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 56.34

तदाज्ञापय किं कुर्यां सदारापत्यबान्धवः ।
कस्य वा वशतां यामि जीवितं मे प्रदीयताम् ॥ ३४ ॥

tadājñāpaya kiṃ kuryāṃ sadārāpatyabāndhavaḥ |
kasya vā vaśatāṃ yāmi jīvitaṃ me pradīyatām || 34 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 56.34 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 (56.34). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tada, Kim, Kuri, Sadara, Apati, Apatya, Abandhava, Kah, Var, Vashata, Vashat, Yami, Yamin, Jivita, Asmad, Pradi, Iyat, Iyata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 56.34). 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: “tadājñāpaya kiṃ kuryāṃ sadārāpatyabāndhavaḥ
  • tadā -
  • tadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tadā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • jñāpaya -
  • jñā (verb class 0)
    [imperative active second single]
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • kuryām -
  • kurī (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [optative active first single]
  • sadārā -
  • sadāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sadāra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sadārā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • apatya -
  • apati (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    apati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    apatya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • abāndhavaḥ -
  • abāndhava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “kasya vaśatāṃ yāmi jīvitaṃ me pradīyatām
  • 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]
  • vā* -
  • vār (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vār (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vaśatām -
  • vaśatā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    vaś -> vaśat (participle, masculine)
    [genitive plural from √vaś class 1 verb]
    vaś -> vaśat (participle, neuter)
    [genitive plural from √vaś class 1 verb]
    vaś (verb class 1)
    [imperative active third dual]
  • yāmi -
  • yāmī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    yāmi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    yāmin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    yāmin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [present active first single]
  • jīvitam -
  • jīvita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    jīvita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    jīvitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    jīv -> jīvita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √jīv class 1 verb]
    jīv -> jīvita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √jīv class 1 verb], [accusative single from √jīv class 1 verb]
  • me -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • pradī -
  • pradi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • iyatām -
  • iyat (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    iyat (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    iyatā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 56.34

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 56.34 in Telugu sript:
తదాజ్ఞాపయ కిం కుర్యాం సదారాపత్యబాన్ధవః ।
కస్య వా వశతాం యామి జీవితం మే ప్రదీయతామ్ ॥ ౩౪ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 56.34 in Gujarati sript:
તદાજ્ઞાપય કિં કુર્યાં સદારાપત્યબાન્ધવઃ ।
કસ્ય વા વશતાં યામિ જીવિતં મે પ્રદીયતામ્ ॥ ૩૪ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 56.34 in Kannada sript:
ತದಾಜ್ಞಾಪಯ ಕಿಂ ಕುರ್ಯಾಂ ಸದಾರಾಪತ್ಯಬಾನ್ಧವಃ ।
ಕಸ್ಯ ವಾ ವಶತಾಂ ಯಾಮಿ ಜೀವಿತಂ ಮೇ ಪ್ರದೀಯತಾಮ್ ॥ ೩೪ ॥

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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