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 1.15

वैशंपायन उवाच ।
शृणु राजन् कथां दिव्यां पुण्यां पापप्रणाशिनीम् ।
कथ्यमानां मया चित्रां बह्वर्थां श्रुतिसंमिताम् ॥ १५ ॥

vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
śṛṇu rājan kathāṃ divyāṃ puṇyāṃ pāpapraṇāśinīm |
kathyamānāṃ mayā citrāṃ bahvarthāṃ śrutisaṃmitām || 15 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 1.15 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 (1.15). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vaishampayana, Rajan, Rajat, Katha, Divi, Divya, Punya, Papapranashini, Kathyamana, Maya, Asmad, Citra, Bahvartha, Shrut, Shrutin, Shruti, Mit, Mita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 1.15). 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
  • 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]
  • Line 2: “śṛṇu rājan kathāṃ divyāṃ puṇyāṃ pāpapraṇāśinīm
  • śṛṇu -
  • śru (verb class 5)
    [imperative active second single]
  • rājan -
  • rājan (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    rāj -> rājat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rāj class 1 verb]
  • kathām -
  • kathā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • divyām -
  • divī (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    divyā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • puṇyām -
  • puṇyā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    puṇ -> puṇyā (participle, feminine)
    [accusative single from √puṇ class 10 verb]
  • pāpapraṇāśinīm -
  • pāpapraṇāśinī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 3: “kathyamānāṃ mayā citrāṃ bahvarthāṃ śrutisaṃmitām
  • kathyamānām -
  • kath -> kathyamānā (participle, feminine)
    [accusative single from √kath class 10 verb]
  • mayā -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    mayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [instrumental single]
  • citrām -
  • citrā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • bahvarthām -
  • bahvarthā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • śruti -
  • śruti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    śrutin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    śrutin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    śrutī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    śrutī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    śrutī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    śrut (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    śrut (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    śrut (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • saṃ -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • mitām -
  • mit (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    mitā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    -> mitā (participle, feminine)
    [accusative single from √ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √ class 4 verb]
    mi -> mitā (participle, feminine)
    [accusative single from √mi class 5 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 1.15

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 1.15 in Telugu sript:
వైశంపాయన ఉవాచ ।
శృణు రాజన్ కథాం దివ్యాం పుణ్యాం పాపప్రణాశినీమ్ ।
కథ్యమానాం మయా చిత్రాం బహ్వర్థాం శ్రుతిసంమితామ్ ॥ ౧౫ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 1.15 in Gujarati sript:
વૈશંપાયન ઉવાચ ।
શૃણુ રાજન્ કથાં દિવ્યાં પુણ્યાં પાપપ્રણાશિનીમ્ ।
કથ્યમાનાં મયા ચિત્રાં બહ્વર્થાં શ્રુતિસંમિતામ્ ॥ ૧૫ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 1.15 in Kannada sript:
ವೈಶಂಪಾಯನ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಶೃಣು ರಾಜನ್ ಕಥಾಂ ದಿವ್ಯಾಂ ಪುಣ್ಯಾಂ ಪಾಪಪ್ರಣಾಶಿನೀಮ್ ।
ಕಥ್ಯಮಾನಾಂ ಮಯಾ ಚಿತ್ರಾಂ ಬಹ್ವರ್ಥಾಂ ಶ್ರುತಿಸಂಮಿತಾಮ್ ॥ ೧೫ ॥

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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