Harivamsa [text] [sanskrit]

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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 9.16

उत्कलस्योत्तरा राजन्विनताश्वस्य पश्चिमा ।
दिक्पूर्वा भरतश्रेष्ठ गयस्य तु गया स्मृता ॥ १६ ॥

utkalasyottarā rājanvinatāśvasya paścimā |
dikpūrvā bharataśreṣṭha gayasya tu gayā smṛtā || 16 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 9.16 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 (9.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Utkala, Uttara, Rajan, Rajat, Vinatashva, Pashcima, Dish, Purva, Bharatashreshtha, Gaya, Smrita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 9.16). 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: “utkalasyottarā rājanvinatāśvasya paścimā
  • utkalasyo -
  • utkala (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • uttarā* -
  • uttara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    uttarā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • rājan -
  • rājan (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    rāj -> rājat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rāj class 1 verb]
  • vinatāśvasya -
  • vinatāśva (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • paścimā -
  • paścimā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “dikpūrvā bharataśreṣṭha gayasya tu gayā smṛtā
  • dik -
  • diś (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • pūrvā* -
  • pūrva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    pūrvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bharataśreṣṭha -
  • bharataśreṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gayasya -
  • gaya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • gayā -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    gayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • smṛtā -
  • smṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    smṛ -> smṛtā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 9.16

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 9.16 in Telugu sript:
ఉత్కలస్యోత్తరా రాజన్వినతాశ్వస్య పశ్చిమా ।
దిక్పూర్వా భరతశ్రేష్ఠ గయస్య తు గయా స్మృతా ॥ ౧౬ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 9.16 in Gujarati sript:
ઉત્કલસ્યોત્તરા રાજન્વિનતાશ્વસ્ય પશ્ચિમા ।
દિક્પૂર્વા ભરતશ્રેષ્ઠ ગયસ્ય તુ ગયા સ્મૃતા ॥ ૧૬ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 9.16 in Kannada sript:
ಉತ್ಕಲಸ್ಯೋತ್ತರಾ ರಾಜನ್ವಿನತಾಶ್ವಸ್ಯ ಪಶ್ಚಿಮಾ ।
ದಿಕ್ಪೂರ್ವಾ ಭರತಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠ ಗಯಸ್ಯ ತು ಗಯಾ ಸ್ಮೃತಾ ॥ ೧೬ ॥

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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