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 30.2

कर्मणामानुपूर्व्या च प्रादुर्भावाश्च ये विभोः ।
या चास्य प्रकृतिर्ब्रह्मंस्तां च व्याख्यातुमर्हसि ॥ २ ॥

karmaṇāmānupūrvyā ca prādurbhāvāśca ye vibhoḥ |
yā cāsya prakṛtirbrahmaṃstāṃ ca vyākhyātumarhasi || 2 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 30.2 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 (30.2). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Karman, Anupurvi, Anupurvya, Pradurbhava, Yah, Yat, Vibha, Vibhu, Idam, Prakriti, Brahma, Vyakhya, Atu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 30.2). 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: “karmaṇāmānupūrvyā ca prādurbhāvāśca ye vibhoḥ
  • karmaṇām -
  • karman (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • ānupūrvyā -
  • ānupūrvī (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    ānupūrvyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • prādurbhāvāś -
  • prādurbhāva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ye -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • vibhoḥ -
  • vibhā (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    vibhu (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vibhu (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “ cāsya prakṛtirbrahmaṃstāṃ ca vyākhyātumarhasi
  • -
  • (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • asya -
  • as -> asya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √as]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    as (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • prakṛtir -
  • prakṛti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • brahmaṃ -
  • brahma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    brahma (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    brahmā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • stām -
  • as (verb class 2)
    [imperative active third dual]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vyākhyā -
  • vyākhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ātum -
  • ātu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • arhasi -
  • arh (verb class 1)
    [present active second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 30.2

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 30.2 in Telugu sript:
కర్మణామానుపూర్వ్యా చ ప్రాదుర్భావాశ్చ యే విభోః ।
యా చాస్య ప్రకృతిర్బ్రహ్మంస్తాం చ వ్యాఖ్యాతుమర్హసి ॥ ౨ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 30.2 in Gujarati sript:
કર્મણામાનુપૂર્વ્યા ચ પ્રાદુર્ભાવાશ્ચ યે વિભોઃ ।
યા ચાસ્ય પ્રકૃતિર્બ્રહ્મંસ્તાં ચ વ્યાખ્યાતુમર્હસિ ॥ ૨ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 30.2 in Kannada sript:
ಕರ್ಮಣಾಮಾನುಪೂರ್ವ್ಯಾ ಚ ಪ್ರಾದುರ್ಭಾವಾಶ್ಚ ಯೇ ವಿಭೋಃ ।
ಯಾ ಚಾಸ್ಯ ಪ್ರಕೃತಿರ್ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಂಸ್ತಾಂ ಚ ವ್ಯಾಖ್ಯಾತುಮರ್ಹಸಿ ॥ 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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