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 109.17

किमेतदिति चान्योन्यं समपृच्छन्त यादवाः ।
अन्योन्यस्य हि ते सर्वे यथान्यायमवेदयन् ॥ १७ ॥

kimetaditi cānyonyaṃ samapṛcchanta yādavāḥ |
anyonyasya hi te sarve yathānyāyamavedayan || 17 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 109.17 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 (109.17). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kimi, Tad, Tat, Iti, Sama, Pricchat, Priccha, Yadava, Anyonya, Yushmad, Sarva, Yathanyayam,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 109.17). 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: “kimetaditi cānyonyaṃ samapṛcchanta yādavāḥ
  • kime -
  • kimi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    kimi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • tad -
  • tad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • cānyo -
  • cam -> cānya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √cam]
    cam -> cānya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √cam]
  • unya -
  • ū (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • am -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • sama -
  • sama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sam (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • pṛcchan -
  • pṛccha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pṛccha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    praś -> pṛcchat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √praś class 6 verb], [vocative single from √praś class 6 verb]
    pṛcchat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • ta -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • yādavāḥ -
  • yādava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 2: “anyonyasya hi te sarve yathānyāyamavedayan
  • anyonyasya -
  • anyonya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    anyonya (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • 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]
  • sarve -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sarvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • yathānyāyam -
  • yathānyāyam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • avedayan -
  • vid (verb class 0)
    [imperfect active third plural]
    vid (verb class 0)
    [imperfect active third plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 109.17

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 109.17 in Telugu sript:
కిమేతదితి చాన్యోన్యం సమపృచ్ఛన్త యాదవాః ।
అన్యోన్యస్య హి తే సర్వే యథాన్యాయమవేదయన్ ॥ ౧౭ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 109.17 in Gujarati sript:
કિમેતદિતિ ચાન્યોન્યં સમપૃચ્છન્ત યાદવાઃ ।
અન્યોન્યસ્ય હિ તે સર્વે યથાન્યાયમવેદયન્ ॥ ૧૭ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 109.17 in Kannada sript:
ಕಿಮೇತದಿತಿ ಚಾನ್ಯೋನ್ಯಂ ಸಮಪೃಚ್ಛನ್ತ ಯಾದವಾಃ ।
ಅನ್ಯೋನ್ಯಸ್ಯ ಹಿ ತೇ ಸರ್ವೇ ಯಥಾನ್ಯಾಯಮವೇದಯನ್ ॥ ೧೭ ॥

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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