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 59.4

तत्र वृद्धतमस्त्वेको गोपो वाक्यमुवाच ह ।
श्रूयतां तात शक्रस्य यदर्थं मह इष्यते ॥ ४ ॥

tatra vṛddhatamastveko gopo vākyamuvāca ha |
śrūyatāṃ tāta śakrasya yadarthaṃ maha iṣyate || 4 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 59.4 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 (59.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tatra, Vriddhatama, Tva, Eka, Gopa, Vakya, Han, Tata, Shakra, Yadartha, Mahah, Mah, Maha, Mahan, Mahas, Ishyat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 59.4). 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: “tatra vṛddhatamastveko gopo vākyamuvāca ha
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • vṛddhatamas -
  • vṛddhatama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tve -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    tva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    tva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    tvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • eko* -
  • eka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • gopo* -
  • gopā (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    gopa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vākyam -
  • vākya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vac -> vākya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]
    vac -> vākya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative single from √vac class 3 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]
    vak -> vākya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vak class 1 verb]
    vak -> vākya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vak class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vak class 1 verb]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • ha -
  • ha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    han (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “śrūyatāṃ tāta śakrasya yadarthaṃ maha iṣyate
  • śrūyatām -
  • śru (verb class 5)
    [imperative passive third single]
  • tāta -
  • tāta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śakrasya -
  • śakra (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    śakra (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • yadartham -
  • yadartha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    yadartha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    yadarthā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • maha* -
  • mahaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    mahan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    mahas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    mah (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    maha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • iṣyate -
  • iṣ -> iṣyat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √iṣ class 4 verb]
    iṣ -> iṣyat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √iṣ class 4 verb]
    iṣ (verb class 6)
    [present passive third single]
    iṣ (verb class 1)
    [present passive third single]
    iṣ (verb class 4)
    [present passive third single]
    iṣ (verb class 0)
    [present passive third single]
    iṣ (verb class 0)
    [present passive third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 59.4

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 59.4 in Telugu sript:
తత్ర వృద్ధతమస్త్వేకో గోపో వాక్యమువాచ హ ।
శ్రూయతాం తాత శక్రస్య యదర్థం మహ ఇష్యతే ॥ ౪ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 59.4 in Gujarati sript:
તત્ર વૃદ્ધતમસ્ત્વેકો ગોપો વાક્યમુવાચ હ ।
શ્રૂયતાં તાત શક્રસ્ય યદર્થં મહ ઇષ્યતે ॥ ૪ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 59.4 in Kannada sript:
ತತ್ರ ವೃದ್ಧತಮಸ್ತ್ವೇಕೋ ಗೋಪೋ ವಾಕ್ಯಮುವಾಚ ಹ ।
ಶ್ರೂಯತಾಂ ತಾತ ಶಕ್ರಸ್ಯ ಯದರ್ಥಂ ಮಹ ಇಷ್ಯತೇ ॥ ೪ ॥

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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