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 4.18

तस्य विस्तरमाख्यास्ये मनोर्वैवस्वतस्य ह ।
तवानुकूल्याद् राजेन्द्र यदि शुश्रूषसेऽनघ ।
महद्द् ह्येतदधिष्ठानं पुराणे परिनिष्ठितम् ॥ १८ ॥

tasya vistaramākhyāsye manorvaivasvatasya ha |
tavānukūlyād rājendra yadi śuśrūṣase'nagha |
mahadd hyetadadhiṣṭhānaṃ purāṇe pariniṣṭhitam || 18 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 4.18 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 (4.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tad, Vistara, Akhya, Manu, Vaivasvata, Han, Tavas, Uksh, Uli, Rajendra, Yadi, Yad, Anagha, Etad, Adhishthana, Purana, Parinishthita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 4.18). 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: “tasya vistaramākhyāsye manorvaivasvatasya ha
  • tasya -
  • tas -> tasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tas]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    tas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • vistaram -
  • vistara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vistara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vistarā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ākhyā -
  • ākhya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ākhya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ākhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • asye -
  • as (verb class 4)
    [present passive first single]
  • manor -
  • manu (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    manu (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • vaivasvatasya -
  • vaivasvata (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    vaivasvata (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • ha -
  • ha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    han (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “tavānukūlyād rājendra yadi śuśrūṣase'nagha
  • tavān -
  • tavas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • uk -
  • ukṣ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    ukṣ (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ūlyā -
  • ūlī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [instrumental single]
  • ād -
  • āt (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • rājendra -
  • rājendra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yadi -
  • yadi (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    yadi (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • śuśrūṣase' -
  • śru (verb class 0)
    [present middle second single]
  • anagha -
  • anagha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    anagha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 3: “mahadd hyetadadhiṣṭhānaṃ purāṇe pariniṣṭhitam
  • Cannot analyse mahadd*hy
  • hye -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • etad -
  • etad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    etad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • adhiṣṭhānam -
  • adhiṣṭhāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • purāṇe -
  • purāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    purāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • pariniṣṭhitam -
  • pariniṣṭhita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pariniṣṭhita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pariniṣṭhitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 4.18

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 4.18 in Telugu sript:
తస్య విస్తరమాఖ్యాస్యే మనోర్వైవస్వతస్య హ ।
తవానుకూల్యాద్ రాజేన్ద్ర యది శుశ్రూషసేఽనఘ ।
మహద్ద్ హ్యేతదధిష్ఠానం పురాణే పరినిష్ఠితమ్ ॥ ౧౮ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 4.18 in Gujarati sript:
તસ્ય વિસ્તરમાખ્યાસ્યે મનોર્વૈવસ્વતસ્ય હ ।
તવાનુકૂલ્યાદ્ રાજેન્દ્ર યદિ શુશ્રૂષસેઽનઘ ।
મહદ્દ્ હ્યેતદધિષ્ઠાનં પુરાણે પરિનિષ્ઠિતમ્ ॥ ૧૮ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 4.18 in Kannada sript:
ತಸ್ಯ ವಿಸ್ತರಮಾಖ್ಯಾಸ್ಯೇ ಮನೋರ್ವೈವಸ್ವತಸ್ಯ ಹ ।
ತವಾನುಕೂಲ್ಯಾದ್ ರಾಜೇನ್ದ್ರ ಯದಿ ಶುಶ್ರೂಷಸೇಽನಘ ।
ಮಹದ್ದ್ ಹ್ಯೇತದಧಿಷ್ಠಾನಂ ಪುರಾಣೇ ಪರಿನಿಷ್ಠಿತಮ್ ॥ ೧೮ ॥

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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