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 2.27

पृथुपुत्रौ तु धर्मज्ञौ जज्ञातेऽन्तर्धिपालिनौ ।
शिखण्डिनी हविर्धानमन्तर्धानाद्व्याजायत ॥ २७ ॥

pṛthuputrau tu dharmajñau jajñāte'ntardhipālinau |
śikhaṇḍinī havirdhānamantardhānādvyājāyata || 27 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 2.27 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 (2.27). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Prithu, Putra, Dharmajna, Jajnat, Palin, Shikhandin, Shikhandini, Havirdhana, Antardhana, Vyaja,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 2.27). 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: “pṛthuputrau tu dharmajñau jajñāte'ntardhipālinau
  • pṛthu -
  • pṛthu (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pṛthu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    pṛthu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • putrau -
  • putra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • dharmajñau -
  • dharmajña (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • jajñāte' -
  • jñā -> jajñāt (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √jñā class 3 verb]
    jñā -> jajñāt (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √jñā class 3 verb]
    jan (verb class 1)
    [perfect middle third dual]
    jan (verb class 2)
    [perfect middle third dual]
    jan (verb class 3)
    [perfect middle third dual]
    jan (verb class 4)
    [perfect middle third dual]
    jñā (verb class 3)
    [present middle third single], [present middle third dual], [present middle third plural], [perfect middle third dual]
    jñā (verb class 9)
    [perfect middle third dual]
  • antardhi -
  • antardhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • pālinau -
  • pālin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “śikhaṇḍinī havirdhānamantardhānādvyājāyata
  • śikhaṇḍinī -
  • śikhaṇḍinī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    śikhaṇḍin (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • havirdhānam -
  • havirdhāna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    havirdhāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • antardhānād -
  • antardhāna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    antardhāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • vyājāya -
  • vyāja (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 2.27

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 2.27 in Telugu sript:
పృథుపుత్రౌ తు ధర్మజ్ఞౌ జజ్ఞాతేఽన్తర్ధిపాలినౌ ।
శిఖణ్డినీ హవిర్ధానమన్తర్ధానాద్వ్యాజాయత ॥ ౨౭ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 2.27 in Gujarati sript:
પૃથુપુત્રૌ તુ ધર્મજ્ઞૌ જજ્ઞાતેઽન્તર્ધિપાલિનૌ ।
શિખણ્ડિની હવિર્ધાનમન્તર્ધાનાદ્વ્યાજાયત ॥ ૨૭ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 2.27 in Kannada sript:
ಪೃಥುಪುತ್ರೌ ತು ಧರ್ಮಜ್ಞೌ ಜಜ್ಞಾತೇಽನ್ತರ್ಧಿಪಾಲಿನೌ ।
ಶಿಖಣ್ಡಿನೀ ಹವಿರ್ಧಾನಮನ್ತರ್ಧಾನಾದ್ವ್ಯಾಜಾಯತ ॥ ೨೭ ॥

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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