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 12.18

इत्युक्तवन्तं तमहं प्रत्यवोचं सनातनम् ।
अनुज्ञातो भगवता प्रीयता तेन भारत ॥ १८ ॥

ityuktavantaṃ tamahaṃ pratyavocaṃ sanātanam |
anujñāto bhagavatā prīyatā tena bhārata || 18 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 12.18 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 (12.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ityukta, Antam, Anta, Tama, Ham, Prati, Sanatana, Anujnata, Bhagavat, Bhagavata, Priyat, Tad, Tena, Bharata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 12.18). 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: “ityuktavantaṃ tamahaṃ pratyavocaṃ sanātanam
  • ityukta -
  • ityukta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • va -
  • u (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ū (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    ū (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ū (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    o (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    au (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    au (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    va (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • antam -
  • antam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    anta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    anta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    antā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tama -
  • tama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ham -
  • ham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    han (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
  • pratya -
  • prati (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    prati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    pratī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    pratī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    pratī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    prati (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • avocam -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [aorist active first single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [aorist active first single]
  • sanātanam -
  • sanātana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sanātana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “anujñāto bhagavatā prīyatā tena bhārata
  • anujñāto* -
  • anujñāta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhagavatā -
  • bhagavat (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    bhagavat (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    bhagavatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • prīyatā -
  • prī -> prīyat (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental single from √prī class 4 verb]
    prī -> prīyat (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental single from √prī class 4 verb]
  • tena -
  • tena (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    tan (verb class 8)
    [perfect active second plural]
    tan (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    tan (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • bhārata -
  • bhārata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhārata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 12.18

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 12.18 in Telugu sript:
ఇత్యుక్తవన్తం తమహం ప్రత్యవోచం సనాతనమ్ ।
అనుజ్ఞాతో భగవతా ప్రీయతా తేన భారత ॥ ౧౮ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 12.18 in Gujarati sript:
ઇત્યુક્તવન્તં તમહં પ્રત્યવોચં સનાતનમ્ ।
અનુજ્ઞાતો ભગવતા પ્રીયતા તેન ભારત ॥ ૧૮ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 12.18 in Kannada sript:
ಇತ್ಯುಕ್ತವನ್ತಂ ತಮಹಂ ಪ್ರತ್ಯವೋಚಂ ಸನಾತನಮ್ ।
ಅನುಜ್ಞಾತೋ ಭಗವತಾ ಪ್ರೀಯತಾ ತೇನ ಭಾರತ ॥ ೧೮ ॥

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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