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 16.9

पितृवर्ती तु यस्तेषां नित्यं श्राद्धाह्निको द्विजः ।
स सर्वानब्रवीद्भ्रातॄन् कोपाद्धर्मसमन्वितः ॥ ९ ॥

pitṛvartī tu yasteṣāṃ nityaṃ śrāddhāhniko dvijaḥ |
sa sarvānabravīdbhrātṝn kopāddharmasamanvitaḥ || 9 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 16.9 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 (16.9). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pitrivartin, Yasta, Ish, Isha, Nityam, Nitya, Shraddhahnika, Dvija, Sarva, Bhratri, Kopa, Harman, Samanvita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 16.9). 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: “pitṛvartī tu yasteṣāṃ nityaṃ śrāddhāhniko dvijaḥ
  • pitṛvartī -
  • pitṛvartin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • yaste -
  • yasta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    yasta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    yastā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    yas -> yasta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √yas class 4 verb], [locative single from √yas class 4 verb]
    yas -> yasta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √yas class 4 verb], [vocative single from √yas class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √yas class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √yas class 4 verb], [locative single from √yas class 4 verb]
    yas -> yastā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √yas class 4 verb], [nominative dual from √yas class 4 verb], [vocative single from √yas class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √yas class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √yas class 4 verb]
  • iṣām -
  • iṣ (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    iṣ (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    iṣ (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    iṣā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • nityam -
  • nityam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    nitya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nitya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nityā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • śrāddhāhniko* -
  • śrāddhāhnika (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dvijaḥ -
  • dvija (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “sa sarvānabravīdbhrātṝn kopāddharmasamanvitaḥ
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sarvān -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • abravīd -
  • brū (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • bhrātṝn -
  • bhrātṛ (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • kopāddh -
  • kopa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • harma -
  • harman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • samanvitaḥ -
  • samanvita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 16.9

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 16.9 in Telugu sript:
పితృవర్తీ తు యస్తేషాం నిత్యం శ్రాద్ధాహ్నికో ద్విజః ।
స సర్వానబ్రవీద్భ్రాతౄన్ కోపాద్ధర్మసమన్వితః ॥ ౯ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 16.9 in Gujarati sript:
પિતૃવર્તી તુ યસ્તેષાં નિત્યં શ્રાદ્ધાહ્નિકો દ્વિજઃ ।
સ સર્વાનબ્રવીદ્ભ્રાતૄન્ કોપાદ્ધર્મસમન્વિતઃ ॥ ૯ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 16.9 in Kannada sript:
ಪಿತೃವರ್ತೀ ತು ಯಸ್ತೇಷಾಂ ನಿತ್ಯಂ ಶ್ರಾದ್ಧಾಹ್ನಿಕೋ ದ್ವಿಜಃ ।
ಸ ಸರ್ವಾನಬ್ರವೀದ್ಭ್ರಾತೄನ್ ಕೋಪಾದ್ಧರ್ಮಸಮನ್ವಿತಃ ॥ ೯ ॥

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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