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 11.12

श्राद्धानि चैव कुर्वन्ति फलकामा न संशयः ।
अभिसंधाय पितरं पितुष् च पितरं तथा ।
पितुः पितामहं चैव त्रिषु पिण्डेशु नित्यदा ॥ १२ ॥

śrāddhāni caiva kurvanti phalakāmā na saṃśayaḥ |
abhisaṃdhāya pitaraṃ pituṣ ca pitaraṃ tathā |
pituḥ pitāmahaṃ caiva triṣu piṇḍeśu nityadā || 12 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 11.12 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 (11.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shraddha, Kurvat, Phalakama, Samshaya, Abhisandha, Aya, Pitri, Tatha, Pitu, Pitamaha, Tri, Nityada,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 11.12). 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: “śrāddhāni caiva kurvanti phalakāmā na saṃśayaḥ
  • śrāddhāni -
  • śrāddha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • 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]
  • kurvanti -
  • kurvat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    kṛ -> kurvat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [present active third plural]
  • phalakāmā* -
  • phalakāma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṃśayaḥ -
  • saṃśaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “abhisaṃdhāya pitaraṃ pituṣ ca pitaraṃ tathā
  • abhisandhā -
  • abhisandhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aya -
  • aya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • pitaram -
  • pitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • pituṣ -
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pitaram -
  • pitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “pituḥ pitāmahaṃ caiva triṣu piṇḍeśu nityadā
  • pituḥ -
  • pitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    pitu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pitāmaham -
  • pitāmaha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative 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]
  • triṣu -
  • tri (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
  • Cannot analyse piṇḍeśu*ni
  • nityadā -
  • nityadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 11.12

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 11.12 in Telugu sript:
శ్రాద్ధాని చైవ కుర్వన్తి ఫలకామా న సంశయః ।
అభిసంధాయ పితరం పితుష్ చ పితరం తథా ।
పితుః పితామహం చైవ త్రిషు పిణ్డేశు నిత్యదా ॥ ౧౨ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 11.12 in Gujarati sript:
શ્રાદ્ધાનિ ચૈવ કુર્વન્તિ ફલકામા ન સંશયઃ ।
અભિસંધાય પિતરં પિતુષ્ ચ પિતરં તથા ।
પિતુઃ પિતામહં ચૈવ ત્રિષુ પિણ્ડેશુ નિત્યદા ॥ ૧૨ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 11.12 in Kannada sript:
ಶ್ರಾದ್ಧಾನಿ ಚೈವ ಕುರ್ವನ್ತಿ ಫಲಕಾಮಾ ನ ಸಂಶಯಃ ।
ಅಭಿಸಂಧಾಯ ಪಿತರಂ ಪಿತುಷ್ ಚ ಪಿತರಂ ತಥಾ ।
ಪಿತುಃ ಪಿತಾಮಹಂ ಚೈವ ತ್ರಿಷು ಪಿಣ್ಡೇಶು ನಿತ್ಯದಾ ॥ ೧೨ ॥

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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