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 49.11

सरीसृपेभ्यः कीटेभ्यः शकुनिभ्यस्तथैव च ।
गोष्ठेषु गोभ्यो वत्सेभ्यो रक्ष्यौ ते द्वाविमौ शिशू ॥ ११ ॥

sarīsṛpebhyaḥ kīṭebhyaḥ śakunibhyastathaiva ca |
goṣṭheṣu gobhyo vatsebhyo rakṣyau te dvāvimau śiśū || 11 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 49.11 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 (49.11). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sarisripa, Kita, Shakuni, Tatha, Goshtha, Gobhi, Vatsa, Rakshi, Rakshya, Tad, Yushmad, Dva, Idam, Shishu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 49.11). 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: “sarīsṛpebhyaḥ kīṭebhyaḥ śakunibhyastathaiva ca
  • sarīsṛpebhyaḥ -
  • sarīsṛpa (noun, masculine)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
    sarīsṛpa (noun, neuter)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
  • kīṭebhyaḥ -
  • kīṭa (noun, masculine)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
    kīṭa (noun, neuter)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
  • śakunibhyas -
  • śakuni (noun, masculine)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
  • tathai -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tatha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “goṣṭheṣu gobhyo vatsebhyo rakṣyau te dvāvimau śiśū
  • goṣṭheṣu -
  • goṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    goṣṭha (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • gobhyo* -
  • go (noun, masculine)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
    gobhī (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    gobhī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • vatsebhyo* -
  • vatsa (noun, masculine)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
    vatsa (noun, neuter)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
  • rakṣyau -
  • rakṣī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    rakṣya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    rakṣ -> rakṣya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative dual from √rakṣ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √rakṣ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √rakṣ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √rakṣ], [vocative dual from √rakṣ], [accusative dual from √rakṣ]
  • 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]
  • dvāvi -
  • dva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • imau -
  • idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • śiśū -
  • śiśu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    śiśu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 49.11

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 49.11 in Telugu sript:
సరీసృపేభ్యః కీటేభ్యః శకునిభ్యస్తథైవ చ ।
గోష్ఠేషు గోభ్యో వత్సేభ్యో రక్ష్యౌ తే ద్వావిమౌ శిశూ ॥ ౧౧ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 49.11 in Gujarati sript:
સરીસૃપેભ્યઃ કીટેભ્યઃ શકુનિભ્યસ્તથૈવ ચ ।
ગોષ્ઠેષુ ગોભ્યો વત્સેભ્યો રક્ષ્યૌ તે દ્વાવિમૌ શિશૂ ॥ ૧૧ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 49.11 in Kannada sript:
ಸರೀಸೃಪೇಭ್ಯಃ ಕೀಟೇಭ್ಯಃ ಶಕುನಿಭ್ಯಸ್ತಥೈವ ಚ ।
ಗೋಷ್ಠೇಷು ಗೋಭ್ಯೋ ವತ್ಸೇಭ್ಯೋ ರಕ್ಷ್ಯೌ ತೇ ದ್ವಾವಿಮೌ ಶಿಶೂ ॥ ೧೧ ॥

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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