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 7.56

वृष्णिवंशप्रसङ्गेन कथ्यमानं पुरातनम् ।
नित्यः सर्वगतः सूक्ष्मः शाश्वतः पुरुषोत्तमः ।
यत्रोत्पन्नो महात्मा स हरिर्वृष्णिकुले प्रभुः ॥ ५६ ॥

vṛṣṇivaṃśaprasaṅgena kathyamānaṃ purātanam |
nityaḥ sarvagataḥ sūkṣmaḥ śāśvataḥ puruṣottamaḥ |
yatrotpanno mahātmā sa harirvṛṣṇikule prabhuḥ || 56 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 7.56 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 (7.56). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vrishnivamsha, Prasangena, Prasanga, Kathyamana, Puratana, Nitya, Sarvagata, Sukshma, Shashvata, Purushottama, Yatra, Utpanna, Mahatman, Mahatma, Hari, Vrishnikula, Prabhu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 7.56). 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: “vṛṣṇivaṃśaprasaṅgena kathyamānaṃ purātanam
  • vṛṣṇivaṃśa -
  • vṛṣṇivaṃśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vṛṣṇivaṃśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • prasaṅgena -
  • prasaṅgena (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    prasaṅga (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • kathyamānam -
  • kath -> kathyamāna (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kath class 10 verb]
    kath -> kathyamāna (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kath class 10 verb], [accusative single from √kath class 10 verb]
  • purātanam -
  • purātana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    purātana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “nityaḥ sarvagataḥ sūkṣmaḥ śāśvataḥ puruṣottamaḥ
  • nityaḥ -
  • nitya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sarvagataḥ -
  • sarvagata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sūkṣmaḥ -
  • sūkṣma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śāśvataḥ -
  • śāśvata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • puruṣottamaḥ -
  • puruṣottama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “yatrotpanno mahātmā sa harirvṛṣṇikule prabhuḥ
  • yatro -
  • yatra (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yatra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yatra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yatrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • utpanno* -
  • utpanna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mahātmā -
  • mahātman (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    mahātmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • harir -
  • hari (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    hari (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • vṛṣṇikule -
  • vṛṣṇikula (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vṛṣṇikula (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • prabhuḥ -
  • prabhu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    prabhu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 7.56

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 7.56 in Telugu sript:
వృష్ణివంశప్రసఙ్గేన కథ్యమానం పురాతనమ్ ।
నిత్యః సర్వగతః సూక్ష్మః శాశ్వతః పురుషోత్తమః ।
యత్రోత్పన్నో మహాత్మా స హరిర్వృష్ణికులే ప్రభుః ॥ ౫౬ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 7.56 in Gujarati sript:
વૃષ્ણિવંશપ્રસઙ્ગેન કથ્યમાનં પુરાતનમ્ ।
નિત્યઃ સર્વગતઃ સૂક્ષ્મઃ શાશ્વતઃ પુરુષોત્તમઃ ।
યત્રોત્પન્નો મહાત્મા સ હરિર્વૃષ્ણિકુલે પ્રભુઃ ॥ ૫૬ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 7.56 in Kannada sript:
ವೃಷ್ಣಿವಂಶಪ್ರಸಙ್ಗೇನ ಕಥ್ಯಮಾನಂ ಪುರಾತನಮ್ ।
ನಿತ್ಯಃ ಸರ್ವಗತಃ ಸೂಕ್ಷ್ಮಃ ಶಾಶ್ವತಃ ಪುರುಷೋತ್ತಮಃ ।
ಯತ್ರೋತ್ಪನ್ನೋ ಮಹಾತ್ಮಾ ಸ ಹರಿರ್ವೃಷ್ಣಿಕುಲೇ ಪ್ರಭುಃ ॥ ೫೬ ॥

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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