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 25.1

वैशंपायन उवाच ।
पौरवी रोहिणी नाम बाह्लिकस्यात्मजा नृप ।
ज्येष्ठा पत्नी महाराज दयितानकदुन्दुभेः ॥ १ ॥

vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
pauravī rohiṇī nāma bāhlikasyātmajā nṛpa |
jyeṣṭhā patnī mahārāja dayitānakadundubheḥ || 1 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 25.1 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 (25.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vaishampayana, Pauravi, Rohini, Rohin, Naman, Bahlika, Atmaja, Nripa, Jyeshtha, Patni, Maharaja, Maharajan, Dayita, Aka, Dundubhi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 25.1). 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: “vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca
  • vaiśampāyana* -
  • vaiśampāyana (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: “pauravī rohiṇī nāma bāhlikasyātmajā nṛpa
  • pauravī -
  • pauravī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • rohiṇī -
  • rohiṇī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    rohiṇi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    rohin (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • nāma -
  • nāman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • bāhlikasyā -
  • bāhlika (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    bāhlika (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • ātmajā* -
  • ātmaja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ātmajā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • nṛpa -
  • nṛpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 3: “jyeṣṭhā patnī mahārāja dayitānakadundubheḥ
  • jyeṣṭhā -
  • jyeṣṭhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • patnī -
  • patnī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • mahārāja -
  • mahārāja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mahārājan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    mahārājan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • dayitān -
  • dayita (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • aka -
  • aka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ak (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • dundubheḥ -
  • dundubhi (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    dundubhi (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 25.1

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 25.1 in Telugu sript:
వైశంపాయన ఉవాచ ।
పౌరవీ రోహిణీ నామ బాహ్లికస్యాత్మజా నృప ।
జ్యేష్ఠా పత్నీ మహారాజ దయితానకదున్దుభేః ॥ ౧ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 25.1 in Gujarati sript:
વૈશંપાયન ઉવાચ ।
પૌરવી રોહિણી નામ બાહ્લિકસ્યાત્મજા નૃપ ।
જ્યેષ્ઠા પત્ની મહારાજ દયિતાનકદુન્દુભેઃ ॥ ૧ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 25.1 in Kannada sript:
ವೈಶಂಪಾಯನ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಪೌರವೀ ರೋಹಿಣೀ ನಾಮ ಬಾಹ್ಲಿಕಸ್ಯಾತ್ಮಜಾ ನೃಪ ।
ಜ್ಯೇಷ್ಠಾ ಪತ್ನೀ ಮಹಾರಾಜ ದಯಿತಾನಕದುನ್ದುಭೇಃ ॥ ೧ ॥

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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