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 49.5

अहं वाच्यो भविष्यामि पितृपक्षेषु पुत्रिणाम् ।
योऽहमेकस्य पुत्रस्य न पश्यामि शिशोर्मुखम् ॥ ५ ॥

ahaṃ vācyo bhaviṣyāmi pitṛpakṣeṣu putriṇām |
yo'hamekasya putrasya na paśyāmi śiśormukham || 5 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 49.5 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 (49.5). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Aha, Asmad, Vaci, Vacya, Pitripaksha, Putrin, Yah, Eka, Putra, Pashya, Amin, Shishu, Mukha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 49.5). 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: “ahaṃ vācyo bhaviṣyāmi pitṛpakṣeṣu putriṇām
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • vācyo* -
  • vācī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vācya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vac -> vācya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √vac]
  • bhaviṣyāmi -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [future active first single]
  • pitṛpakṣeṣu -
  • pitṛpakṣa (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    pitṛpakṣa (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • putriṇām -
  • putrin (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    putrin (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • Line 2: “yo'hamekasya putrasya na paśyāmi śiśormukham
  • yo' -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    yu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • ekasya -
  • eka (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    eka (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • putrasya -
  • putra (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    putra (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • paśyā -
  • paśya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    paśya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    paśyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    paś -> paśya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]
    paś -> paśya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]
    paś -> paśyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √paś class 10 verb]
  • ami -
  • amin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    amin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • śiśor -
  • śiśu (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    śiśu (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • mukham -
  • mukha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mukha (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 49.5

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 49.5 in Telugu sript:
అహం వాచ్యో భవిష్యామి పితృపక్షేషు పుత్రిణామ్ ।
యోఽహమేకస్య పుత్రస్య న పశ్యామి శిశోర్ముఖమ్ ॥ ౫ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 49.5 in Gujarati sript:
અહં વાચ્યો ભવિષ્યામિ પિતૃપક્ષેષુ પુત્રિણામ્ ।
યોઽહમેકસ્ય પુત્રસ્ય ન પશ્યામિ શિશોર્મુખમ્ ॥ ૫ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 49.5 in Kannada sript:
ಅಹಂ ವಾಚ್ಯೋ ಭವಿಷ್ಯಾಮಿ ಪಿತೃಪಕ್ಷೇಷು ಪುತ್ರಿಣಾಮ್ ।
ಯೋಽಹಮೇಕಸ್ಯ ಪುತ್ರಸ್ಯ ನ ಪಶ್ಯಾಮಿ ಶಿಶೋರ್ಮುಖಮ್ ॥ ೫ ॥

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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