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 9.29
जनमेजय उवाच ।
कथं बहुयुगे काले समतीते द्विजर्षभ ।
न जरा रेवतीं प्राप्ता रैवतं च ककुद्मिनम् ॥ २९ ॥
janamejaya uvāca |
kathaṃ bahuyuge kāle samatīte dvijarṣabha |
na jarā revatīṃ prāptā raivataṃ ca kakudminam || 29 ||
The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 9.29 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 (9.29). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Janamejaya, Katham, Katha, Bahu, Yuga, Kale, Kala, Samatita, Dvijarshabha, Jara, Jaras, Revati, Prapta, Raivata, Kakudmin,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 9.29). 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: “janamejaya uvāca ”
- janamejaya* -
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janamejaya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- uvāca -
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√vac (verb class 2)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]√vac (verb class 3)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
- Line 2: “kathaṃ bahuyuge kāle samatīte dvijarṣabha ”
- katham -
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katham (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]katham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kathā (noun, feminine)[adverb]katha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]katha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- bahu -
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bahu (indeclinable)[indeclinable]bahu (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]bahu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]bahu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- yuge -
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yuga (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- kāle -
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kāle (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kāla (noun, masculine)[locative single]kāla (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]kālā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- samatīte -
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samatīta (noun, masculine)[locative single]samatīta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]samatītā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- dvijarṣabha -
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dvijarṣabha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 3: “na jarā revatīṃ prāptā raivataṃ ca kakudminam ”
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- jarā* -
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jara (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]jarā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]jaras (noun, feminine)[nominative single]jaras (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- revatīm -
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revatī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- prāptā* -
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prāpta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]prāptā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- raivatam -
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raivata (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]raivata (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kakudminam -
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kakudmin (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 9.29
Harivamsa Purana
by Ras Bihari Lal and Sons (2012)
Set of 10 Volumes; Transliterated Text with English Translation; [5425 pages]
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Shri Harivamsa Purana in Marathi
by Jitendra Nath Thakur (2021)
श्रीहरिवंशपुराण [Dharmik Prakashan Sanstha, Mumbai]
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Shri Harivamsha Purana (Telugu)
by Gollapudi Veeraswamy Son (2012)
శ్రీ వారివంశవ్రరాణం [Gollapudi Veeraswamy Son]
Buy now!Preview of verse 9.29 in Telugu sript:
జనమేజయ ఉవాచ ।
కథం బహుయుగే కాలే సమతీతే ద్విజర్షభ ।
న జరా రేవతీం ప్రాప్తా రైవతం చ కకుద్మినమ్ ॥ ౨౯ ॥
Harivamsa Purana in Gujarati
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2017)
હરિવંશપુરાણ
Buy now!Preview of verse 9.29 in Gujarati sript:
જનમેજય ઉવાચ ।
કથં બહુયુગે કાલે સમતીતે દ્વિજર્ષભ ।
ન જરા રેવતીં પ્રાપ્તા રૈવતં ચ કકુદ્મિનમ્ ॥ ૨૯ ॥
Harivansha Mahapurana (Kannada)
by Saraswati Prakashan, Belgaum (2021)
1568 pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 9.29 in Kannada sript:
ಜನಮೇಜಯ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಕಥಂ ಬಹುಯುಗೇ ಕಾಲೇ ಸಮತೀತೇ ದ್ವಿಜರ್ಷಭ ।
ನ ಜರಾ ರೇವತೀಂ ಪ್ರಾಪ್ತಾ ರೈವತಂ ಚ ಕಕುದ್ಮಿನಮ್ ॥ ೨೯ ॥
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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