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 2.12

तस्याभिमानमृद्धिं च महिमानं निरीक्ष्य च ।
देवासुराणामाचार्यः श्लोकमप्युशना जगौ ॥ १२ ॥

tasyābhimānamṛddhiṃ ca mahimānaṃ nirīkṣya ca |
devāsurāṇāmācāryaḥ ślokamapyuśanā jagau || 12 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 2.12 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 (2.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tad, Abhimana, Riddhi, Mahiman, Nirikshya, Devasura, Acari, Acarya, Shloka, Api, Ushana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 2.12). 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: “tasyābhimānamṛddhiṃ ca mahimānaṃ nirīkṣya ca
  • tasyā -
  • tas -> tasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tas]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    tas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • abhimānam -
  • abhimāna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • ṛddhim -
  • ṛddhi (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mahimānam -
  • mahiman (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • nirīkṣya -
  • nirīkṣya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    nirīkṣya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nirīkṣya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “devāsurāṇāmācāryaḥ ślokamapyuśanā jagau
  • devāsurāṇām -
  • devāsura (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    devāsura (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    devāsurā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • ācāryaḥ -
  • ācārī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ācārya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ślokam -
  • śloka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • apyu -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • uśanā* -
  • uśanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    uśana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • jagau -
  • (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 2.12

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 2.12 in Telugu sript:
తస్యాభిమానమృద్ధిం చ మహిమానం నిరీక్ష్య చ ।
దేవాసురాణామాచార్యః శ్లోకమప్యుశనా జగౌ ॥ ౧౨ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 2.12 in Gujarati sript:
તસ્યાભિમાનમૃદ્ધિં ચ મહિમાનં નિરીક્ષ્ય ચ ।
દેવાસુરાણામાચાર્યઃ શ્લોકમપ્યુશના જગૌ ॥ ૧૨ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 2.12 in Kannada sript:
ತಸ್ಯಾಭಿಮಾನಮೃದ್ಧಿಂ ಚ ಮಹಿಮಾನಂ ನಿರೀಕ್ಷ್ಯ ಚ ।
ದೇವಾಸುರಾಣಾಮಾಚಾರ್ಯಃ ಶ್ಲೋಕಮಪ್ಯುಶನಾ ಜಗೌ ॥ ೧೨ ॥

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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