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 20.31

उशना तस्य जग्राह पार्ष्णिमङ्गिरसस्तदा ।
स हि शिष्यो महातेजाः पितुः पूर्वं बृहस्पतेः ॥ ३१ ॥

uśanā tasya jagrāha pārṣṇimaṅgirasastadā |
sa hi śiṣyo mahātejāḥ pituḥ pūrvaṃ bṛhaspateḥ || 31 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 20.31 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 (20.31). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ushana, Ushanas, Tad, Parshni, Angiras, Angirasa, Tada, Shishya, Mahateja, Mahatejas, Pitri, Pitu, Purvam, Purva, Brihaspati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 20.31). 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: “uśanā tasya jagrāha pārṣṇimaṅgirasastadā
  • uśanā -
  • uśanā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    uśanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    uśanas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tasya -
  • tas -> tasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tas]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    tas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • jagrāha -
  • grah (verb class 9)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • pārṣṇim -
  • pārṣṇi (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • aṅgirasas -
  • aṅgiras (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    aṅgirasa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tadā -
  • tadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tadā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “sa hi śiṣyo mahātejāḥ pituḥ pūrvaṃ bṛhaspateḥ
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • śiṣyo* -
  • śiṣya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    śās -> śiṣya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śās class 2 verb]
    śiṣ -> śiṣya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śiṣ class 10 verb]
  • mahātejāḥ -
  • mahāteja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mahātejā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    mahātejas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pituḥ -
  • pitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    pitu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pūrvam -
  • pūrvam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pūrva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pūrva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • bṛhaspateḥ -
  • bṛhaspati (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 20.31

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 20.31 in Telugu sript:
ఉశనా తస్య జగ్రాహ పార్ష్ణిమఙ్గిరసస్తదా ।
స హి శిష్యో మహాతేజాః పితుః పూర్వం బృహస్పతేః ॥ ౩౧ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 20.31 in Gujarati sript:
ઉશના તસ્ય જગ્રાહ પાર્ષ્ણિમઙ્ગિરસસ્તદા ।
સ હિ શિષ્યો મહાતેજાઃ પિતુઃ પૂર્વં બૃહસ્પતેઃ ॥ ૩૧ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 20.31 in Kannada sript:
ಉಶನಾ ತಸ್ಯ ಜಗ್ರಾಹ ಪಾರ್ಷ್ಣಿಮಙ್ಗಿರಸಸ್ತದಾ ।
ಸ ಹಿ ಶಿಷ್ಯೋ ಮಹಾತೇಜಾಃ ಪಿತುಃ ಪೂರ್ವಂ ಬೃಹಸ್ಪತೇಃ ॥ ೩೧ ॥

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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