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 8.1

वैशंपायन उवाच ।
विवस्वान् कश्यपाज्जज्ञे दाक्षायण्यामरिंदम ।
तस्य भार्याभवत्संज्ञा त्वाष्ट्री देवी विवस्वतः ।
सुरेणुरिति विख्याता त्रिषु लोकेषु भामिनी ॥ १ ॥

vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
vivasvān kaśyapājjajñe dākṣāyaṇyāmariṃdama |
tasya bhāryābhavatsaṃjñā tvāṣṭrī devī vivasvataḥ |
sureṇuriti vikhyātā triṣu lokeṣu bhāminī || 1 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 8.1 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 (8.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vaishampayana, Vivasvat, Dakshayani, Arindama, Tad, Bharya, Sanjna, Tvashtri, Devi, Devin, Vivasvata, Surenu, Iti, Vikhyata, Tri, Loka, Bhamin, Bhamini, Bhami,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 8.1). 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: “vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca
  • vaiśampāyana* -
  • vaiśampāyana (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: “vivasvān kaśyapājjajñe dākṣāyaṇyāmariṃdama
  • vivasvān -
  • vivasvat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Cannot analyse kaśyapājjajñe*dā
  • dākṣāyaṇyām -
  • dākṣāyaṇī (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • arindama -
  • arindama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    arindama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 3: “tasya bhāryābhavatsaṃjñā tvāṣṭrī devī vivasvataḥ
  • 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]
  • bhāryā -
  • bhārya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhārya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhṛ -> bhārya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √bhṛ]
    bhṛ -> bhārya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √bhṛ]
    bhṛ -> bhārya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √bhṛ]
    bhāryā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    bhṛ -> bhārya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √bhṛ]
    bhṛ -> bhārya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √bhṛ]
    bhṛ -> bhāryā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √bhṛ]
  • abhavat -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • sañjñā -
  • sañjñā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • tvāṣṭrī -
  • tvāṣṭrī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • devī -
  • devī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    devin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vivasvataḥ -
  • vivasvat (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vivasvat (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vivasvata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 4: “sureṇuriti vikhyātā triṣu lokeṣu bhāminī
  • sureṇur -
  • sureṇu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    sureṇu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • vikhyātā -
  • vikhyātā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • triṣu -
  • tri (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
  • lokeṣu -
  • loka (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
  • bhāminī -
  • bhāminī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    bhāmin (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    bhāmī (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 8.1

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 8.1 in Telugu sript:
వైశంపాయన ఉవాచ ।
వివస్వాన్ కశ్యపాజ్జజ్ఞే దాక్షాయణ్యామరిందమ ।
తస్య భార్యాభవత్సంజ్ఞా త్వాష్ట్రీ దేవీ వివస్వతః ।
సురేణురితి విఖ్యాతా త్రిషు లోకేషు భామినీ ॥ ౧ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 8.1 in Gujarati sript:
વૈશંપાયન ઉવાચ ।
વિવસ્વાન્ કશ્યપાજ્જજ્ઞે દાક્ષાયણ્યામરિંદમ ।
તસ્ય ભાર્યાભવત્સંજ્ઞા ત્વાષ્ટ્રી દેવી વિવસ્વતઃ ।
સુરેણુરિતિ વિખ્યાતા ત્રિષુ લોકેષુ ભામિની ॥ ૧ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 8.1 in Kannada sript:
ವೈಶಂಪಾಯನ ಉವಾಚ ।
ವಿವಸ್ವಾನ್ ಕಶ್ಯಪಾಜ್ಜಜ್ಞೇ ದಾಕ್ಷಾಯಣ್ಯಾಮರಿಂದಮ ।
ತಸ್ಯ ಭಾರ್ಯಾಭವತ್ಸಂಜ್ಞಾ ತ್ವಾಷ್ಟ್ರೀ ದೇವೀ ವಿವಸ್ವತಃ ।
ಸುರೇಣುರಿತಿ ವಿಖ್ಯಾತಾ ತ್ರಿಷು ಲೋಕೇಷು ಭಾಮಿನೀ ॥ 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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