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 10.78

नलौ द्वावेव विख्यातौ पुराणे भरतर्षभ ।
वीरसेनात्मजश्चैव यश्चेक्ष्वाकुकुलोद्वहः ॥ ७८ ॥

nalau dvāveva vikhyātau purāṇe bharatarṣabha |
vīrasenātmajaścaiva yaścekṣvākukulodvahaḥ || 78 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 10.78 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 (10.78). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nala, Dva, Eva, Vikhyata, Vikhyati, Purana, Bharatarshabha, Virasena, Yah, Kulodvaha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 10.78). 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: “nalau dvāveva vikhyātau purāṇe bharatarṣabha
  • nalau -
  • nala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • dvāve -
  • dva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vikhyātau -
  • vikhyāta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vikhyāti (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • purāṇe -
  • purāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    purāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • bharatarṣabha -
  • bharatarṣabha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “vīrasenātmajaścaiva yaścekṣvākukulodvahaḥ
  • vīrasenāt -
  • vīrasena (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    vīrasena (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ma -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jaś -
  • ja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • yaś -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ce -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ikṣvāku -
  • ikṣvāku (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ikṣvāku (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • kulodvahaḥ -
  • kulodvaha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 10.78

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 10.78 in Telugu sript:
నలౌ ద్వావేవ విఖ్యాతౌ పురాణే భరతర్షభ ।
వీరసేనాత్మజశ్చైవ యశ్చేక్ష్వాకుకులోద్వహః ॥ ౭౮ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 10.78 in Gujarati sript:
નલૌ દ્વાવેવ વિખ્યાતૌ પુરાણે ભરતર્ષભ ।
વીરસેનાત્મજશ્ચૈવ યશ્ચેક્ષ્વાકુકુલોદ્વહઃ ॥ ૭૮ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 10.78 in Kannada sript:
ನಲೌ ದ್ವಾವೇವ ವಿಖ್ಯಾತೌ ಪುರಾಣೇ ಭರತರ್ಷಭ ।
ವೀರಸೇನಾತ್ಮಜಶ್ಚೈವ ಯಶ್ಚೇಕ್ಷ್ವಾಕುಕುಲೋದ್ವಹಃ ॥ ೭೮ ॥

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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