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 46.18

श्लाघ्यश्च स हि ते मृत्युर्भूतपूर्वश्च तं स्मर ।
यत्नश्च क्रियतां कंस गर्भस्थे यदि शक्यते ॥ १८ ॥

ślāghyaśca sa hi te mṛtyurbhūtapūrvaśca taṃ smara |
yatnaśca kriyatāṃ kaṃsa garbhasthe yadi śakyate || 18 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 46.18 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 (46.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shlaghya, Tad, Yushmad, Mrityu, Bhutapurva, Smara, Yatna, Kriyat, Kamsa, Garbhastha, Yadi, Yad, Shakyata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 46.18). 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: “ślāghyaśca sa hi te mṛtyurbhūtapūrvaśca taṃ smara
  • ślāghyaś -
  • ślāghya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ślāgh -> ślāghya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ślāgh class 1 verb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • 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]
  • mṛtyur -
  • mṛtyu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhūtapūrvaś -
  • bhūtapūrva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • smara -
  • smara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    smara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    smṛ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • Line 2: “yatnaśca kriyatāṃ kaṃsa garbhasthe yadi śakyate
  • yatnaś -
  • yatna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kriyatām -
  • kṛ -> kriyat (participle, masculine)
    [genitive plural from √kṛ class 6 verb]
    kṛ -> kriyat (participle, neuter)
    [genitive plural from √kṛ class 6 verb]
    kṛ (verb class 1)
    [imperative passive third single]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [imperative passive third single]
    kṛ (verb class 5)
    [imperative passive third single]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [imperative passive third single]
    kṛ (verb class 3)
    [imperative passive third single]
    kṛ (verb class 6)
    [imperative active third dual], [imperative middle third single], [imperative passive third single]
  • kaṃsa -
  • kaṃsa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kaṃsa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • garbhasthe -
  • garbhastha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    garbhastha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    garbhasthā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • yadi -
  • yadi (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    yadi (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • śakyate -
  • śakyatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    śak (verb class 5)
    [present passive third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 46.18

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 46.18 in Telugu sript:
శ్లాఘ్యశ్చ స హి తే మృత్యుర్భూతపూర్వశ్చ తం స్మర ।
యత్నశ్చ క్రియతాం కంస గర్భస్థే యది శక్యతే ॥ ౧౮ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 46.18 in Gujarati sript:
શ્લાઘ્યશ્ચ સ હિ તે મૃત્યુર્ભૂતપૂર્વશ્ચ તં સ્મર ।
યત્નશ્ચ ક્રિયતાં કંસ ગર્ભસ્થે યદિ શક્યતે ॥ ૧૮ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 46.18 in Kannada sript:
ಶ್ಲಾಘ್ಯಶ್ಚ ಸ ಹಿ ತೇ ಮೃತ್ಯುರ್ಭೂತಪೂರ್ವಶ್ಚ ತಂ ಸ್ಮರ ।
ಯತ್ನಶ್ಚ ಕ್ರಿಯತಾಂ ಕಂಸ ಗರ್ಭಸ್ಥೇ ಯದಿ ಶಕ್ಯತೇ ॥ ೧೮ ॥

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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