Harivamsa [appendix] [sanskrit]

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The Sanskrit edition of the Harivamsa [appendix version], 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 4.4

कृष्णपक्षे वरिष्ठा च पूर्वा चैन्द्री च भाषिता ॥ ४ ॥

kṛṣṇapakṣe variṣṭhā ca pūrvā caindrī ca bhāṣitā || 4 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 4.4 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 (4.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Krishnapaksha, Varishtha, Purva, Aindri, Bhashitri, Bhashita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 4.4). 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: “kṛṣṇapakṣe variṣṭhā ca pūrvā caindrī ca bhāṣitā
  • kṛṣṇapakṣe -
  • kṛṣṇapakṣa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • variṣṭhā -
  • variṣṭhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pūrvā -
  • pūrvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aindrī -
  • aindrī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    aindri (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhāṣitā -
  • bhāṣitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    bhāṣitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    bhāṣ (verb class 1)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 4.4

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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Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 4.4 in Kannada sript:
ಕೃಷ್ಣಪಕ್ಷೇ ವರಿಷ್ಠಾ ಚ ಪೂರ್ವಾ ಚೈನ್ದ್ರೀ ಚ ಭಾಷಿತಾ ॥ ೪ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 4.4 in Gujarati sript:
કૃષ્ણપક્ષે વરિષ્ઠા ચ પૂર્વા ચૈન્દ્રી ચ ભાષિતા ॥ ૪ ॥

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 4.4 in Telugu sript:
కృష్ణపక్షే వరిష్ఠా చ పూర్వా చైన్ద్రీ చ భాషితా ॥ ౪ ॥

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)

Harivamsa Purana
by Ras Bihari Lal and Sons (2012)

Set of 10 Volumes; Transliterated Text with English Translation; [5425 pages]

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