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 30.8

महाभूतानि भूतात्मा यो दधार चकार च ।
श्रीगर्भः स कथं गर्भे स्त्रिया भूचरया धृतः ॥ ८ ॥

mahābhūtāni bhūtātmā yo dadhāra cakāra ca |
śrīgarbhaḥ sa kathaṃ garbhe striyā bhūcarayā dhṛtaḥ || 8 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 30.8 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 (30.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Mahabhuta, Bhutatma, Yah, Cakara, Shrigarbha, Katham, Katha, Garbha, Stri, Bhucara, Dhrit, Dhrita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 30.8). 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: “mahābhūtāni bhūtātmā yo dadhāra cakāra ca
  • mahābhūtāni -
  • mahābhūta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bhūtātmā* -
  • bhūtātmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • yo* -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dadhāra -
  • dhṛ (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    dhṝ (verb class 9)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • cakāra -
  • cakāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṛ (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    kṛ (verb class 5)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    kṛ (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    kṛ (verb class 6)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    kṝ (verb class 5)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    kṝ (verb class 9)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “śrīgarbhaḥ sa kathaṃ garbhe striyā bhūcarayā dhṛtaḥ
  • śrīgarbhaḥ -
  • śrīgarbha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • katham -
  • katham (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    katham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kathā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    katha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    katha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • garbhe -
  • garbha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    garbhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • striyā* -
  • strī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • bhūcarayā -
  • bhūcarā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • dhṛtaḥ -
  • dhṛt (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    dhṛt (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    dhṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 30.8

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 30.8 in Telugu sript:
మహాభూతాని భూతాత్మా యో దధార చకార చ ।
శ్రీగర్భః స కథం గర్భే స్త్రియా భూచరయా ధృతః ॥ ౮ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 30.8 in Gujarati sript:
મહાભૂતાનિ ભૂતાત્મા યો દધાર ચકાર ચ ।
શ્રીગર્ભઃ સ કથં ગર્ભે સ્ત્રિયા ભૂચરયા ધૃતઃ ॥ ૮ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 30.8 in Kannada sript:
ಮಹಾಭೂತಾನಿ ಭೂತಾತ್ಮಾ ಯೋ ದಧಾರ ಚಕಾರ ಚ ।
ಶ್ರೀಗರ್ಭಃ ಸ ಕಥಂ ಗರ್ಭೇ ಸ್ತ್ರಿಯಾ ಭೂಚರಯಾ ಧೃತಃ ॥ ೮ ॥

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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