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 12.19

ततो हमर्थमेतं वै तमपृच्छं सनातनम् ।
पृष्टः पितॄणां सर्गं च फलं श्राद्धस्य चानघ ।
चिच्छेद संशयं भीष्म स तु देवेश्वरो मम ॥ १९ ॥

tato hamarthametaṃ vai tamapṛcchaṃ sanātanam |
pṛṣṭaḥ pitṝṇāṃ sargaṃ ca phalaṃ śrāddhasya cānagha |
ciccheda saṃśayaṃ bhīṣma sa tu deveśvaro mama || 19 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 12.19 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 (12.19). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Ham, Artha, Eta, Esha, Tama, Priccha, Sanatana, Prishta, Pitri, Sarga, Phala, Shraddha, Agha, Samshaya, Bhishma, Deveshvara, Asmad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 12.19). 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: “tato hamarthametaṃ vai tamapṛcchaṃ sanātanam
  • tato* -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • 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]
  • artham -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    artha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • etam -
  • eta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    eta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    etā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    eṣa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • tama -
  • tama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pṛccham -
  • pṛcchā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    praś -> pṛccham (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √praś]
    pṛccha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pṛccha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • sanātanam -
  • sanātana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sanātana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “pṛṣṭaḥ pitṝṇāṃ sargaṃ ca phalaṃ śrāddhasya cānagha
  • pṛṣṭaḥ -
  • pṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    pṛṣ -> pṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √pṛṣ class 1 verb]
    praś -> pṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √praś class 6 verb]
  • pitṝṇām -
  • pitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • sargam -
  • sarga (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • phalam -
  • phala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    phala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    phalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • śrāddhasya -
  • śrāddha (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    śrāddha (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • cān -
  • ca (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • agha -
  • agha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    agha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 3: “ciccheda saṃśayaṃ bhīṣma sa tu deveśvaro mama
  • ciccheda -
  • chid (verb class 7)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    chid (verb class 9)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • saṃśayam -
  • saṃśaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • bhīṣma -
  • bhīṣma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhīṣma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • deveśvaro* -
  • deveśvara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative 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]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 12.19

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 12.19 in Telugu sript:
తతో హమర్థమేతం వై తమపృచ్ఛం సనాతనమ్ ।
పృష్టః పితౄణాం సర్గం చ ఫలం శ్రాద్ధస్య చానఘ ।
చిచ్ఛేద సంశయం భీష్మ స తు దేవేశ్వరో మమ ॥ ౧౯ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 12.19 in Gujarati sript:
તતો હમર્થમેતં વૈ તમપૃચ્છં સનાતનમ્ ।
પૃષ્ટઃ પિતૄણાં સર્ગં ચ ફલં શ્રાદ્ધસ્ય ચાનઘ ।
ચિચ્છેદ સંશયં ભીષ્મ સ તુ દેવેશ્વરો મમ ॥ ૧૯ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 12.19 in Kannada sript:
ತತೋ ಹಮರ್ಥಮೇತಂ ವೈ ತಮಪೃಚ್ಛಂ ಸನಾತನಮ್ ।
ಪೃಷ್ಟಃ ಪಿತೄಣಾಂ ಸರ್ಗಂ ಚ ಫಲಂ ಶ್ರಾದ್ಧಸ್ಯ ಚಾನಘ ।
ಚಿಚ್ಛೇದ ಸಂಶಯಂ ಭೀಷ್ಮ ಸ ತು ದೇವೇಶ್ವರೋ ಮಮ ॥ ೧೯ ॥

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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