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 7.18

मन्वन्तरं चतुर्थं ते कथयिष्यामि तच्छृणु ।
काव्यः पृथुस्तथैवाग्निर्जह्नुर्धाता च भारत ।
कपीवानकपीवांश्च तत्र सप्तर्षयो नृप ॥ १८ ॥

manvantaraṃ caturthaṃ te kathayiṣyāmi tacchṛṇu |
kāvyaḥ pṛthustathaivāgnirjahnurdhātā ca bhārata |
kapīvānakapīvāṃśca tatra saptarṣayo nṛpa || 18 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 7.18 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 (7.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Manvantara, Caturtham, Caturtha, Tad, Yushmad, Tat, Kavya, Kavi, Prithu, Tatha, Agni, Jahnu, Dhatri, Dhata, Bharata, Kapivat, Akapivat, Tatra, Saptarshi, Nripa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 7.18). 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: “manvantaraṃ caturthaṃ te kathayiṣyāmi tacchṛṇu
  • manvantaram -
  • manvantara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    manvantarā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • caturtham -
  • caturtham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    caturtha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    caturtha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • kathayiṣyāmi -
  • kath (verb class 10)
    [future active first single]
  • tacch -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • śṛṇu -
  • śru (verb class 5)
    [imperative active second single]
  • Line 2: “kāvyaḥ pṛthustathaivāgnirjahnurdhātā ca bhārata
  • kāvyaḥ -
  • kāvya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kav -> kāvya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √kav class 1 verb]
    kāvī (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    kāvī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • pṛthus -
  • pṛthu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tathai -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tatha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aivā -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • agnir -
  • agni (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • jahnur -
  • jahnu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dhātā -
  • dhātṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    dhātā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    dhā (verb class 1)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
    dhā (verb class 2)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
    dhā (verb class 3)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
    dhā (verb class 4)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
    dhe (verb class 1)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhārata -
  • bhārata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhārata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 3: “kapīvānakapīvāṃśca tatra saptarṣayo nṛpa
  • kapīvān -
  • kapīvat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • akapīvāṃś -
  • akapīvat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • saptarṣayo* -
  • saptarṣi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    saptarṣi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • nṛpa -
  • nṛpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 7.18

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 7.18 in Telugu sript:
మన్వన్తరం చతుర్థం తే కథయిష్యామి తచ్ఛృణు ।
కావ్యః పృథుస్తథైవాగ్నిర్జహ్నుర్ధాతా చ భారత ।
కపీవానకపీవాంశ్చ తత్ర సప్తర్షయో నృప ॥ ౧౮ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 7.18 in Gujarati sript:
મન્વન્તરં ચતુર્થં તે કથયિષ્યામિ તચ્છૃણુ ।
કાવ્યઃ પૃથુસ્તથૈવાગ્નિર્જહ્નુર્ધાતા ચ ભારત ।
કપીવાનકપીવાંશ્ચ તત્ર સપ્તર્ષયો નૃપ ॥ ૧૮ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 7.18 in Kannada sript:
ಮನ್ವನ್ತರಂ ಚತುರ್ಥಂ ತೇ ಕಥಯಿಷ್ಯಾಮಿ ತಚ್ಛೃಣು ।
ಕಾವ್ಯಃ ಪೃಥುಸ್ತಥೈವಾಗ್ನಿರ್ಜಹ್ನುರ್ಧಾತಾ ಚ ಭಾರತ ।
ಕಪೀವಾನಕಪೀವಾಂಶ್ಚ ತತ್ರ ಸಪ್ತರ್ಷಯೋ ನೃಪ ॥ ೧೮ ॥

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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