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 5.50

उपायतः समारब्धाः सर्वे सिध्यन्त्युपक्रमाः ।
तस्माद्वदाम्युपायं ते तं कुरुष्व यदीच्छसि ।
उपायं पश्य येन त्वं धारयेथाः प्रजा नृप ॥ ५० ॥

upāyataḥ samārabdhāḥ sarve sidhyantyupakramāḥ |
tasmādvadāmyupāyaṃ te taṃ kuruṣva yadīcchasi |
upāyaṃ paśya yena tvaṃ dhārayethāḥ prajā nṛpa || 50 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 5.50 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 (5.50). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Upayatah, Samarabdha, Sarva, Sidhyat, Sidhyanti, Upakrama, Tasmat, Tad, Upaya, Yushmad, Yadi, Yad, Pashya, Yena, Yah, Yat, Tva, Praja, Prajas, Nripa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 5.50). 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: “upāyataḥ samārabdhāḥ sarve sidhyantyupakramāḥ
  • upāyataḥ -
  • upāyataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • samārabdhāḥ -
  • samārabdha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    samārabdhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • sarve -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sarvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • sidhyantyu -
  • sidh -> sidhyat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √sidh class 4 verb], [nominative plural from √sidh class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √sidh class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √sidh class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √sidh class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √sidh class 4 verb]
    sidh -> sidhyantī (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √sidh class 4 verb], [vocative single from √sidh class 4 verb]
    sidh (verb class 4)
    [present active third plural]
  • upakramāḥ -
  • upakrama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 2: “tasmādvadāmyupāyaṃ te taṃ kuruṣva yadīcchasi
  • tasmād -
  • tasmāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single]
  • vadāmyu -
  • vad (verb class 1)
    [present active first single]
  • upāyam -
  • upāya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    upāyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • kuruṣva -
  • kṛ (verb class 8)
    [imperative middle second single]
  • yadī -
  • yadi (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    yadi (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • icchasi -
  • iṣ (verb class 6)
    [present active second single]
  • Line 3: “upāyaṃ paśya yena tvaṃ dhārayethāḥ prajā nṛpa
  • upāyam -
  • upāya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    upāyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • paśya -
  • paśya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    paśya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    paś -> paśya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]
    paś -> paśya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]
  • yena -
  • yena (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • tvam -
  • tva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • dhārayethāḥ -
  • dhṛ (verb class 0)
    [optative middle second single]
  • prajā* -
  • praja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    prajā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    prajas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nṛpa -
  • nṛpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 5.50

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 5.50 in Telugu sript:
ఉపాయతః సమారబ్ధాః సర్వే సిధ్యన్త్యుపక్రమాః ।
తస్మాద్వదామ్యుపాయం తే తం కురుష్వ యదీచ్ఛసి ।
ఉపాయం పశ్య యేన త్వం ధారయేథాః ప్రజా నృప ॥ ౫౦ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 5.50 in Gujarati sript:
ઉપાયતઃ સમારબ્ધાઃ સર્વે સિધ્યન્ત્યુપક્રમાઃ ।
તસ્માદ્વદામ્યુપાયં તે તં કુરુષ્વ યદીચ્છસિ ।
ઉપાયં પશ્ય યેન ત્વં ધારયેથાઃ પ્રજા નૃપ ॥ ૫૦ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 5.50 in Kannada sript:
ಉಪಾಯತಃ ಸಮಾರಬ್ಧಾಃ ಸರ್ವೇ ಸಿಧ್ಯನ್ತ್ಯುಪಕ್ರಮಾಃ ।
ತಸ್ಮಾದ್ವದಾಮ್ಯುಪಾಯಂ ತೇ ತಂ ಕುರುಷ್ವ ಯದೀಚ್ಛಸಿ ।
ಉಪಾಯಂ ಪಶ್ಯ ಯೇನ ತ್ವಂ ಧಾರಯೇಥಾಃ ಪ್ರಜಾ ನೃಪ ॥ ೫೦ ॥

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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