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 15.12

सखा हि गालवो यस्य योगाचार्यो महायशाः ।
शिक्षां उत्पाद्य तपसा क्रमो येन प्रवर्तितः ।
कण्डरीकश्च योगात्मा तस्यैव सचिवोऽभवत् ॥ १२ ॥

sakhā hi gālavo yasya yogācāryo mahāyaśāḥ |
śikṣāṃ utpādya tapasā kramo yena pravartitaḥ |
kaṇḍarīkaśca yogātmā tasyaiva sacivo'bhavat || 12 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 15.12 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 (15.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sakha, Galava, Yasya, Yah, Yat, Yogacarya, Mahayashas, Mahayasha, Shiksha, Utpadya, Tapas, Krama, Yena, Pravartitri, Pravartita, Kandarika, Yogatman, Tad, Tas, Saciva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 15.12). 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: “sakhā hi gālavo yasya yogācāryo mahāyaśāḥ
  • sakhā* -
  • sakha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sakhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • gālavo* -
  • gālava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • yasya -
  • yasya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yasya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yas -> yasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √yas]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    yas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • yogācāryo* -
  • yogācārya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mahāyaśāḥ -
  • mahāyaśas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    mahāyaśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mahāyaśā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “śikṣāṃ utpādya tapasā kramo yena pravartitaḥ
  • śikṣām -
  • śikṣā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • utpādya -
  • utpādya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    utpādya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tapasā -
  • tapas (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • kramo* -
  • krama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • yena -
  • yena (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • pravartitaḥ -
  • pravartitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    pravartita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “kaṇḍarīkaśca yogātmā tasyaiva sacivo'bhavat
  • kaṇḍarīkaś -
  • kaṇḍarīka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yogātmā -
  • yogātman (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tasyai -
  • tas -> tasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tas]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tas (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    tas (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
    tas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single], [imperative middle first single], [imperative passive first single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • sacivo' -
  • saciva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • abhavat -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 15.12

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 15.12 in Telugu sript:
సఖా హి గాలవో యస్య యోగాచార్యో మహాయశాః ।
శిక్షాం ఉత్పాద్య తపసా క్రమో యేన ప్రవర్తితః ।
కణ్డరీకశ్చ యోగాత్మా తస్యైవ సచివోఽభవత్ ॥ ౧౨ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 15.12 in Gujarati sript:
સખા હિ ગાલવો યસ્ય યોગાચાર્યો મહાયશાઃ ।
શિક્ષાં ઉત્પાદ્ય તપસા ક્રમો યેન પ્રવર્તિતઃ ।
કણ્ડરીકશ્ચ યોગાત્મા તસ્યૈવ સચિવોઽભવત્ ॥ ૧૨ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 15.12 in Kannada sript:
ಸಖಾ ಹಿ ಗಾಲವೋ ಯಸ್ಯ ಯೋಗಾಚಾರ್ಯೋ ಮಹಾಯಶಾಃ ।
ಶಿಕ್ಷಾಂ ಉತ್ಪಾದ್ಯ ತಪಸಾ ಕ್ರಮೋ ಯೇನ ಪ್ರವರ್ತಿತಃ ।
ಕಣ್ಡರೀಕಶ್ಚ ಯೋಗಾತ್ಮಾ ತಸ್ಯೈವ ಸಚಿವೋಽಭವತ್ ॥ 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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