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 38.19

द्विधाभूतं वपुः कृत्वा सिंहार्धं नरसंस्थितम् ।
पितरं मे जघानैको हिरण्यकशिपुं पुरा ॥ १९ ॥

dvidhābhūtaṃ vapuḥ kṛtvā siṃhārdhaṃ narasaṃsthitam |
pitaraṃ me jaghānaiko hiraṇyakaśipuṃ purā || 19 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 38.19 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 (38.19). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dvidha, Abhuta, Vapu, Vapus, Kritva, Kritvan, Simha, Ardha, Nara, Samsthita, Pitri, Asmad, Aika, Hiranyakashipu, Pura, Pur,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 38.19). 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: “dvidhābhūtaṃ vapuḥ kṛtvā siṃhārdhaṃ narasaṃsthitam
  • dvidhā -
  • dvidhā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    dvidha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dvidha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dvidhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • abhūtam -
  • abhūta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    abhūta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    abhūtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [aorist active second dual]
  • 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]
  • siṃhā -
  • siṃha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    siṃhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ardham -
  • ardha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ardha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ardhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • nara -
  • nara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṃsthitam -
  • saṃsthita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    saṃsthita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    saṃsthitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “pitaraṃ me jaghānaiko hiraṇyakaśipuṃ purā
  • pitaram -
  • pitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • me -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • jaghānai -
  • han (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    han (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • aiko* -
  • aika (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • hiraṇyakaśipum -
  • hiraṇyakaśipu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    hiraṇyakaśipu (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • purā -
  • purā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pur (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    purā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 38.19

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 38.19 in Telugu sript:
ద్విధాభూతం వపుః కృత్వా సింహార్ధం నరసంస్థితమ్ ।
పితరం మే జఘానైకో హిరణ్యకశిపుం పురా ॥ ౧౯ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 38.19 in Gujarati sript:
દ્વિધાભૂતં વપુઃ કૃત્વા સિંહાર્ધં નરસંસ્થિતમ્ ।
પિતરં મે જઘાનૈકો હિરણ્યકશિપું પુરા ॥ ૧૯ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 38.19 in Kannada sript:
ದ್ವಿಧಾಭೂತಂ ವಪುಃ ಕೃತ್ವಾ ಸಿಂಹಾರ್ಧಂ ನರಸಂಸ್ಥಿತಮ್ ।
ಪಿತರಂ ಮೇ ಜಘಾನೈಕೋ ಹಿರಣ್ಯಕಶಿಪುಂ ಪುರಾ ॥ ೧೯ ॥

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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