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 10.13

स तु द्वादश वर्षाणि दीक्षाम् तामुद्वहन्बली ।
उपांशुव्रतमास्थाय महत्सत्यव्रतोनृप ।
अविद्यमाने मांसे तु वसिष्ठस्य महात्मनः ।
सर्वकामदुहां दोग्ध्रीं ददर्श स नृपात्मजः ॥ १३ ॥

sa tu dvādaśa varṣāṇi dīkṣām tāmudvahanbalī |
upāṃśuvratamāsthāya mahatsatyavratonṛpa |
avidyamāne māṃse tu vasiṣṭhasya mahātmanaḥ |
sarvakāmaduhāṃ dogdhrīṃ dadarśa sa nṛpātmajaḥ || 13 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 10.13 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 (10.13). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dvadasha, Dvadashan, Varsha, Diksha, Dva, Balin, Bali, Upamshuvrata, Asthaya, Mahat, Satyavrata, Nripa, Avidyamana, Mams, Mamsa, Mamsi, Vasishtha, Mahatman, Sarvakamaduh, Sarvakamaduha, Dogdhri, Nripatmaja,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 10.13). 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: “sa tu dvādaśa varṣāṇi dīkṣām tāmudvahanbalī
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • dvādaśa -
  • dvādaśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dvādaśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dvādaśan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    dvādaśan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • varṣāṇi -
  • varṣa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    vṛṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active first single]
  • dīkṣām -
  • dīkṣā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • tāmu -
  • tāmu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • dva -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    dva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ahan -
  • han (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active second single], [imperfect active third single]
  • balī -
  • balī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    balī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    balin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    bali (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “upāṃśuvratamāsthāya mahatsatyavratonṛpa
  • upāṃśuvratam -
  • upāṃśuvrata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • āsthāya -
  • āsthāya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • mahat -
  • atimahat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    mahat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • satyavrato -
  • satyavrata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nṛpa -
  • nṛpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 3: “avidyamāne māṃse tu vasiṣṭhasya mahātmanaḥ
  • avidyamāne -
  • avidyamāna (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    avidyamāna (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    avidyamānā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • māṃse -
  • māṃs (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    māṃsa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    māṃsa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    māṃsi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    māṃsi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • vasiṣṭhasya -
  • vasiṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    vasiṣṭha (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • mahātmanaḥ -
  • mahātman (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    mahātman (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 4: “sarvakāmaduhāṃ dogdhrīṃ dadarśa sa nṛpātmajaḥ
  • sarvakāmaduhām -
  • sarvakāmaduh (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    sarvakāmaduh (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    sarvakāmaduhā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • dogdhrīm -
  • dogdhrī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • dadarśa -
  • dṛś (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nṛpātmajaḥ -
  • nṛpātmaja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 10.13

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 10.13 in Telugu sript:
స తు ద్వాదశ వర్షాణి దీక్షామ్ తాముద్వహన్బలీ ।
ఉపాంశువ్రతమాస్థాయ మహత్సత్యవ్రతోనృప ।
అవిద్యమానే మాంసే తు వసిష్ఠస్య మహాత్మనః ।
సర్వకామదుహాం దోగ్ధ్రీం దదర్శ స నృపాత్మజః ॥ ౧౩ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 10.13 in Gujarati sript:
સ તુ દ્વાદશ વર્ષાણિ દીક્ષામ્ તામુદ્વહન્બલી ।
ઉપાંશુવ્રતમાસ્થાય મહત્સત્યવ્રતોનૃપ ।
અવિદ્યમાને માંસે તુ વસિષ્ઠસ્ય મહાત્મનઃ ।
સર્વકામદુહાં દોગ્ધ્રીં દદર્શ સ નૃપાત્મજઃ ॥ ૧૩ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 10.13 in Kannada sript:
ಸ ತು ದ್ವಾದಶ ವರ್ಷಾಣಿ ದೀಕ್ಷಾಮ್ ತಾಮುದ್ವಹನ್ಬಲೀ ।
ಉಪಾಂಶುವ್ರತಮಾಸ್ಥಾಯ ಮಹತ್ಸತ್ಯವ್ರತೋನೃಪ ।
ಅವಿದ್ಯಮಾನೇ ಮಾಂಸೇ ತು ವಸಿಷ್ಠಸ್ಯ ಮಹಾತ್ಮನಃ ।
ಸರ್ವಕಾಮದುಹಾಂ ದೋಗ್ಧ್ರೀಂ ದದರ್ಶ ಸ ನೃಪಾತ್ಮಜಃ ॥ ೧೩ ॥

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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