahmā ṣadgarbhāṇāṃ varaṃ dadau |
brahmovāca bho bho dānavaśārdūlāstapasāhaṃ sutoṣitaḥ |
brūta vo yasya yaḥ kāmaḥ ko varo vaḥ pradīyatāṃ || 14 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 47.14 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 (47.14). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tad, Prita, Pritu, Brahma, Varam, Vara, Dad, Dada, Dadi, Brahman, Bha, Danava, Shardula, Tapasa, Tapas, Aha, Asmad, Sut, Suta, Ushita, Yushmad, Yasya, Yah, Yat, Kama, Kah, Varas, Pradi, Iyat, Iyata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 47.14). 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: “teṣāṃ prīto'bhavadbrahmā ṣadgarbhāṇāṃ varaṃ dadau
  • teṣām -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • prīto' -
  • prīta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    prītu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    pre -> prīta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √pre class 2 verb]
    prī -> prīta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √prī class 4 verb], [nominative single from √prī class 9 verb]
  • abhavad -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • brahmā -
  • brahmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Cannot analyse ṣadgarbhāṇām*va
  • varam -
  • varam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    vara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    varā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • dadau -
  • dad (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    dada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    dadi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    dadi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    (verb class 4)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    dai (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    de (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “brahmovāca bho bho dānavaśārdūlāstapasāhaṃ sutoṣitaḥ
  • brahmo -
  • brahma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brahma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brahman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    brahmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    brahm (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • bho* -
  • bha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    bhā (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • bho* -
  • bha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    bhā (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • dānava -
  • dānava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dānava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śārdūlās -
  • śārdūla (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • tapasā -
  • tapasa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tapas (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • suto -
  • suta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    suta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sut (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    sut (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sutā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    su -> suta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √su class 5 verb]
    su -> suta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √su class 5 verb]
    su -> sutā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √su class 5 verb]
    -> suta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ class 6 verb]
    -> suta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ class 6 verb]
    -> sutā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √ class 6 verb]
    -> suta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> suta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> sutā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √ class 2 verb]
    su (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • uṣitaḥ -
  • uṣita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vas -> uṣita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √vas class 1 verb]
    vas -> uṣita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √vas class 6 verb]
  • Line 3: “brūta vo yasya yaḥ kāmaḥ ko varo vaḥ pradīyatāṃ
  • brūta -
  • brū (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • vo* -
  • va (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
  • yasya -
  • yasya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yasya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yas -> yasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √yas]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    yas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • yaḥ -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kāmaḥ -
  • kāma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ko* -
  • kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • varo* -
  • varas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vaḥ -
  • va (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
  • pradī -
  • pradi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • iyatām -
  • iyat (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    iyat (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    iyatā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 47.14

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 47.14 in Telugu sript:
తేషాం ప్రీతోఽభవద్బ్రహ్మా షద్గర్భాణాం వరం దదౌ ।
బ్రహ్మోవాచ భో భో దానవశార్దూలాస్తపసాహం సుతోషితః ।
బ్రూత వో యస్య యః కామః కో వరో వః ప్రదీయతాం ॥ ౧౪ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 47.14 in Gujarati sript:
તેષાં પ્રીતોઽભવદ્બ્રહ્મા ષદ્ગર્ભાણાં વરં દદૌ ।
બ્રહ્મોવાચ ભો ભો દાનવશાર્દૂલાસ્તપસાહં સુતોષિતઃ ।
બ્રૂત વો યસ્ય યઃ કામઃ કો વરો વઃ પ્રદીયતાં ॥ ૧૪ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 47.14 in Kannada sript:
ತೇಷಾಂ ಪ್ರೀತೋಽಭವದ್ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಾ ಷದ್ಗರ್ಭಾಣಾಂ ವರಂ ದದೌ ।
ಬ್ರಹ್ಮೋವಾಚ ಭೋ ಭೋ ದಾನವಶಾರ್ದೂಲಾಸ್ತಪಸಾಹಂ ಸುತೋಷಿತಃ ।
ಬ್ರೂತ ವೋ ಯಸ್ಯ ಯಃ ಕಾಮಃ ಕೋ ವರೋ ವಃ ಪ್ರದೀಯತಾಂ ॥ ೧೪ ॥

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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