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 19.13

चतुर्णां तु पिता योऽसौ ब्राह्मणानां महात्मनाम् ।
श्लोकं सोऽधीत्य पुत्रेभ्यः कृतकृत्य इवाभवत् ॥ १३ ॥

caturṇāṃ tu pitā yo'sau brāhmaṇānāṃ mahātmanām |
ślokaṃ so'dhītya putrebhyaḥ kṛtakṛtya ivābhavat || 13 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 19.13 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 (19.13). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pitri, Yah, Asi, Asu, Adah, Brahmana, Mahatman, Mahatmana, Shloka, Sah, Adhitya, Putra, Kritakritya, Iva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 19.13). 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: “caturṇāṃ tu pitā yo'sau brāhmaṇānāṃ mahātmanām
  • catur -
  • catur (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • ṇā -
  • ṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • am -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • pitā -
  • pitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • yo' -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    yu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • asau -
  • asi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    asi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    asu (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    adaḥ (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • brāhmaṇānām -
  • brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    brāhmaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    brāhmaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • mahātmanām -
  • mahātman (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    mahātman (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    mahātmanā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “ślokaṃ so'dhītya putrebhyaḥ kṛtakṛtya ivābhavat
  • ślokam -
  • śloka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • so' -
  • saḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    so (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • adhītya -
  • adhītya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • putrebhyaḥ -
  • putra (noun, masculine)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
    putra (noun, neuter)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
  • kṛtakṛtya* -
  • kṛtakṛtya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ivā -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • 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 19.13

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 19.13 in Telugu sript:
చతుర్ణాం తు పితా యోఽసౌ బ్రాహ్మణానాం మహాత్మనామ్ ।
శ్లోకం సోఽధీత్య పుత్రేభ్యః కృతకృత్య ఇవాభవత్ ॥ ౧౩ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 19.13 in Gujarati sript:
ચતુર્ણાં તુ પિતા યોઽસૌ બ્રાહ્મણાનાં મહાત્મનામ્ ।
શ્લોકં સોઽધીત્ય પુત્રેભ્યઃ કૃતકૃત્ય ઇવાભવત્ ॥ ૧૩ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 19.13 in Kannada sript:
ಚತುರ್ಣಾಂ ತು ಪಿತಾ ಯೋಽಸೌ ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣಾನಾಂ ಮಹಾತ್ಮನಾಮ್ ।
ಶ್ಲೋಕಂ ಸೋಽಧೀತ್ಯ ಪುತ್ರೇಭ್ಯಃ ಕೃತಕೃತ್ಯ ಇವಾಭವತ್ ॥ ೧೩ ॥

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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