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 2.53

वैशंपायन उवाच ।
उत्पत्तिश्च निरोधश्च नित्यौ भूतेषु भारत ।
ऋषयोऽत्र न मुह्यन्ति विद्यावन्तश्च ये जनाः ॥ ५३ ॥

vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
utpattiśca nirodhaśca nityau bhūteṣu bhārata |
ṛṣayo'tra na muhyanti vidyāvantaśca ye janāḥ || 53 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 2.53 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 (2.53). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vaishampayana, Utpatti, Nirodha, Nitya, Bhuta, Bharata, Rishi, Atra, Muhyat, Muhyanti, Vidyavat, Yah, Yat, Jana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 2.53). 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: “utpattiśca nirodhaśca nityau bhūteṣu bhārata
  • utpattiś -
  • utpatti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nirodhaś -
  • nirodha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nityau -
  • nitya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • bhūteṣu -
  • bhūta (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    bhūta (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • bhārata -
  • bhārata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhārata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 3: “ṛṣayo'tra na muhyanti vidyāvantaśca ye janāḥ
  • ṛṣayo' -
  • ṛṣi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • atra -
  • atra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    atra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    atra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • muhyanti -
  • muh -> muhyat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √muh class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √muh class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √muh class 4 verb]
    muh -> muhyantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √muh class 4 verb]
    muh (verb class 4)
    [present active third plural]
  • vidyāvantaś -
  • vidyāvat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ye -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • janāḥ -
  • jana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    janā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 2.53

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 2.53 in Telugu sript:
వైశంపాయన ఉవాచ ।
ఉత్పత్తిశ్చ నిరోధశ్చ నిత్యౌ భూతేషు భారత ।
ఋషయోఽత్ర న ముహ్యన్తి విద్యావన్తశ్చ యే జనాః ॥ ౫౩ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 2.53 in Gujarati sript:
વૈશંપાયન ઉવાચ ।
ઉત્પત્તિશ્ચ નિરોધશ્ચ નિત્યૌ ભૂતેષુ ભારત ।
ઋષયોઽત્ર ન મુહ્યન્તિ વિદ્યાવન્તશ્ચ યે જનાઃ ॥ ૫૩ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 2.53 in Kannada sript:
ವೈಶಂಪಾಯನ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಉತ್ಪತ್ತಿಶ್ಚ ನಿರೋಧಶ್ಚ ನಿತ್ಯೌ ಭೂತೇಷು ಭಾರತ ।
ಋಷಯೋಽತ್ರ ನ ಮುಹ್ಯನ್ತಿ ವಿದ್ಯಾವನ್ತಶ್ಚ ಯೇ ಜನಾಃ ॥ ೫೩ ॥

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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