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 10.56

षष्टिं पुत्रसहस्राणि गृह्णात्वेका तरस्विनाम् ।
एकं वंशधरं त्वेका यथेष्टं वरयत्विति ॥ ५६ ॥

ṣaṣṭiṃ putrasahasrāṇi gṛhṇātvekā tarasvinām |
ekaṃ vaṃśadharaṃ tvekā yatheṣṭaṃ varayatviti || 56 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 10.56 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 (10.56). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shashti, Putra, Sahasra, Eka, Tarasvin, Vamshadhara, Tva, Yatheshta, Iti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 10.56). 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: “ṣaṣṭiṃ putrasahasrāṇi gṛhṇātvekā tarasvinām
  • ṣaṣṭim -
  • ṣaṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • putra -
  • putra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    putra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sahasrāṇi -
  • sahasra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • gṛhṇātve -
  • grah (verb class 9)
    [imperative active third single]
  • ekā -
  • ekā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • tarasvinām -
  • tarasvin (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    tarasvin (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • Line 2: “ekaṃ vaṃśadharaṃ tvekā yatheṣṭaṃ varayatviti
  • ekam -
  • eka (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    eka (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vaṃśadharam -
  • vaṃśadhara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vaṃśadhara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vaṃśadharā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tve -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    tva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    tva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    tvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ekā* -
  • ekā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • yatheṣṭam -
  • yatheṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    yatheṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    yatheṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • varayatvi -
  • vṛ (verb class 0)
    [imperative active third single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 10.56

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 10.56 in Telugu sript:
షష్టిం పుత్రసహస్రాణి గృహ్ణాత్వేకా తరస్వినామ్ ।
ఏకం వంశధరం త్వేకా యథేష్టం వరయత్వితి ॥ ౫౬ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 10.56 in Gujarati sript:
ષષ્ટિં પુત્રસહસ્રાણિ ગૃહ્ણાત્વેકા તરસ્વિનામ્ ।
એકં વંશધરં ત્વેકા યથેષ્ટં વરયત્વિતિ ॥ ૫૬ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 10.56 in Kannada sript:
ಷಷ್ಟಿಂ ಪುತ್ರಸಹಸ್ರಾಣಿ ಗೃಹ್ಣಾತ್ವೇಕಾ ತರಸ್ವಿನಾಮ್ ।
ಏಕಂ ವಂಶಧರಂ ತ್ವೇಕಾ ಯಥೇಷ್ಟಂ ವರಯತ್ವಿತಿ ॥ 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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