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 8.39

नासत्यश्चैव दस्रश्च स्मृतौ द्वावश्विनाविति ।
मार्तण्डस्यात्मजावेतावष्टमस्य प्रजापतेः ॥ ३९ ॥

nāsatyaścaiva dasraśca smṛtau dvāvaśvināviti |
mārtaṇḍasyātmajāvetāvaṣṭamasya prajāpateḥ || 39 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 8.39 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:

Read online Buy now! The English translation by Shanti Lal Nagar (2013)

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (8.39). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nasatya, Dasra, Smrita, Smriti, Dva, Ashvin, Ashvina, Ashvinau, Iti, Martanda, Atmaja, Eta, Eti, Esha, Ashtama, Prajapati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 8.39). 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: “nāsatyaścaiva dasraśca smṛtau dvāvaśvināviti
  • nāsatyaś -
  • nāsatya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • dasraś -
  • dasra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • smṛtau -
  • smṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    smṛti (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    smṛ -> smṛta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative dual from √smṛ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √smṛ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √smṛ class 1 verb]
  • dvāva -
  • dva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • aśvināvi -
  • aśvin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    aśvina (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    aśvinau (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • Line 2: “mārtaṇḍasyātmajāvetāvaṣṭamasya prajāpateḥ
  • mārtaṇḍasyā -
  • mārtaṇḍa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • ātmajāve -
  • ātmaja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • etāva -
  • eta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    eti (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    eṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • aṣṭamasya -
  • aṣṭama (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    aṣṭama (noun, neuter)
    [genitive 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 8.39

Cover of edition (2012)

Harivamsa Purana
by Ras Bihari Lal and Sons (2012)

Set of 10 Volumes; Transliterated Text with English Translation; [5425 pages]

Buy now!
Cover of edition (2021)

Shri Harivamsa Purana in Marathi
by Jitendra Nath Thakur (2021)

श्रीहरिवंशपुराण [Dharmik Prakashan Sanstha, Mumbai]

Buy now!
Cover of edition (2012)

Shri Harivamsha Purana (Telugu)
by Gollapudi Veeraswamy Son (2012)

శ్రీ వారివంశవ్రరాణం [Gollapudi Veeraswamy Son]

Buy now!

Preview of verse 8.39 in Telugu sript:
నాసత్యశ్చైవ దస్రశ్చ స్మృతౌ ద్వావశ్వినావితి ।
మార్తణ్డస్యాత్మజావేతావష్టమస్య ప్రజాపతేః ॥ ౩౯ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

Buy now!

Preview of verse 8.39 in Gujarati sript:
નાસત્યશ્ચૈવ દસ્રશ્ચ સ્મૃતૌ દ્વાવશ્વિનાવિતિ ।
માર્તણ્ડસ્યાત્મજાવેતાવષ્ટમસ્ય પ્રજાપતેઃ ॥ ૩૯ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

Buy now!

Preview of verse 8.39 in Kannada sript:
ನಾಸತ್ಯಶ್ಚೈವ ದಸ್ರಶ್ಚ ಸ್ಮೃತೌ ದ್ವಾವಶ್ವಿನಾವಿತಿ ।
ಮಾರ್ತಣ್ಡಸ್ಯಾತ್ಮಜಾವೇತಾವಷ್ಟಮಸ್ಯ ಪ್ರಜಾಪತೇಃ ॥ ೩೯ ॥

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]

Buy now!
Like what you read? Consider supporting this website: