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 8.26

न शक्यमेतन्मिथ्या तु कर्तुं मातृवचस्तव ।
कृमयो मांसमादाय यास्यन्ति तु महीतले ॥ २६ ॥

na śakyametanmithyā tu kartuṃ mātṛvacastava |
kṛmayo māṃsamādāya yāsyanti tu mahītale || 26 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 8.26 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 (8.26). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shakyama, Tat, Tad, Tan, Mithya, Kartu, Vaca, Vacas, Yushmad, Krimi, Mamsa, Ada, Adaya, Yasyat, Yasyanti, Mahitala,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 8.26). 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: “na śakyametanmithyā tu kartuṃ mātṛvacastava
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śakyame -
  • śakyama (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    śakyama (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • tan -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • mithyā -
  • mithyā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • tu -
  • tu (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]
  • mātṛ -
  • mātṛ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    mātṛ (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • vacas -
  • vacas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vacas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vaca (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tava -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “kṛmayo māṃsamādāya yāsyanti tu mahītale
  • kṛmayo* -
  • kṛmi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kṛmi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • māṃsam -
  • māṃsa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    māṃsa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ādāya -
  • ādāya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ādāya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āda (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    āda (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • yāsyanti -
  • -> yāsyat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √ class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √ class 2 verb]
    -> yāsyantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √ class 2 verb]
    (verb class 2)
    [future active third plural]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • mahītale -
  • mahītala (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 8.26

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 8.26 in Telugu sript:
న శక్యమేతన్మిథ్యా తు కర్తుం మాతృవచస్తవ ।
కృమయో మాంసమాదాయ యాస్యన్తి తు మహీతలే ॥ ౨౬ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 8.26 in Gujarati sript:
ન શક્યમેતન્મિથ્યા તુ કર્તું માતૃવચસ્તવ ।
કૃમયો માંસમાદાય યાસ્યન્તિ તુ મહીતલે ॥ ૨૬ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 8.26 in Kannada sript:
ನ ಶಕ್ಯಮೇತನ್ಮಿಥ್ಯಾ ತು ಕರ್ತುಂ ಮಾತೃವಚಸ್ತವ ।
ಕೃಮಯೋ ಮಾಂಸಮಾದಾಯ ಯಾಸ್ಯನ್ತಿ ತು ಮಹೀತಲೇ ॥ ೨೬ ॥

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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