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 46.17

परतोऽपि परस्त्वेषां स्वयंभूश्च सवयंभुवाम् ।
ततस्ते तन्महद्भूतं दिव्यं न कथयाम्यहम् ॥ १७ ॥

parato'pi parastveṣāṃ svayaṃbhūśca savayaṃbhuvām |
tataste tanmahadbhūtaṃ divyaṃ na kathayāmyaham || 17 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 46.17 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 (46.17). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Paratah, Api, Parastva, Ish, Isha, Svayambhu, Sava, Savan, Yah, Bhu, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Yushmad, Tat, Tan, Mahadbhuta, Divya, Aha, Asmad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 46.17). 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: “parato'pi parastveṣāṃ svayaṃbhūśca savayaṃbhuvām
  • parato' -
  • parataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • parastve -
  • parastva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    parastva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • iṣām -
  • iṣ (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    iṣ (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    iṣ (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    iṣā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • svayambhūś -
  • svayambhū (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    svayambhū (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    svayambhu (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sava -
  • sava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    so (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    savan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    savan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    su (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • yam -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • bhuvām -
  • bhū (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural], [locative single]
    bhū (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural], [locative single]
  • Line 2: “tataste tanmahadbhūtaṃ divyaṃ na kathayāmyaham
  • tatas -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • 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]
  • tan -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • mahadbhūtam -
  • mahadbhūta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mahadbhūta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    mahadbhūtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • divyam -
  • divya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    divya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    divyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kathayāmya -
  • kath (verb class 10)
    [present active first single]
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 46.17

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 46.17 in Telugu sript:
పరతోఽపి పరస్త్వేషాం స్వయంభూశ్చ సవయంభువామ్ ।
తతస్తే తన్మహద్భూతం దివ్యం న కథయామ్యహమ్ ॥ ౧౭ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 46.17 in Gujarati sript:
પરતોઽપિ પરસ્ત્વેષાં સ્વયંભૂશ્ચ સવયંભુવામ્ ।
તતસ્તે તન્મહદ્ભૂતં દિવ્યં ન કથયામ્યહમ્ ॥ ૧૭ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 46.17 in Kannada sript:
ಪರತೋಽಪಿ ಪರಸ್ತ್ವೇಷಾಂ ಸ್ವಯಂಭೂಶ್ಚ ಸವಯಂಭುವಾಮ್ ।
ತತಸ್ತೇ ತನ್ಮಹದ್ಭೂತಂ ದಿವ್ಯಂ ನ ಕಥಯಾಮ್ಯಹಮ್ ॥ ೧೭ ॥

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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