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 14.12

अष्टादशानां वर्षाणामेकाहमिति मे मतिः ।
उपासतश्च देवेशं वर्षाण्यष्टादशैव मे ॥ १२ ॥

aṣṭādaśānāṃ varṣāṇāmekāhamiti me matiḥ |
upāsataśca deveśaṃ varṣāṇyaṣṭādaśaiva me || 12 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 14.12 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 (14.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ashtadasha, Varsha, Ekaha, Iti, Asmad, Mati, Upa, Asat, Devesha, Ashtadashan,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 14.12). 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: “aṣṭādaśānāṃ varṣāṇāmekāhamiti me matiḥ
  • aṣṭādaśānām -
  • aṣṭādaśa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    aṣṭādaśa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    aṣṭādaśā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • varṣāṇām -
  • varṣa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    varṣa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    varṣā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • ekāham -
  • ekāha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ekāhan (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • me -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • matiḥ -
  • mati (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    mati (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “upāsataśca deveśaṃ varṣāṇyaṣṭādaśaiva me
  • upā -
  • upā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    upa (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    upa (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    upa (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • asataś -
  • asat (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    asat (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • deveśam -
  • deveśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • varṣāṇya -
  • varṣa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    vṛṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active first single]
  • aṣṭādaśai -
  • aṣṭādaśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aṣṭādaśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aṣṭādaśan (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    aṣṭādaśan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    aṣṭādaśā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • me -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 14.12

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 14.12 in Telugu sript:
అష్టాదశానాం వర్షాణామేకాహమితి మే మతిః ।
ఉపాసతశ్చ దేవేశం వర్షాణ్యష్టాదశైవ మే ॥ ౧౨ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 14.12 in Gujarati sript:
અષ્ટાદશાનાં વર્ષાણામેકાહમિતિ મે મતિઃ ।
ઉપાસતશ્ચ દેવેશં વર્ષાણ્યષ્ટાદશૈવ મે ॥ ૧૨ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 14.12 in Kannada sript:
ಅಷ್ಟಾದಶಾನಾಂ ವರ್ಷಾಣಾಮೇಕಾಹಮಿತಿ ಮೇ ಮತಿಃ ।
ಉಪಾಸತಶ್ಚ ದೇವೇಶಂ ವರ್ಷಾಣ್ಯಷ್ಟಾದಶೈವ ಮೇ ॥ 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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