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 31.112

प्रसादनार्थं लोकस्य रक्षसां निग्रहाय च ।
धर्मस्य च विवृद्ध्यर्थं जज्ञे तत्र महायशाः ।
तमप्याहुर्मनुष्येन्द्रं सर्वभूतपतेस्तनुम् ॥ ११२ ॥

prasādanārthaṃ lokasya rakṣasāṃ nigrahāya ca |
dharmasya ca vivṛddhyarthaṃ jajñe tatra mahāyaśāḥ |
tamapyāhurmanuṣyendraṃ sarvabhūtapatestanum || 112 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 31.112 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 (31.112). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Prasadana, Artha, Loka, Rakshas, Rakshasa, Nigraha, Dharma, Vivriddhi, Jajni, Tatra, Mahayashas, Mahayasha, Api, Apya, Manushyendra, Sarvabhuta, Pati, Tanu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 31.112). 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: “prasādanārthaṃ lokasya rakṣasāṃ nigrahāya ca
  • prasādanā -
  • prasādana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prasādana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prasādanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • artham -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    artha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • lokasya -
  • loka (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • rakṣasām -
  • rakṣas (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    rakṣas (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    rakṣasā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • nigrahāya -
  • nigraha (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “dharmasya ca vivṛddhyarthaṃ jajñe tatra mahāyaśāḥ
  • dharmasya -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vivṛddhya -
  • vivṛddhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • artham -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    artha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • jajñe -
  • jajñi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    jajñi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    jan (verb class 1)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    jan (verb class 2)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    jan (verb class 3)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    jan (verb class 4)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    jñā (verb class 3)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    jñā (verb class 9)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • mahāyaśāḥ -
  • mahāyaśas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    mahāyaśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mahāyaśā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 3: “tamapyāhurmanuṣyendraṃ sarvabhūtapatestanum
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • apyā -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    apya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    apyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    api (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
    apyā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • āhur -
  • ah (verb class 5)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • manuṣyendram -
  • manuṣyendra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • sarvabhūta -
  • sarvabhūta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sarvabhūta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pates -
  • pati (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    pati (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    pat (verb class 1)
    [optative active second single]
  • tanum -
  • tanu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 31.112

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 31.112 in Telugu sript:
ప్రసాదనార్థం లోకస్య రక్షసాం నిగ్రహాయ చ ।
ధర్మస్య చ వివృద్ధ్యర్థం జజ్ఞే తత్ర మహాయశాః ।
తమప్యాహుర్మనుష్యేన్ద్రం సర్వభూతపతేస్తనుమ్ ॥ ౧౧౨ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 31.112 in Gujarati sript:
પ્રસાદનાર્થં લોકસ્ય રક્ષસાં નિગ્રહાય ચ ।
ધર્મસ્ય ચ વિવૃદ્ધ્યર્થં જજ્ઞે તત્ર મહાયશાઃ ।
તમપ્યાહુર્મનુષ્યેન્દ્રં સર્વભૂતપતેસ્તનુમ્ ॥ ૧૧૨ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 31.112 in Kannada sript:
ಪ್ರಸಾದನಾರ್ಥಂ ಲೋಕಸ್ಯ ರಕ್ಷಸಾಂ ನಿಗ್ರಹಾಯ ಚ ।
ಧರ್ಮಸ್ಯ ಚ ವಿವೃದ್ಧ್ಯರ್ಥಂ ಜಜ್ಞೇ ತತ್ರ ಮಹಾಯಶಾಃ ।
ತಮಪ್ಯಾಹುರ್ಮನುಷ್ಯೇನ್ದ್ರಂ ಸರ್ವಭೂತಪತೇಸ್ತನುಮ್ ॥ ೧೧೨ ॥

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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