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 27.2

अन्धकं च महाबाहुं वृष्णिं च यदुनन्दनम् ।
तेषां विसर्गाश्चत्वारो विस्तरेणेह ताङ् शृणु ॥ २ ॥

andhakaṃ ca mahābāhuṃ vṛṣṇiṃ ca yadunandanam |
teṣāṃ visargāścatvāro vistareṇeha tāṅ śṛṇu || 2 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 27.2 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 (27.2). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Andhaka, Mahabahu, Vrishni, Yadunandana, Tad, Visarga, Catu, Ara, Vistarena, Vistara, Iha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 27.2). 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: “andhakaṃ ca mahābāhuṃ vṛṣṇiṃ ca yadunandanam
  • andhakam -
  • andhaka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    andhaka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    andhakā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mahābāhum -
  • mahābāhu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    mahābāhu (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • vṛṣṇim -
  • vṛṣṇi (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    vṛṣṇi (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yadunandanam -
  • yadunandana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “teṣāṃ visargāścatvāro vistareṇeha tāṅ śṛṇu
  • teṣām -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • visargāś -
  • visarga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • catvā -
  • catu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    catu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    catu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
  • āro* -
  • āra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [aorist active second single]
    (verb class 3)
    [aorist active second single]
    (verb class 5)
    [aorist active second single]
  • vistareṇe -
  • vistareṇa (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    vistara (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    vistara (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • iha -
  • iha (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • Cannot analyse tāṅ*śṛ
  • śṛṇu -
  • śru (verb class 5)
    [imperative active second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 27.2

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 27.2 in Telugu sript:
అన్ధకం చ మహాబాహుం వృష్ణిం చ యదునన్దనమ్ ।
తేషాం విసర్గాశ్చత్వారో విస్తరేణేహ తాఙ్ శృణు ॥ ౨ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 27.2 in Gujarati sript:
અન્ધકં ચ મહાબાહું વૃષ્ણિં ચ યદુનન્દનમ્ ।
તેષાં વિસર્ગાશ્ચત્વારો વિસ્તરેણેહ તાઙ્ શૃણુ ॥ ૨ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 27.2 in Kannada sript:
ಅನ್ಧಕಂ ಚ ಮಹಾಬಾಹುಂ ವೃಷ್ಣಿಂ ಚ ಯದುನನ್ದನಮ್ ।
ತೇಷಾಂ ವಿಸರ್ಗಾಶ್ಚತ್ವಾರೋ ವಿಸ್ತರೇಣೇಹ ತಾಙ್ ಶೃಣು ॥ ೨ ॥

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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