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 26.1

वैशंपायन उवाच ।
क्रोष्टोरेवाभवत्पुत्रो वृजिनीवान्महायशाः ।
वार्जिनीवतमिच्छन्ति स्वाहिं स्वाहाकृतां वरम् ॥ १ ॥

vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
kroṣṭorevābhavatputro vṛjinīvānmahāyaśāḥ |
vārjinīvatamicchanti svāhiṃ svāhākṛtāṃ varam || 1 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 26.1 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 (26.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vaishampayana, Kroshtri, Kroshtu, Reva, Bhavatputra, Vrijinivat, Mahayashas, Mahayasha, Varjinivata, Icchat, Icchanti, Svahi, Svahakrit, Svahakrita, Varam, Vara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 26.1). 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: “kroṣṭorevābhavatputro vṛjinīvānmahāyaśāḥ
  • kroṣṭor -
  • kroṣṭṛ (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    kroṣṭu (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • revā -
  • revā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhavatputro* -
  • bhavatputra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vṛjinīvān -
  • vṛjinīvat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mahāyaśāḥ -
  • mahāyaśas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    mahāyaśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mahāyaśā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 3: “vārjinīvatamicchanti svāhiṃ svāhākṛtāṃ varam
  • vārjinīvatam -
  • vārjinīvata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • icchanti -
  • iṣ -> icchat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √iṣ class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √iṣ class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √iṣ class 6 verb]
    iṣ -> icchantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √iṣ class 6 verb]
    iṣ (verb class 6)
    [present active third plural]
  • svāhim -
  • svāhi (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • svāhākṛtām -
  • svāhākṛt (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    svāhākṛt (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    svāhākṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • varam -
  • varam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    vara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    varā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 26.1

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 26.1 in Telugu sript:
వైశంపాయన ఉవాచ ।
క్రోష్టోరేవాభవత్పుత్రో వృజినీవాన్మహాయశాః ।
వార్జినీవతమిచ్ఛన్తి స్వాహిం స్వాహాకృతాం వరమ్ ॥ ౧ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 26.1 in Gujarati sript:
વૈશંપાયન ઉવાચ ।
ક્રોષ્ટોરેવાભવત્પુત્રો વૃજિનીવાન્મહાયશાઃ ।
વાર્જિનીવતમિચ્છન્તિ સ્વાહિં સ્વાહાકૃતાં વરમ્ ॥ ૧ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 26.1 in Kannada sript:
ವೈಶಂಪಾಯನ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಕ್ರೋಷ್ಟೋರೇವಾಭವತ್ಪುತ್ರೋ ವೃಜಿನೀವಾನ್ಮಹಾಯಶಾಃ ।
ವಾರ್ಜಿನೀವತಮಿಚ್ಛನ್ತಿ ಸ್ವಾಹಿಂ ಸ್ವಾಹಾಕೃತಾಂ ವರಮ್ ॥ 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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