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 32.8

ते तन्वानास्तनूस्तत्र ब्रह्मवंशाननुत्तमान् ।
तेभ्योऽभवन्महात्मभ्यो बहुधा ब्रह्म शाश्वतम् ॥ ८ ॥

te tanvānāstanūstatra brahmavaṃśānanuttamān |
tebhyo'bhavanmahātmabhyo bahudhā brahma śāśvatam || 8 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 32.8 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 (32.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tad, Yushmad, Tanvana, Tanu, Tatra, Shana, Nutta, Mahatman, Bahudha, Brahma, Brahman, Shashvata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 32.8). 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: “te tanvānāstanūstatra brahmavaṃśānanuttamān
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • tanvānās -
  • tan -> tanvāna (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √tan class 8 verb], [vocative plural from √tan class 8 verb]
    tan -> tanvānā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √tan class 8 verb], [vocative plural from √tan class 8 verb], [accusative plural from √tan class 8 verb]
  • tanūs -
  • tanū (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [accusative plural]
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • brahmavaṃ -
  • brahmavan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    brahmavan (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
  • śāna -
  • śāna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nuttam -
  • nutta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nutta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nuttā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    nud -> nutta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √nud class 6 verb]
    nud -> nutta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √nud class 6 verb], [accusative single from √nud class 6 verb]
  • ān -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “tebhyo'bhavanmahātmabhyo bahudhā brahma śāśvatam
  • tebhyo' -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
  • abhavan -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third single], [imperfect active third plural]
  • mahātmabhyo* -
  • mahātman (noun, masculine)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
    mahātman (noun, neuter)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
  • bahudhā -
  • bahudhā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • brahma -
  • brahma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brahma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brahman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    brahm (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • śāśvatam -
  • śāśvata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śāśvata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 32.8

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 32.8 in Telugu sript:
తే తన్వానాస్తనూస్తత్ర బ్రహ్మవంశాననుత్తమాన్ ।
తేభ్యోఽభవన్మహాత్మభ్యో బహుధా బ్రహ్మ శాశ్వతమ్ ॥ ౮ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 32.8 in Gujarati sript:
તે તન્વાનાસ્તનૂસ્તત્ર બ્રહ્મવંશાનનુત્તમાન્ ।
તેભ્યોઽભવન્મહાત્મભ્યો બહુધા બ્રહ્મ શાશ્વતમ્ ॥ ૮ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 32.8 in Kannada sript:
ತೇ ತನ್ವಾನಾಸ್ತನೂಸ್ತತ್ರ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮವಂಶಾನನುತ್ತಮಾನ್ ।
ತೇಭ್ಯೋಽಭವನ್ಮಹಾತ್ಮಭ್ಯೋ ಬಹುಧಾ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮ ಶಾಶ್ವತಮ್ ॥ 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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