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 21.11

आयोः पुत्राश् तथा पञ्च सर्वे वीरा महारथाः ।
स्वर्भानुतनयायां च प्रभायां जज्ञिरे नृप ।
नहुषः प्रथमं जज्ञे वृद्धशर्मा ततः परम् ।
दम्भो रजिरनेनाश्च त्रिषु लोकेषु विश्रुताः ॥ ११ ॥

āyoḥ putrāś tathā pañca sarve vīrā mahārathāḥ |
svarbhānutanayāyāṃ ca prabhāyāṃ jajñire nṛpa |
nahuṣaḥ prathamaṃ jajñe vṛddhaśarmā tataḥ param |
dambho rajiranenāśca triṣu lokeṣu viśrutāḥ || 11 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 21.11 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 (21.11). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ayu, Tatha, Panca, Pancan, Sarva, Vira, Maharatha, Tanaya, Prabha, Nripa, Nahusha, Nahus, Prathamam, Prathama, Jajni, Vriddhasharma, Vriddhasharman, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Param, Para, Dambha, Raji, Anena, Anenas, Tri, Loka, Vishruta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 21.11). 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: “āyoḥ putrāś tathā pañca sarve vīrā mahārathāḥ
  • āyoḥ -
  • āyu (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    āyu (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • putrāś -
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • pañca -
  • pañca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pañca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pañcan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    pañcan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pañc (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • sarve -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sarvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • vīrā* -
  • vīra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vīrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • mahārathāḥ -
  • mahāratha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mahārathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “svarbhānutanayāyāṃ ca prabhāyāṃ jajñire nṛpa
  • svarbhānu -
  • svarbhānu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • tanayāyām -
  • tanayā (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • prabhāyām -
  • prabhā (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • jajñire -
  • jan (verb class 1)
    [perfect middle third plural]
    jan (verb class 2)
    [perfect middle third plural]
    jan (verb class 3)
    [perfect middle third plural]
    jan (verb class 4)
    [perfect middle third plural]
    jñā (verb class 3)
    [perfect middle third plural]
    jñā (verb class 9)
    [perfect middle third plural]
  • nṛpa -
  • nṛpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 3: “nahuṣaḥ prathamaṃ jajñe vṛddhaśarmā tataḥ param
  • nahuṣaḥ -
  • nahuṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    nahus (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • prathamam -
  • prathamam (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    prathamam (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    prathamam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    prathama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    prathama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    prathamā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • jajñe -
  • jajñi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    jajñi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    jan (verb class 1)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    jan (verb class 2)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    jan (verb class 3)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    jan (verb class 4)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    jñā (verb class 3)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    jñā (verb class 9)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
  • vṛddhaśarmā -
  • vṛddhaśarmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    vṛddhaśarman (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tataḥ -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • param -
  • param (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    para (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    para (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 4: “dambho rajiranenāśca triṣu lokeṣu viśrutāḥ
  • dambho* -
  • dambha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • rajir -
  • raji (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    raji (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • anenāś -
  • anena (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    anenā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    anenas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • triṣu -
  • tri (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
  • lokeṣu -
  • loka (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
  • viśrutāḥ -
  • viśruta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    viśrutā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 21.11

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 21.11 in Telugu sript:
ఆయోః పుత్రాశ్ తథా పఞ్చ సర్వే వీరా మహారథాః ।
స్వర్భానుతనయాయాం చ ప్రభాయాం జజ్ఞిరే నృప ।
నహుషః ప్రథమం జజ్ఞే వృద్ధశర్మా తతః పరమ్ ।
దమ్భో రజిరనేనాశ్చ త్రిషు లోకేషు విశ్రుతాః ॥ ౧౧ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 21.11 in Gujarati sript:
આયોઃ પુત્રાશ્ તથા પઞ્ચ સર્વે વીરા મહારથાઃ ।
સ્વર્ભાનુતનયાયાં ચ પ્રભાયાં જજ્ઞિરે નૃપ ।
નહુષઃ પ્રથમં જજ્ઞે વૃદ્ધશર્મા તતઃ પરમ્ ।
દમ્ભો રજિરનેનાશ્ચ ત્રિષુ લોકેષુ વિશ્રુતાઃ ॥ ૧૧ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 21.11 in Kannada sript:
ಆಯೋಃ ಪುತ್ರಾಶ್ ತಥಾ ಪಞ್ಚ ಸರ್ವೇ ವೀರಾ ಮಹಾರಥಾಃ ।
ಸ್ವರ್ಭಾನುತನಯಾಯಾಂ ಚ ಪ್ರಭಾಯಾಂ ಜಜ್ಞಿರೇ ನೃಪ ।
ನಹುಷಃ ಪ್ರಥಮಂ ಜಜ್ಞೇ ವೃದ್ಧಶರ್ಮಾ ತತಃ ಪರಮ್ ।
ದಮ್ಭೋ ರಜಿರನೇನಾಶ್ಚ ತ್ರಿಷು ಲೋಕೇಷು ವಿಶ್ರುತಾಃ ॥ ೧೧ ॥

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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