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 1.13

यस्य यस्यान्वये ये ये तांस्तानिच्छामि वेदितुम् ।
पूर्वं कथा समाख्याता विचित्रा च महीपते ।
तेषां पूर्वविसृष्टिं च विचित्रामा प्रजापतेः ॥ १३ ॥

yasya yasyānvaye ye ye tāṃstānicchāmi veditum |
pūrvaṃ kathā samākhyātā vicitrā ca mahīpate |
teṣāṃ pūrvavisṛṣṭiṃ ca vicitrāmā prajāpateḥ || 13 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 1.13 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 (1.13). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yasya, Yah, Yat, Vaya, Tad, Tani, Ccha, Amin, Purvam, Purva, Katha, Samakhyata, Vicitra, Mahipati, Visrishti, Prajapati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 1.13). 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: “yasya yasyānvaye ye ye tāṃstānicchāmi veditum
  • 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]
  • yasyān -
  • yasya (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • vaye -
  • vaya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vi (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    ve (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    vay (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • ye -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ye -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tāṃs -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • tāni -
  • tānī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    tānī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    tānī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • cchā -
  • ccha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ccha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ami -
  • amin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    amin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • veditum -
  • vid -> veditum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √vid]
    vid -> veditum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √vid]
  • Line 2: “pūrvaṃ kathā samākhyātā vicitrā ca mahīpate
  • pūrvam -
  • pūrvam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pūrva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pūrva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • kathā -
  • kathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • samākhyātā* -
  • samākhyāta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    samākhyātā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vicitrā -
  • vicitrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mahīpate -
  • mahīpati (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • Line 3: “teṣāṃ pūrvavisṛṣṭiṃ ca vicitrāmā prajāpateḥ
  • teṣām -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • pūrva -
  • pūrva (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    pūrva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pūrva (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • visṛṣṭim -
  • visṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vicitrām -
  • vicitrā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ā -
  • ā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • prajāpateḥ -
  • prajāpati (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 1.13

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 1.13 in Telugu sript:
యస్య యస్యాన్వయే యే యే తాంస్తానిచ్ఛామి వేదితుమ్ ।
పూర్వం కథా సమాఖ్యాతా విచిత్రా చ మహీపతే ।
తేషాం పూర్వవిసృష్టిం చ విచిత్రామా ప్రజాపతేః ॥ ౧౩ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 1.13 in Gujarati sript:
યસ્ય યસ્યાન્વયે યે યે તાંસ્તાનિચ્છામિ વેદિતુમ્ ।
પૂર્વં કથા સમાખ્યાતા વિચિત્રા ચ મહીપતે ।
તેષાં પૂર્વવિસૃષ્ટિં ચ વિચિત્રામા પ્રજાપતેઃ ॥ ૧૩ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 1.13 in Kannada sript:
ಯಸ್ಯ ಯಸ್ಯಾನ್ವಯೇ ಯೇ ಯೇ ತಾಂಸ್ತಾನಿಚ್ಛಾಮಿ ವೇದಿತುಮ್ ।
ಪೂರ್ವಂ ಕಥಾ ಸಮಾಖ್ಯಾತಾ ವಿಚಿತ್ರಾ ಚ ಮಹೀಪತೇ ।
ತೇಷಾಂ ಪೂರ್ವವಿಸೃಷ್ಟಿಂ ಚ ವಿಚಿತ್ರಾಮಾ ಪ್ರಜಾಪತೇಃ ॥ ೧೩ ॥

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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