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 30.13

येन सैंहं वपुः कृत्वा द्विधा कृत्वा च तत्पुनः ।
पूर्वदैत्यो महावीर्यो हिरण्यकशिपुर्हतः ॥ १३ ॥

yena saiṃhaṃ vapuḥ kṛtvā dvidhā kṛtvā ca tatpunaḥ |
pūrvadaityo mahāvīryo hiraṇyakaśipurhataḥ || 13 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 30.13 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 (30.13). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yena, Yah, Yat, Saimha, Vapu, Vapus, Kritva, Kritvan, Dvidha, Tat, Tad, Puna, Purva, Daitya, Mahavirya, Hiranyakashipu, Hata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 30.13). 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: “yena saiṃhaṃ vapuḥ kṛtvā dvidhā kṛtvā ca tatpunaḥ
  • yena -
  • yena (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • saiṃham -
  • saiṃha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    saiṃha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vapuḥ -
  • vapus (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vapus (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vapu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    vapu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kṛtvā -
  • kṛtvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛtvan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dvidhā -
  • dvidhā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    dvidhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • kṛtvā -
  • kṛtvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛtvan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tat -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • punaḥ -
  • pu (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    puna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “pūrvadaityo mahāvīryo hiraṇyakaśipurhataḥ
  • pūrva -
  • pūrva (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    pūrva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pūrva (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • daityo* -
  • daitya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mahāvīryo* -
  • mahāvīrya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • hiraṇyakaśipur -
  • hiraṇyakaśipu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    hiraṇyakaśipu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • hataḥ -
  • hata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    han -> hata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √han class 1 verb], [nominative single from √han class 2 verb]
    han (verb class 2)
    [present active third dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 30.13

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 30.13 in Telugu sript:
యేన సైంహం వపుః కృత్వా ద్విధా కృత్వా చ తత్పునః ।
పూర్వదైత్యో మహావీర్యో హిరణ్యకశిపుర్హతః ॥ ౧౩ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 30.13 in Gujarati sript:
યેન સૈંહં વપુઃ કૃત્વા દ્વિધા કૃત્વા ચ તત્પુનઃ ।
પૂર્વદૈત્યો મહાવીર્યો હિરણ્યકશિપુર્હતઃ ॥ ૧૩ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 30.13 in Kannada sript:
ಯೇನ ಸೈಂಹಂ ವಪುಃ ಕೃತ್ವಾ ದ್ವಿಧಾ ಕೃತ್ವಾ ಚ ತತ್ಪುನಃ ।
ಪೂರ್ವದೈತ್ಯೋ ಮಹಾವೀರ್ಯೋ ಹಿರಣ್ಯಕಶಿಪುರ್ಹತಃ ॥ 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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