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 96.37

शीतवातार्दिता गाश्च दृष्ट्वा कृष्णेन धीमता ।
धृतो गोवर्धनः शैलः सप्तरात्रं महात्मना ।
शिशुना वासुदेवेन गवां त्राणार्थमिच्छता ॥ ३७ ॥

śītavātārditā gāśca dṛṣṭvā kṛṣṇena dhīmatā |
dhṛto govardhanaḥ śailaḥ saptarātraṃ mahātmanā |
śiśunā vāsudevena gavāṃ trāṇārthamicchatā || 37 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 96.37 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 (96.37). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shitavata, Ardita, Krishna, Dhimat, Dhimata, Dhrit, Dhrita, Govardhana, Shaila, Saptaratra, Mahatman, Mahatmana, Shishu, Vasudeva, Gava, Trana, Artha, Icchata, Icchat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 96.37). 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: “śītavātārditā gāśca dṛṣṭvā kṛṣṇena dhīmatā
  • śītavātā -
  • śītavāta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śītavāta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • arditā* -
  • ardita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    arditā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • gāś -
  • ga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    go (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    (verb class 2)
    [injunctive active second single]
    (verb class 3)
    [injunctive active second single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dṛṣṭvā -
  • dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dṛś]
  • kṛṣṇena -
  • kṛṣṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    kṛṣṇa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • dhīmatā -
  • dhīmat (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    dhīmat (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    dhīmatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “dhṛto govardhanaḥ śailaḥ saptarātraṃ mahātmanā
  • dhṛto* -
  • dhṛt (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    dhṛt (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    dhṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • govardhanaḥ -
  • govardhana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śailaḥ -
  • śaila (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • saptarātram -
  • saptarātra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    saptarātra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • mahātmanā -
  • mahātman (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    mahātman (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    mahātmanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “śiśunā vāsudevena gavāṃ trāṇārthamicchatā
  • śiśunā -
  • śiśu (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    śiśu (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • vāsudevena -
  • vāsudeva (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    vāsudeva (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • gavām -
  • go (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    gavā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • trāṇā -
  • trāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    trāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    trāṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • artham -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    artha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • icchatā -
  • icchatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    iṣ -> icchat (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental single from √iṣ class 6 verb]
    iṣ -> icchat (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental single from √iṣ class 6 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 96.37

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 96.37 in Telugu sript:
శీతవాతార్దితా గాశ్చ దృష్ట్వా కృష్ణేన ధీమతా ।
ధృతో గోవర్ధనః శైలః సప్తరాత్రం మహాత్మనా ।
శిశునా వాసుదేవేన గవాం త్రాణార్థమిచ్ఛతా ॥ ౩౭ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 96.37 in Gujarati sript:
શીતવાતાર્દિતા ગાશ્ચ દૃષ્ટ્વા કૃષ્ણેન ધીમતા ।
ધૃતો ગોવર્ધનઃ શૈલઃ સપ્તરાત્રં મહાત્મના ।
શિશુના વાસુદેવેન ગવાં ત્રાણાર્થમિચ્છતા ॥ ૩૭ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 96.37 in Kannada sript:
ಶೀತವಾತಾರ್ದಿತಾ ಗಾಶ್ಚ ದೃಷ್ಟ್ವಾ ಕೃಷ್ಣೇನ ಧೀಮತಾ ।
ಧೃತೋ ಗೋವರ್ಧನಃ ಶೈಲಃ ಸಪ್ತರಾತ್ರಂ ಮಹಾತ್ಮನಾ ।
ಶಿಶುನಾ ವಾಸುದೇವೇನ ಗವಾಂ ತ್ರಾಣಾರ್ಥಮಿಚ್ಛತಾ ॥ ೩೭ ॥

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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