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 5.12

स्रष्टा धर्मस्य कश्चान्यः श्रोतव्यं कस्य वा मया ।
श्रुतवीर्यतपःसत्यैर्मया वा कः समो भुवि ।
प्रभवं सर्वभूतानां धर्माणां च विशेषतः ।
संमूढा न विदुर्नूनं भवन्तो मां विशेषतः ॥ १२ ॥

sraṣṭā dharmasya kaścānyaḥ śrotavyaṃ kasya vā mayā |
śrutavīryatapaḥsatyairmayā vā kaḥ samo bhuvi |
prabhavaṃ sarvabhūtānāṃ dharmāṇāṃ ca viśeṣataḥ |
saṃmūḍhā na vidurnūnaṃ bhavanto māṃ viśeṣataḥ || 12 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 5.12 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 (5.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Srashta, Dharma, Kah, Shrotavya, Kim, Var, Maya, Asmad, Shruta, Virya, Tap, Tapa, Tapas, Satya, Sama, Bhu, Prabhava, Sarvabhuta, Visheshatah, Visheshatas, Mudha, Vidu, Vidus, Nunam, Bhavanta, Bhavat, Bhavant,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 5.12). 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: “sraṣṭā dharmasya kaścānyaḥ śrotavyaṃ kasya mayā
  • sraṣṭā* -
  • sraṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • dharmasya -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • kaś -
  • kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • cānya -
  • cam -> cānya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √cam]
    cam -> cānya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √cam]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • aḥ -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • śrotavyam -
  • śrotavya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śrotavya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śrotavyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    śru -> śrotavya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √śru class 5 verb]
    śru -> śrotavya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √śru class 5 verb], [accusative single from √śru class 5 verb]
  • kasya -
  • kas -> kasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kas]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ka (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • vā* -
  • vār (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vār (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • mayā -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    mayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [instrumental single]
  • Line 2: “śrutavīryatapaḥsatyairmayā kaḥ samo bhuvi
  • śruta -
  • śruta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śruta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śru -> śruta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √śru class 5 verb]
    śru -> śruta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √śru class 5 verb]
  • vīrya -
  • vīrya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vīr -> vīrya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √vīr]
    vīr -> vīrya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √vīr class 10 verb]
    vīr -> vīrya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √vīr class 10 verb]
  • tapaḥ -
  • tapas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    tap (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    tap (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    tapa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • satyair -
  • satya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    satya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • mayā* -
  • maya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • kaḥ -
  • kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • samo* -
  • sama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhuvi -
  • bhū (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhū (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • Line 3: “prabhavaṃ sarvabhūtānāṃ dharmāṇāṃ ca viśeṣataḥ
  • prabhavam -
  • prabhava (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    prabhava (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    prabhavā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    prabhavan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    prabhavan (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
  • sarvabhūtānām -
  • sarvabhūta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    sarvabhūta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    sarvabhūtā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • dharmāṇām -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    dharmā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • viśeṣataḥ -
  • viśeṣataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    viśeṣatas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 4: “saṃmūḍhā na vidurnūnaṃ bhavanto māṃ viśeṣataḥ
  • saṃ -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • mūḍhā* -
  • mūḍha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mūḍhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    muh -> mūḍha (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √muh class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √muh class 4 verb]
    muh -> mūḍhā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √muh class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √muh class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √muh class 4 verb]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vidur -
  • vidus (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vidus (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vidu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vidu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    vid (verb class 2)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • nūnam -
  • nūnam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • bhavanto* -
  • bhavanta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    bhavat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    bhavant (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
  • mām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single]
  • viśeṣataḥ -
  • viśeṣataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    viśeṣatas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 5.12

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 5.12 in Telugu sript:
స్రష్టా ధర్మస్య కశ్చాన్యః శ్రోతవ్యం కస్య వా మయా ।
శ్రుతవీర్యతపఃసత్యైర్మయా వా కః సమో భువి ।
ప్రభవం సర్వభూతానాం ధర్మాణాం చ విశేషతః ।
సంమూఢా న విదుర్నూనం భవన్తో మాం విశేషతః ॥ ౧౨ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 5.12 in Gujarati sript:
સ્રષ્ટા ધર્મસ્ય કશ્ચાન્યઃ શ્રોતવ્યં કસ્ય વા મયા ।
શ્રુતવીર્યતપઃસત્યૈર્મયા વા કઃ સમો ભુવિ ।
પ્રભવં સર્વભૂતાનાં ધર્માણાં ચ વિશેષતઃ ।
સંમૂઢા ન વિદુર્નૂનં ભવન્તો માં વિશેષતઃ ॥ ૧૨ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 5.12 in Kannada sript:
ಸ್ರಷ್ಟಾ ಧರ್ಮಸ್ಯ ಕಶ್ಚಾನ್ಯಃ ಶ್ರೋತವ್ಯಂ ಕಸ್ಯ ವಾ ಮಯಾ ।
ಶ್ರುತವೀರ್ಯತಪಃಸತ್ಯೈರ್ಮಯಾ ವಾ ಕಃ ಸಮೋ ಭುವಿ ।
ಪ್ರಭವಂ ಸರ್ವಭೂತಾನಾಂ ಧರ್ಮಾಣಾಂ ಚ ವಿಶೇಷತಃ ।
ಸಂಮೂಢಾ ನ ವಿದುರ್ನೂನಂ ಭವನ್ತೋ ಮಾಂ ವಿಶೇಷತಃ ॥ ೧೨ ॥

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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