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 114.17

श्लोकोऽपि चात्र गीतोऽयं नाहुषेण ययातिना ।
जरासंक्रमणे पूर्वं तदा प्रीतेन धीमता ॥ १७ ॥

śloko'pi cātra gīto'yaṃ nāhuṣeṇa yayātinā |
jarāsaṃkramaṇe pūrvaṃ tadā prītena dhīmatā || 17 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 114.17 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 (114.17). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shloka, Api, Gita, Aya, Idam, Nahusha, Yayati, Jara, Sankramana, Purvam, Purva, Tada, Prita, Dhimat, Dhimata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 114.17). 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: “śloko'pi cātra gīto'yaṃ nāhuṣeṇa yayātinā
  • śloko' -
  • śloka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • cāt -
  • ca (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ra -
  • ra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gīto' -
  • gīta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ayam -
  • aya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nāhuṣeṇa -
  • nāhuṣa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    nāhuṣa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • yayātinā -
  • yayāti (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • Line 2: “jarāsaṃkramaṇe pūrvaṃ tadā prītena dhīmatā
  • jarā -
  • jarā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • saṅkramaṇe -
  • saṅkramaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • pūrvam -
  • pūrvam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pūrva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pūrva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tadā -
  • tadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tadā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • prītena -
  • prīta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    prīta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    pre -> prīta (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental single from √pre class 2 verb]
    pre -> prīta (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental single from √pre class 2 verb]
    prī -> prīta (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental single from √prī class 4 verb], [instrumental single from √prī class 9 verb]
    prī -> prīta (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental single from √prī class 4 verb], [instrumental single from √prī class 9 verb]
  • dhīmatā -
  • dhīmat (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    dhīmat (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    dhīmatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 114.17

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 114.17 in Telugu sript:
శ్లోకోఽపి చాత్ర గీతోఽయం నాహుషేణ యయాతినా ।
జరాసంక్రమణే పూర్వం తదా ప్రీతేన ధీమతా ॥ ౧౭ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 114.17 in Gujarati sript:
શ્લોકોઽપિ ચાત્ર ગીતોઽયં નાહુષેણ યયાતિના ।
જરાસંક્રમણે પૂર્વં તદા પ્રીતેન ધીમતા ॥ ૧૭ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 114.17 in Kannada sript:
ಶ್ಲೋಕೋಽಪಿ ಚಾತ್ರ ಗೀತೋಽಯಂ ನಾಹುಷೇಣ ಯಯಾತಿನಾ ।
ಜರಾಸಂಕ್ರಮಣೇ ಪೂರ್ವಂ ತದಾ ಪ್ರೀತೇನ ಧೀಮತಾ ॥ 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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