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 3.54

अरिष्टनेमेः पत्नीनामपत्यानीह षोडश ।
बहुपुत्रस्य विदुषश्चतस्रो विद्युतः स्मृताः ।
प्रत्यङ्गिरसजाः श्रेष्ठा ऋचो ब्रह्मर्षिसत्कृताः ॥ ५४ ॥

ariṣṭanemeḥ patnīnāmapatyānīha ṣoḍaśa |
bahuputrasya viduṣaścatasro vidyutaḥ smṛtāḥ |
pratyaṅgirasajāḥ śreṣṭhā ṛco brahmarṣisatkṛtāḥ || 54 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 3.54 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 (3.54). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Arishtanemi, Patni, Apatya, Iha, Shodasha, Shodashan, Bahuputra, Vidus, Vidvas, Vidusha, Vidyut, Vidyuta, Smrita, Smrito, Pratyangirasa, Shreshtha, Rica, Ric, Satkrita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 3.54). 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: “ariṣṭanemeḥ patnīnāmapatyānīha ṣoḍaśa
  • ariṣṭanemeḥ -
  • ariṣṭanemi (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    ariṣṭanemi (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • patnīnām -
  • patnī (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • apatyānī -
  • apatya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • iha -
  • iha (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • ṣoḍaśa -
  • ṣoḍaśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṣoḍaśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṣoḍaśan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    ṣoḍaśan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “bahuputrasya viduṣaścatasro vidyutaḥ smṛtāḥ
  • bahuputrasya -
  • bahuputra (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    bahuputra (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • viduṣaś -
  • vidus (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vidus (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vidvas (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vidvas (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vid -> vidvas (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √vid class 2 verb], [ablative single from √vid class 2 verb], [genitive single from √vid class 2 verb]
    vid -> vidvas (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √vid class 2 verb], [genitive single from √vid class 2 verb]
    viduṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • catasro -
  • vidyutaḥ -
  • vidyut (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vidyut (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vidyuta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • smṛtāḥ -
  • smṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    smṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    smṛto (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    smṛ -> smṛta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb]
    smṛ -> smṛtā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb]
  • Line 3: “pratyaṅgirasajāḥ śreṣṭhā ṛco brahmarṣisatkṛtāḥ
  • pratyaṅgirasa -
  • pratyaṅgirasa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jāḥ -
  • ja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • śreṣṭhā* -
  • śreṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śreṣṭhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ṛco* -
  • ṛca (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ṛc (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • brahmarṣi -
  • brahmarṣi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • satkṛtāḥ -
  • satkṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    satkṛtā (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 3.54

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 3.54 in Telugu sript:
అరిష్టనేమేః పత్నీనామపత్యానీహ షోడశ ।
బహుపుత్రస్య విదుషశ్చతస్రో విద్యుతః స్మృతాః ।
ప్రత్యఙ్గిరసజాః శ్రేష్ఠా ఋచో బ్రహ్మర్షిసత్కృతాః ॥ ౫౪ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 3.54 in Gujarati sript:
અરિષ્ટનેમેઃ પત્નીનામપત્યાનીહ ષોડશ ।
બહુપુત્રસ્ય વિદુષશ્ચતસ્રો વિદ્યુતઃ સ્મૃતાઃ ।
પ્રત્યઙ્ગિરસજાઃ શ્રેષ્ઠા ઋચો બ્રહ્મર્ષિસત્કૃતાઃ ॥ ૫૪ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 3.54 in Kannada sript:
ಅರಿಷ್ಟನೇಮೇಃ ಪತ್ನೀನಾಮಪತ್ಯಾನೀಹ ಷೋಡಶ ।
ಬಹುಪುತ್ರಸ್ಯ ವಿದುಷಶ್ಚತಸ್ರೋ ವಿದ್ಯುತಃ ಸ್ಮೃತಾಃ ।
ಪ್ರತ್ಯಙ್ಗಿರಸಜಾಃ ಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠಾ ಋಚೋ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮರ್ಷಿಸತ್ಕೃತಾಃ ॥ ೫೪ ॥

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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