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 15.30

युधिष्ठिर उवाच ।
उग्रायुधः कस्य सुतः कस्मिन्वंशेऽथ जज्ञिवान् ।
किमर्थं चैव भवता निहतस्तद्ब्रवीहि मे ॥ ३० ॥

yudhiṣṭhira uvāca |
ugrāyudhaḥ kasya sutaḥ kasminvaṃśe'tha jajñivān |
kimarthaṃ caiva bhavatā nihatastadbravīhi me || 30 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 15.30 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 (15.30). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yudhishthira, Ugrayudha, Kah, Kim, Sut, Suta, Vamsha, Atha, Jajnivas, Kimartha, Bhavat, Bhavant, Nihata, Tad, Tat, Asmad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 15.30). 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: “yudhiṣṭhira uvāca
  • yudhiṣṭhira* -
  • yudhiṣṭhira (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: “ugrāyudhaḥ kasya sutaḥ kasminvaṃśe'tha jajñivān
  • ugrāyudhaḥ -
  • ugrāyudha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kasya -
  • kas -> kasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kas]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ka (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • sutaḥ -
  • sut (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    sut (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    suta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    su -> suta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √su class 5 verb]
    -> suta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 6 verb]
    -> suta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 2 verb]
    su (verb class 2)
    [present active third dual]
  • kasmin -
  • ka (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • vaṃśe' -
  • vaṃśa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vaṃśā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • atha -
  • atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • jajñivān -
  • jajñivas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    jan -> jajñivas (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √jan class 1 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 2 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 3 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 4 verb]
    jñā -> jajñivas (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √jñā class 3 verb], [nominative single from √jñā class 9 verb]
  • Line 3: “kimarthaṃ caiva bhavatā nihatastadbravīhi me
  • kimartham -
  • kimartha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kimartha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kimarthā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • 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]
  • bhavatā -
  • bhavat (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    bhavant (pronoun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • nihatas -
  • nihata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tad -
  • tad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • bravīhi -
  • brū (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second single]
  • me -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 15.30

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 15.30 in Telugu sript:
యుధిష్ఠిర ఉవాచ ।
ఉగ్రాయుధః కస్య సుతః కస్మిన్వంశేఽథ జజ్ఞివాన్ ।
కిమర్థం చైవ భవతా నిహతస్తద్బ్రవీహి మే ॥ ౩౦ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 15.30 in Gujarati sript:
યુધિષ્ઠિર ઉવાચ ।
ઉગ્રાયુધઃ કસ્ય સુતઃ કસ્મિન્વંશેઽથ જજ્ઞિવાન્ ।
કિમર્થં ચૈવ ભવતા નિહતસ્તદ્બ્રવીહિ મે ॥ ૩૦ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 15.30 in Kannada sript:
ಯುಧಿಷ್ಠಿರ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಉಗ್ರಾಯುಧಃ ಕಸ್ಯ ಸುತಃ ಕಸ್ಮಿನ್ವಂಶೇಽಥ ಜಜ್ಞಿವಾನ್ ।
ಕಿಮರ್ಥಂ ಚೈವ ಭವತಾ ನಿಹತಸ್ತದ್ಬ್ರವೀಹಿ ಮೇ ॥ ೩೦ ॥

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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