Harivamsa [appendix] [sanskrit]

101,601 words

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 31.2161

वैशंपायन उवाच हंसश्च डिभकश्चैव तपश्चर्तुं महामती ॥ २१६१ ॥

vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca haṃsaśca ḍibhakaścaiva tapaścartuṃ mahāmatī || 2161 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 31.2161 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 (31.2161). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vaishampayana, Hamsa, Dibhaka, Tap, Tapa, Tapas, Mahamati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 31.2161). 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: “vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca haṃsaśca ḍibhakaścaiva tapaścartuṃ mahāmatī
  • vaiśampāyana* -
  • vaiśampāyana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • haṃsaś -
  • haṃsa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ḍibhakaś -
  • ḍibhaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • tapaś -
  • tapas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    tap (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    tap (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    tapa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • cartum -
  • car -> cartum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √car]
  • mahāmatī -
  • mahāmatī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    mahāmati (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    mahāmati (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 31.2161

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 31.2161 in Kannada sript:
ವೈಶಂಪಾಯನ ಉವಾಚ ಹಂಸಶ್ಚ ಡಿಭಕಶ್ಚೈವ ತಪಶ್ಚರ್ತುಂ ಮಹಾಮತೀ ॥ ೨೧೬೧ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 31.2161 in Gujarati sript:
વૈશંપાયન ઉવાચ હંસશ્ચ ડિભકશ્ચૈવ તપશ્ચર્તું મહામતી ॥ ૨૧૬૧ ॥

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 31.2161 in Telugu sript:
వైశంపాయన ఉవాచ హంసశ్చ డిభకశ్చైవ తపశ్చర్తుం మహామతీ ॥ ౨౧౬౧ ॥

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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