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 3.1

जनमेजय उवाच ।
देवानां दानवानां च गन्धर्वोरगरक्षसाम् ।
उत्पत्तिं विस्तरेणैव वैशंपायन कीर्तय ॥ १ ॥

janamejaya uvāca |
devānāṃ dānavānāṃ ca gandharvoragarakṣasām |
utpattiṃ vistareṇaiva vaiśaṃpāyana kīrtaya || 1 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 3.1 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 (3.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Janamejaya, Deva, Danava, Gandharva, Uraga, Rakshas, Rakshasa, Utpatti, Vistarena, Vistara, Vaishampayana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 3.1). 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: “janamejaya uvāca
  • janamejaya* -
  • janamejaya (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: “devānāṃ dānavānāṃ ca gandharvoragarakṣasām
  • devānām -
  • deva (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    deva (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    devā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • dānavānām -
  • dānava (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    dānava (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gandharvo -
  • gandharva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gandharvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • uraga -
  • uraga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rakṣasām -
  • rakṣas (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    rakṣas (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    rakṣasā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 3: “utpattiṃ vistareṇaiva vaiśaṃpāyana kīrtaya
  • utpattim -
  • utpatti (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • vistareṇai -
  • vistareṇa (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    vistara (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    vistara (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • vaiśampāyana -
  • vaiśampāyana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vaiśampāyana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kīrtaya -
  • kīrt (verb class 10)
    [imperative active second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 3.1

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 3.1 in Telugu sript:
జనమేజయ ఉవాచ ।
దేవానాం దానవానాం చ గన్ధర్వోరగరక్షసామ్ ।
ఉత్పత్తిం విస్తరేణైవ వైశంపాయన కీర్తయ ॥ ౧ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 3.1 in Gujarati sript:
જનમેજય ઉવાચ ।
દેવાનાં દાનવાનાં ચ ગન્ધર્વોરગરક્ષસામ્ ।
ઉત્પત્તિં વિસ્તરેણૈવ વૈશંપાયન કીર્તય ॥ ૧ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 3.1 in Kannada sript:
ಜನಮೇಜಯ ಉವಾಚ ।
ದೇವಾನಾಂ ದಾನವಾನಾಂ ಚ ಗನ್ಧರ್ವೋರಗರಕ್ಷಸಾಮ್ ।
ಉತ್ಪತ್ತಿಂ ವಿಸ್ತರೇಣೈವ ವೈಶಂಪಾಯನ ಕೀರ್ತಯ ॥ ೧ ॥

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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