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 31.16

सनत्कुमारश्च महानुभावो मनुर्महात्मा भगवान्प्रजाकरः ।
पुराणदेवोऽथ पुराणि चक्रे प्रदीप्तवैश्वानरतुल्यतेजाः ॥ १६ ॥

sanatkumāraśca mahānubhāvo manurmahātmā bhagavānprajākaraḥ |
purāṇadevo'tha purāṇi cakre pradīptavaiśvānaratulyatejāḥ || 16 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 31.16 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 (31.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sanatkumara, Mahanubhava, Manu, Manus, Mahatma, Bhagavat, Prajakara, Purana, Deva, Devri, Atha, Pura, Purani, Cakra, Cakri, Pradipta, Vaishvanara, Tulyatejas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 31.16). 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: “sanatkumāraśca mahānubhāvo manurmahātmā bhagavānprajākaraḥ
  • sanatkumāraś -
  • sanatkumāra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mahānubhāvo* -
  • mahānubhāva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • manur -
  • manus (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    manu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    manu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • mahātmā* -
  • mahātmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bhagavān -
  • bhagavat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • prajākaraḥ -
  • prajākara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “purāṇadevo'tha purāṇi cakre pradīptavaiśvānaratulyatejāḥ
  • purāṇa -
  • purāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    purāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • devo' -
  • deva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    devṛ (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • atha -
  • atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • purāṇi -
  • purāṇī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    pura (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    pur (verb class 6)
    [imperative active first single]
  • cakre -
  • cakra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    cakra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    cakrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    cakri (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    cakri (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    kṛ (verb class 1)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    kṛ (verb class 5)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    kṛ (verb class 3)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    kṛ (verb class 6)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
  • pradīpta -
  • pradīpta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pradīpta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vaiśvānara -
  • vaiśvānara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vaiśvānara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tulyatejāḥ -
  • tulyatejas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 31.16

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 31.16 in Telugu sript:
సనత్కుమారశ్చ మహానుభావో మనుర్మహాత్మా భగవాన్ప్రజాకరః ।
పురాణదేవోఽథ పురాణి చక్రే ప్రదీప్తవైశ్వానరతుల్యతేజాః ॥ ౧౬ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 31.16 in Gujarati sript:
સનત્કુમારશ્ચ મહાનુભાવો મનુર્મહાત્મા ભગવાન્પ્રજાકરઃ ।
પુરાણદેવોઽથ પુરાણિ ચક્રે પ્રદીપ્તવૈશ્વાનરતુલ્યતેજાઃ ॥ ૧૬ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 31.16 in Kannada sript:
ಸನತ್ಕುಮಾರಶ್ಚ ಮಹಾನುಭಾವೋ ಮನುರ್ಮಹಾತ್ಮಾ ಭಗವಾನ್ಪ್ರಜಾಕರಃ ।
ಪುರಾಣದೇವೋಽಥ ಪುರಾಣಿ ಚಕ್ರೇ ಪ್ರದೀಪ್ತವೈಶ್ವಾನರತುಲ್ಯತೇಜಾಃ ॥ ೧೬ ॥

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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