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 6.17

बृहस्पतिर्महातेजाः पात्रं छन्दांसि भारत ।
क्षीरमासीदनुपमं तपो ब्रह्म च शाश्वतम् ॥ १७ ॥

bṛhaspatirmahātejāḥ pātraṃ chandāṃsi bhārata |
kṣīramāsīdanupamaṃ tapo brahma ca śāśvatam || 17 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 6.17 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 (6.17). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Brihaspati, Mahateja, Mahatejas, Patra, Chandas, Chandamsi, Bharata, Kshira, Anupama, Tap, Tapa, Tapas, Brahma, Brahman, Shashvata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 6.17). 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: “bṛhaspatirmahātejāḥ pātraṃ chandāṃsi bhārata
  • bṛhaspatir -
  • bṛhaspati (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mahātejāḥ -
  • mahāteja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mahātejā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    mahātejas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pātram -
  • pātra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pātra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • chandāṃsi -
  • chandāṃsi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    chandāṃsi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    chandāṃsi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    chandas (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bhārata -
  • bhārata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhārata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “kṣīramāsīdanupamaṃ tapo brahma ca śāśvatam
  • kṣīram -
  • kṣīra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṣīra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṣīrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • āsīd -
  • ās (verb class 2)
    [aorist active third single], [injunctive active third single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • anupamam -
  • anupama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    anupama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    anupamā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tapo* -
  • 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]
  • brahma -
  • brahma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brahma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brahman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    brahm (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śāśvatam -
  • śāśvata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śāśvata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 6.17

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 6.17 in Telugu sript:
బృహస్పతిర్మహాతేజాః పాత్రం ఛన్దాంసి భారత ।
క్షీరమాసీదనుపమం తపో బ్రహ్మ చ శాశ్వతమ్ ॥ ౧౭ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 6.17 in Gujarati sript:
બૃહસ્પતિર્મહાતેજાઃ પાત્રં છન્દાંસિ ભારત ।
ક્ષીરમાસીદનુપમં તપો બ્રહ્મ ચ શાશ્વતમ્ ॥ ૧૭ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 6.17 in Kannada sript:
ಬೃಹಸ್ಪತಿರ್ಮಹಾತೇಜಾಃ ಪಾತ್ರಂ ಛನ್ದಾಂಸಿ ಭಾರತ ।
ಕ್ಷೀರಮಾಸೀದನುಪಮಂ ತಪೋ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮ ಚ ಶಾಶ್ವತಮ್ ॥ ೧೭ ॥

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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