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 19.15

अथ राजा शिरःस्नातो लब्ध्वा नारायणाद्वरम् ।
प्रविवेश पुरीं प्रीतो रथमारुह्य काञ्चनम् ॥ १५ ॥

atha rājā śiraḥsnāto labdhvā nārāyaṇādvaram |
praviveśa purīṃ prīto rathamāruhya kāñcanam || 15 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 19.15 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 (19.15). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Atha, Raja, Rajan, Raj, Shirahsnata, Narayana, Varam, Vara, Pra, Puri, Prita, Ratha, Aruhya, Kancana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 19.15). 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: “atha rājā śiraḥsnāto labdhvā nārāyaṇādvaram
  • atha -
  • atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • rājā -
  • rājā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    rājan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    rāj (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    rāj (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • śiraḥsnāto* -
  • śiraḥsnāta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • labdhvā -
  • labh -> labdhvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √labh]
  • nārāyaṇād -
  • nārāyaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    nārāyaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • varam -
  • varam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    vara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    varā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “praviveśa purīṃ prīto rathamāruhya kāñcanam
  • pra -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • viveśa -
  • viś (verb class 6)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    viś (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • purīm -
  • purī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • prīto* -
  • prīta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    pre -> prīta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √pre class 2 verb]
    prī -> prīta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √prī class 4 verb], [nominative single from √prī class 9 verb]
  • ratham -
  • ratha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • āruhya -
  • āruhya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • kāñcanam -
  • kāñcana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kāñcana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 19.15

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 19.15 in Telugu sript:
అథ రాజా శిరఃస్నాతో లబ్ధ్వా నారాయణాద్వరమ్ ।
ప్రవివేశ పురీం ప్రీతో రథమారుహ్య కాఞ్చనమ్ ॥ ౧౫ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 19.15 in Gujarati sript:
અથ રાજા શિરઃસ્નાતો લબ્ધ્વા નારાયણાદ્વરમ્ ।
પ્રવિવેશ પુરીં પ્રીતો રથમારુહ્ય કાઞ્ચનમ્ ॥ ૧૫ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 19.15 in Kannada sript:
ಅಥ ರಾಜಾ ಶಿರಃಸ್ನಾತೋ ಲಬ್ಧ್ವಾ ನಾರಾಯಣಾದ್ವರಮ್ ।
ಪ್ರವಿವೇಶ ಪುರೀಂ ಪ್ರೀತೋ ರಥಮಾರುಹ್ಯ ಕಾಞ್ಚನಮ್ ॥ ೧೫ ॥

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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