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 42B.2760

प्रवर्ततां महाबाहो यथापूर्वं सुरोत्तम ॥ २७६० ॥

pravartatāṃ mahābāho yathāpūrvaṃ surottama || 2760 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 42B.2760 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 (42B.2760). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pravarta, Mahabaha, Yathapurva, Surottama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 42B.2760). 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: “pravartatāṃ mahābāho yathāpūrvaṃ surottama
  • pravarta -
  • pravarta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • mahābāho* -
  • mahābāha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • yathāpūrvam -
  • yathāpūrva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    yathāpūrva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    yathāpūrvā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • surottama -
  • surottama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    surottama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 42B.2760

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 42b.2760 in Kannada sript:
ಪ್ರವರ್ತತಾಂ ಮಹಾಬಾಹೋ ಯಥಾಪೂರ್ವಂ ಸುರೋತ್ತಮ ॥ ೨೭೬೦ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 42b.2760 in Gujarati sript:
પ્રવર્તતાં મહાબાહો યથાપૂર્વં સુરોત્તમ ॥ ૨૭૬૦ ॥

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 42b.2760 in Telugu sript:
ప్రవర్తతాం మహాబాహో యథాపూర్వం సురోత్తమ ॥ ౨౭౬౦ ॥

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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