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 11.35

शंतनुरुवाच ।
संक्षेपेणैव ते वक्ष्ये यन्मां पृच्छसि भारत ।
पितॄणां कारणं श्राद्धे फलं दत्तस्य चानघ ।
पितरश्च यथोद्भूताः शृणु सर्वं समाहितः ॥ ३५ ॥

śaṃtanuruvāca |
saṃkṣepeṇaiva te vakṣye yanmāṃ pṛcchasi bhārata |
pitṝṇāṃ kāraṇaṃ śrāddhe phalaṃ dattasya cānagha |
pitaraśca yathodbhūtāḥ śṛṇu sarvaṃ samāhitaḥ || 35 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 11.35 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 (11.35). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shantanu, Sankshepa, Tad, Yushmad, Vakshya, Yat, Yad, Asmad, Bharata, Pitri, Karana, Shraddha, Phala, Datta, Agha, Yatha, Udbhuta, Sarvam, Sarva, Samahita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 11.35). 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: “śaṃtanuruvāca
  • śantanur -
  • śantanu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    śantanu (noun, feminine)
    [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: “saṃkṣepeṇaiva te vakṣye yanmāṃ pṛcchasi bhārata
  • saṅkṣepeṇai -
  • saṅkṣepa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • 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]
  • vakṣye -
  • vakṣ -> vakṣya (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √vakṣ class 1 verb], [locative single from √vakṣ]
    vakṣ -> vakṣya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √vakṣ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √vakṣ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √vakṣ class 1 verb], [locative single from √vakṣ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √vakṣ], [vocative dual from √vakṣ], [accusative dual from √vakṣ], [locative single from √vakṣ]
    vakṣ -> vakṣyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √vakṣ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vakṣ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √vakṣ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √vakṣ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √vakṣ], [vocative single from √vakṣ], [vocative dual from √vakṣ], [accusative dual from √vakṣ]
    vah (verb class 1)
    [future middle first single]
    vakṣ (verb class 1)
    [present passive first single]
    vakṣ (verb class 0)
    [present passive first single]
  • yan -
  • yat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • mām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single]
  • pṛcchasi -
  • praś (verb class 6)
    [present active second single]
  • bhārata -
  • bhārata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhārata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 3: “pitṝṇāṃ kāraṇaṃ śrāddhe phalaṃ dattasya cānagha
  • pitṝṇām -
  • pitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • kāraṇam -
  • kāraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kāraṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • śrāddhe -
  • śrāddha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    śrāddha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    śrāddhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • phalam -
  • phala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    phala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    phalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • dattasya -
  • datta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    datta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • cān -
  • ca (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • agha -
  • agha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    agha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 4: “pitaraśca yathodbhūtāḥ śṛṇu sarvaṃ samāhitaḥ
  • pitaraś -
  • pitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yatho -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • udbhūtāḥ -
  • udbhūta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    udbhūtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • śṛṇu -
  • śru (verb class 5)
    [imperative active second single]
  • sarvam -
  • sarvam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sarva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • samāhitaḥ -
  • samāhita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 11.35

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 11.35 in Telugu sript:
శంతనురువాచ ।
సంక్షేపేణైవ తే వక్ష్యే యన్మాం పృచ్ఛసి భారత ।
పితౄణాం కారణం శ్రాద్ధే ఫలం దత్తస్య చానఘ ।
పితరశ్చ యథోద్భూతాః శృణు సర్వం సమాహితః ॥ ౩౫ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 11.35 in Gujarati sript:
શંતનુરુવાચ ।
સંક્ષેપેણૈવ તે વક્ષ્યે યન્માં પૃચ્છસિ ભારત ।
પિતૄણાં કારણં શ્રાદ્ધે ફલં દત્તસ્ય ચાનઘ ।
પિતરશ્ચ યથોદ્ભૂતાઃ શૃણુ સર્વં સમાહિતઃ ॥ ૩૫ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 11.35 in Kannada sript:
ಶಂತನುರುವಾಚ ।
ಸಂಕ್ಷೇಪೇಣೈವ ತೇ ವಕ್ಷ್ಯೇ ಯನ್ಮಾಂ ಪೃಚ್ಛಸಿ ಭಾರತ ।
ಪಿತೄಣಾಂ ಕಾರಣಂ ಶ್ರಾದ್ಧೇ ಫಲಂ ದತ್ತಸ್ಯ ಚಾನಘ ।
ಪಿತರಶ್ಚ ಯಥೋದ್ಭೂತಾಃ ಶೃಣು ಸರ್ವಂ ಸಮಾಹಿತಃ ॥ ೩೫ ॥

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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