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 27.13

यथैवाग्रे श्रुतं दूरादपश्याम तथान्तिकात् ।
बभ्रुः श्रेष्ठो मनुष्याणां देवैर्देवावृधः समः ॥ १३ ॥

yathaivāgre śrutaṃ dūrādapaśyāma tathāntikāt |
babhruḥ śreṣṭho manuṣyāṇāṃ devairdevāvṛdhaḥ samaḥ || 13 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 27.13 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 (27.13). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yatha, Agre, Agra, Agri, Shrut, Shruta, Durat, Dura, Apashya, Tatha, Tika, Babhru, Shreshtha, Manushya, Deva, Devavridh, Devavridha, Sama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 27.13). 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: “yathaivāgre śrutaṃ dūrādapaśyāma tathāntikāt
  • yathai -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • aivā -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • 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]
  • śrutam -
  • śruta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śruta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śrutā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    śrut (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    śrut (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    śru -> śruta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √śru class 5 verb]
    śru -> śruta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √śru class 5 verb], [accusative single from √śru class 5 verb]
  • dūrād -
  • dūrāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    dūra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    dūra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • apaśyām -
  • apaśyā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • a -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tathān -
  • tathā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • tikāt -
  • tika (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • Line 2: “babhruḥ śreṣṭho manuṣyāṇāṃ devairdevāvṛdhaḥ samaḥ
  • babhruḥ -
  • babhru (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    bhṛ (verb class 1)
    [perfect active third plural]
    bhṛ (verb class 2)
    [perfect active third plural]
    bhṛ (verb class 3)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • śreṣṭho* -
  • śreṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • manuṣyāṇām -
  • manuṣya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    manuṣya (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    manuṣyā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • devair -
  • deva (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    deva (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • devāvṛdhaḥ -
  • devāvṛdh (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    devāvṛdh (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    devāvṛdha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • samaḥ -
  • sama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 27.13

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 27.13 in Telugu sript:
యథైవాగ్రే శ్రుతం దూరాదపశ్యామ తథాన్తికాత్ ।
బభ్రుః శ్రేష్ఠో మనుష్యాణాం దేవైర్దేవావృధః సమః ॥ ౧౩ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 27.13 in Gujarati sript:
યથૈવાગ્રે શ્રુતં દૂરાદપશ્યામ તથાન્તિકાત્ ।
બભ્રુઃ શ્રેષ્ઠો મનુષ્યાણાં દેવૈર્દેવાવૃધઃ સમઃ ॥ ૧૩ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 27.13 in Kannada sript:
ಯಥೈವಾಗ್ರೇ ಶ್ರುತಂ ದೂರಾದಪಶ್ಯಾಮ ತಥಾನ್ತಿಕಾತ್ ।
ಬಭ್ರುಃ ಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠೋ ಮನುಷ್ಯಾಣಾಂ ದೇವೈರ್ದೇವಾವೃಧಃ ಸಮಃ ॥ ೧೩ ॥

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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