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 10.40

वसिष्ठस्त्वथ तान्दृष्ट्वा समयेन महाद्युतिः ।
सगरं वारयामास तेषां दत्त्वाभयं तदा ॥ ४० ॥

vasiṣṭhastvatha tāndṛṣṭvā samayena mahādyutiḥ |
sagaraṃ vārayāmāsa teṣāṃ dattvābhayaṃ tadā || 40 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 10.40 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 (10.40). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vasishtha, Yushmad, Han, Samaya, Mahadyuti, Sagara, Tad, Dattva, Abhaya, Tada,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 10.40). 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: “vasiṣṭhastvatha tāndṛṣṭvā samayena mahādyutiḥ
  • vasiṣṭhas -
  • vasiṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tvat -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [ablative single]
  • ha -
  • ha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    han (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • tān -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • dṛṣṭvā -
  • dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dṛś]
  • samayena -
  • samaya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • mahādyutiḥ -
  • mahādyuti (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    mahādyuti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “sagaraṃ vārayāmāsa teṣāṃ dattvābhayaṃ tadā
  • sagaram -
  • sagara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sagara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sagarā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vārayāmā -
  • vṛ (verb class 0)
    [imperative active first plural]
  • asa -
  • asan (noun, neuter)
    [compound]
  • teṣām -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • dattvā -
  • dattvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    -> dattvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √]
    -> dattvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √]
    dad -> dattvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dad]
  • abhayam -
  • abhaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    abhaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    abhayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    bhī (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • tadā -
  • tadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tadā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 10.40

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 10.40 in Telugu sript:
వసిష్ఠస్త్వథ తాన్దృష్ట్వా సమయేన మహాద్యుతిః ।
సగరం వారయామాస తేషాం దత్త్వాభయం తదా ॥ ౪౦ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 10.40 in Gujarati sript:
વસિષ્ઠસ્ત્વથ તાન્દૃષ્ટ્વા સમયેન મહાદ્યુતિઃ ।
સગરં વારયામાસ તેષાં દત્ત્વાભયં તદા ॥ ૪૦ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 10.40 in Kannada sript:
ವಸಿಷ್ಠಸ್ತ್ವಥ ತಾನ್ದೃಷ್ಟ್ವಾ ಸಮಯೇನ ಮಹಾದ್ಯುತಿಃ ।
ಸಗರಂ ವಾರಯಾಮಾಸ ತೇಷಾಂ ದತ್ತ್ವಾಭಯಂ ತದಾ ॥ ೪೦ ॥

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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