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 11.16

भीष्म उवाच ।
अत्र ते वर्तयिष्यामि यथातत्त्वमरिंदम ।
ये च ते पितरो न्ये स्म यान्यजामो वयं पुनः ।
पित्रा मम पुरा गीतं लोकान्तरगतेन वै ॥ १६ ॥

bhīṣma uvāca |
atra te vartayiṣyāmi yathātattvamariṃdama |
ye ca te pitaro nye sma yānyajāmo vayaṃ punaḥ |
pitrā mama purā gītaṃ lokāntaragatena vai || 16 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 11.16 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 (11.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bhishma, Atra, Tad, Yushmad, Yathatattvam, Arindama, Yah, Yat, Pitri, Sma, Yani, Vaya, Asmad, Puna, Pura, Gita, Lokantaragata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 11.16). 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: “bhīṣma uvāca
  • bhīṣma* -
  • bhīṣma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • uvāca -
  • 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: “atra te vartayiṣyāmi yathātattvamariṃdama
  • atra -
  • atra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    atra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    atra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • vartayiṣyāmi -
  • vṛt (verb class 0)
    [future active first single]
  • yathātattvam -
  • yathātattvam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • arindama -
  • arindama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    arindama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 3: “ye ca te pitaro nye sma yānyajāmo vayaṃ punaḥ
  • ye -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • pitaro* -
  • pitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • nye -
  • sma -
  • sma (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sman (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • yānya -
  • yānī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperative active first single]
  • ajāmo* -
  • aj (verb class 1)
    [present active first plural]
  • vayam -
  • vaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative dual]
  • punaḥ -
  • pu (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    puna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 4: “pitrā mama purā gītaṃ lokāntaragatena vai
  • pitrā -
  • pitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • mama -
  • asmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
    (verb class 2)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 3)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • purā* -
  • pura (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    purā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • gītam -
  • gīta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    gīta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    gītā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • lokāntaragatena -
  • lokāntaragata (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    lokāntaragata (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 11.16

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 11.16 in Telugu sript:
భీష్మ ఉవాచ ।
అత్ర తే వర్తయిష్యామి యథాతత్త్వమరిందమ ।
యే చ తే పితరో న్యే స్మ యాన్యజామో వయం పునః ।
పిత్రా మమ పురా గీతం లోకాన్తరగతేన వై ॥ ౧౬ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 11.16 in Gujarati sript:
ભીષ્મ ઉવાચ ।
અત્ર તે વર્તયિષ્યામિ યથાતત્ત્વમરિંદમ ।
યે ચ તે પિતરો ન્યે સ્મ યાન્યજામો વયં પુનઃ ।
પિત્રા મમ પુરા ગીતં લોકાન્તરગતેન વૈ ॥ ૧૬ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 11.16 in Kannada sript:
ಭೀಷ್ಮ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಅತ್ರ ತೇ ವರ್ತಯಿಷ್ಯಾಮಿ ಯಥಾತತ್ತ್ವಮರಿಂದಮ ।
ಯೇ ಚ ತೇ ಪಿತರೋ ನ್ಯೇ ಸ್ಮ ಯಾನ್ಯಜಾಮೋ ವಯಂ ಪುನಃ ।
ಪಿತ್ರಾ ಮಮ ಪುರಾ ಗೀತಂ ಲೋಕಾನ್ತರಗತೇನ ವೈ ॥ ೧೬ ॥

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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