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 118.42

विधिविहितमशक्यमन्यथा हि कर्तुम् यदृषिरचिन्त्यतपाः पुराब्रवीत्सः ।
न च तदशक्यमन्यथा हि कर्तुम् ।
इति नरपतिरात्मवांस्तदासौ तदनुविचिन्त्य बभूव वीतमन्युः ॥ ४२ ॥

vidhivihitamaśakyamanyathā hi kartum yadṛṣiracintyatapāḥ purābravītsaḥ |
na ca tadaśakyamanyathā hi kartum |
iti narapatirātmavāṃstadāsau tadanuvicintya babhūva vītamanyuḥ || 42 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 118.42 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 (118.42). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vidhivihita, Ashakya, Anyatha, Kartu, Yat, Yad, Rishi, Pura, Pur, Sah, Tada, Shakyama, Atha, Iti, Narapati, Atmavat, Asi, Asu, Adah, Vicintya, Vitamanyu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 118.42). 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: “vidhivihitamaśakyamanyathā hi kartum yadṛṣiracintyatapāḥ purābravītsaḥ
  • vidhivihitam -
  • vidhivihita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vidhivihita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vidhivihitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • aśakyam -
  • aśakya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    aśakya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    aśakyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • anyathā* -
  • anyathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • kartum -
  • kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √kṛ]
    kartu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    kartu (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • yad -
  • yat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ṛṣir -
  • ṛṣi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • acintyata -
  • cint (verb class 1)
    [imperfect passive third single]
    cint (verb class 10)
    [imperfect passive third single]
  • pāḥ -
  • pa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • purā -
  • purā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pura (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pura (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pur (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    purā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    pur (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • abravīt -
  • brū (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • saḥ -
  • saḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “na ca tadaśakyamanyathā hi kartum
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tada -
  • tada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śakyama -
  • śakyama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śakyama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nya -
  • ni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ni (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • athā -
  • athā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • kartum -
  • kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √kṛ]
    kartu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    kartu (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 3: “iti narapatirātmavāṃstadāsau tadanuvicintya babhūva vītamanyuḥ
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • narapatir -
  • narapati (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ātmavāṃs -
  • ātmavat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • 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]
  • asau -
  • asi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    asi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    asu (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    adaḥ (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • tada -
  • tada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nu -
  • nu (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    nu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    nau (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vicintya -
  • vicintya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vicintya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • babhūva -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
  • vītamanyuḥ -
  • vītamanyu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vītamanyu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 118.42

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 118.42 in Telugu sript:
విధివిహితమశక్యమన్యథా హి కర్తుమ్ యదృషిరచిన్త్యతపాః పురాబ్రవీత్సః ।
న చ తదశక్యమన్యథా హి కర్తుమ్ ।
ఇతి నరపతిరాత్మవాంస్తదాసౌ తదనువిచిన్త్య బభూవ వీతమన్యుః ॥ ౪౨ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 118.42 in Gujarati sript:
વિધિવિહિતમશક્યમન્યથા હિ કર્તુમ્ યદૃષિરચિન્ત્યતપાઃ પુરાબ્રવીત્સઃ ।
ન ચ તદશક્યમન્યથા હિ કર્તુમ્ ।
ઇતિ નરપતિરાત્મવાંસ્તદાસૌ તદનુવિચિન્ત્ય બભૂવ વીતમન્યુઃ ॥ ૪૨ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 118.42 in Kannada sript:
ವಿಧಿವಿಹಿತಮಶಕ್ಯಮನ್ಯಥಾ ಹಿ ಕರ್ತುಮ್ ಯದೃಷಿರಚಿನ್ತ್ಯತಪಾಃ ಪುರಾಬ್ರವೀತ್ಸಃ ।
ನ ಚ ತದಶಕ್ಯಮನ್ಯಥಾ ಹಿ ಕರ್ತುಮ್ ।
ಇತಿ ನರಪತಿರಾತ್ಮವಾಂಸ್ತದಾಸೌ ತದನುವಿಚಿನ್ತ್ಯ ಬಭೂವ ವೀತಮನ್ಯುಃ ॥ ೪೨ ॥

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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