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 45.45

अथ वा कस्य पुत्रत्वं गच्छेरन्यत्र कश्यपात् ।
का च धारयितुं शक्ता विष्णो त्वामदितिं विना ॥ ४५ ॥

atha vā kasya putratvaṃ gaccheranyatra kaśyapāt |
kā ca dhārayituṃ śaktā viṣṇo tvāmaditiṃ vinā || 45 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 45.45 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 (45.45). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Atha, Kah, Kim, Putratva, Yatra, Kashyapa, Shakta, Vishnu, Tva, Yushmad, Aditi, Vina,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 45.45). 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: “atha kasya putratvaṃ gaccheranyatra kaśyapāt
  • atha -
  • atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • kasya -
  • kas -> kasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kas]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ka (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • putratvam -
  • putratva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • gaccheran -
  • gam (verb class 1)
    [optative middle third plural]
  • yatra -
  • yatra (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yatra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yatra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kaśyapāt -
  • kaśyapa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    kaśyapa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • Line 2: “ ca dhārayituṃ śaktā viṣṇo tvāmaditiṃ vinā
  • -
  • (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dhārayitum -
  • dhṛ -> dhārayitum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √dhṛ]
  • śaktā* -
  • śakta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śaktā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    śac -> śakta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √śac class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √śac class 1 verb]
    śac -> śaktā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √śac class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √śac class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √śac class 1 verb]
    śak -> śakta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √śak class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √śak class 5 verb]
    śak -> śaktā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √śak class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √śak class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √śak class 5 verb]
  • viṣṇo -
  • viṣṇu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    viṣṇu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • tvām -
  • tvā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single]
  • aditim -
  • aditi (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    aditi (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • vinā -
  • vinā (indeclinable postposition)
    [indeclinable postposition]
    vi (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    vi (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    vinā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 45.45

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 45.45 in Telugu sript:
అథ వా కస్య పుత్రత్వం గచ్ఛేరన్యత్ర కశ్యపాత్ ।
కా చ ధారయితుం శక్తా విష్ణో త్వామదితిం వినా ॥ ౪౫ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 45.45 in Gujarati sript:
અથ વા કસ્ય પુત્રત્વં ગચ્છેરન્યત્ર કશ્યપાત્ ।
કા ચ ધારયિતું શક્તા વિષ્ણો ત્વામદિતિં વિના ॥ ૪૫ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 45.45 in Kannada sript:
ಅಥ ವಾ ಕಸ್ಯ ಪುತ್ರತ್ವಂ ಗಚ್ಛೇರನ್ಯತ್ರ ಕಶ್ಯಪಾತ್ ।
ಕಾ ಚ ಧಾರಯಿತುಂ ಶಕ್ತಾ ವಿಷ್ಣೋ ತ್ವಾಮದಿತಿಂ ವಿನಾ ॥ ೪೫ ॥

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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