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 2.5

वैराजात्पुरुषाद्वीरं शतरूपा व्यजात ।
प्रियव्रतोत्तानपादौ वीरात्काम्या व्यजायत ॥ ५ ॥

vairājātpuruṣādvīraṃ śatarūpā vyajāta |
priyavratottānapādau vīrātkāmyā vyajāyata || 5 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 2.5 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 (2.5). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vairaja, Purusha, Purushad, Vira, Shatarupa, Vyaja, Priyavrata, Uttanapada, Uttanapad, Kami, Kamya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 2.5). 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: “vairājātpuruṣādvīraṃ śatarūpā vyajāta
  • vairājāt -
  • vairāja (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    vairāja (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • puruṣād -
  • puruṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    puruṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    puruṣād (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    puruṣād (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • vīram -
  • vīra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vīra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vīrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • śatarūpā* -
  • śatarūpa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śatarūpā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vyajāt -
  • vyaja (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • a -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “priyavratottānapādau vīrātkāmyā vyajāyata
  • priyavrato -
  • priyavrata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    priyavrata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    priyavratā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • uttānapādau -
  • uttānapāda (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    uttānapad (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • vīrāt -
  • vīra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    vīra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • kāmyā* -
  • kāmi (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    kāmya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kāmyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    kam -> kāmya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √kam], [vocative plural from √kam]
    kam -> kāmyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √kam], [vocative plural from √kam], [accusative plural from √kam]
  • vyajāya -
  • vyaja (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • ta -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 2.5

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 2.5 in Telugu sript:
వైరాజాత్పురుషాద్వీరం శతరూపా వ్యజాత ।
ప్రియవ్రతోత్తానపాదౌ వీరాత్కామ్యా వ్యజాయత ॥ ౫ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 2.5 in Gujarati sript:
વૈરાજાત્પુરુષાદ્વીરં શતરૂપા વ્યજાત ।
પ્રિયવ્રતોત્તાનપાદૌ વીરાત્કામ્યા વ્યજાયત ॥ ૫ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 2.5 in Kannada sript:
ವೈರಾಜಾತ್ಪುರುಷಾದ್ವೀರಂ ಶತರೂಪಾ ವ್ಯಜಾತ ।
ಪ್ರಿಯವ್ರತೋತ್ತಾನಪಾದೌ ವೀರಾತ್ಕಾಮ್ಯಾ ವ್ಯಜಾಯತ ॥ ೫ ॥

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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