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 23.162

वृषणाद्वृष्णयः सर्वे मधोस्तु माधवाः स्मृताः ।
यादवा यदुना चाग्रे निरुच्यन्ते च हेहयाः ॥ १६२ ॥

vṛṣaṇādvṛṣṇayaḥ sarve madhostu mādhavāḥ smṛtāḥ |
yādavā yadunā cāgre nirucyante ca hehayāḥ || 162 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 23.162 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 (23.162). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vrishana, Vrishni, Sarva, Madhu, Madhava, Smrita, Smrito, Yadava, Yadu, Agre, Agra, Agri, Nih, Hehaya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 23.162). 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: “vṛṣaṇādvṛṣṇayaḥ sarve madhostu mādhavāḥ smṛtāḥ
  • vṛṣaṇād -
  • vṛṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    vṛṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • vṛṣṇayaḥ -
  • vṛṣṇi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vṛṣṇi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • 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]
  • madhos -
  • madhu (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • mādhavāḥ -
  • mādhava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mādhavā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • smṛtāḥ -
  • smṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    smṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    smṛto (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    smṛ -> smṛta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb]
    smṛ -> smṛtā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb]
  • Line 2: “yādavā yadunā cāgre nirucyante ca hehayāḥ
  • yādavā* -
  • yādava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • yadunā -
  • yadu (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • agre -
  • agre (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    agra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    agra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    agrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    agri (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • nir -
  • niḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    niḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ni (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    nis (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • ucyante -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [present passive third plural]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [present passive third plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hehayāḥ -
  • hehaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 23.162

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 23.162 in Telugu sript:
వృషణాద్వృష్ణయః సర్వే మధోస్తు మాధవాః స్మృతాః ।
యాదవా యదునా చాగ్రే నిరుచ్యన్తే చ హేహయాః ॥ ౧౬౨ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 23.162 in Gujarati sript:
વૃષણાદ્વૃષ્ણયઃ સર્વે મધોસ્તુ માધવાઃ સ્મૃતાઃ ।
યાદવા યદુના ચાગ્રે નિરુચ્યન્તે ચ હેહયાઃ ॥ ૧૬૨ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 23.162 in Kannada sript:
ವೃಷಣಾದ್ವೃಷ್ಣಯಃ ಸರ್ವೇ ಮಧೋಸ್ತು ಮಾಧವಾಃ ಸ್ಮೃತಾಃ ।
ಯಾದವಾ ಯದುನಾ ಚಾಗ್ರೇ ನಿರುಚ್ಯನ್ತೇ ಚ ಹೇಹಯಾಃ ॥ ೧೬೨ ॥

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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