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 38.20

शुभं गर्भमधत्तैनमदितिर्देवतारणिः ।
यज्ञकाले बलेर्यो वै कृत्वा वामनरूपताम् ।
त्रींल् लोकांश्च जहारैष क्रममाणस्त्रिभिः क्रमैः ॥ २० ॥

śubhaṃ garbhamadhattainamaditirdevatāraṇiḥ |
yajñakāle baleryo vai kṛtvā vāmanarūpatām |
trīṃl lokāṃśca jahāraiṣa kramamāṇastribhiḥ kramaiḥ || 20 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 38.20 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 (38.20). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shubha, Shubh, Garbha, Aina, Aditi, Devata, Arani, Yajnakala, Bali, Yah, Kritva, Kritvan, Vamana, Rupata, Tri, Loka, Aisha, Kramamana, Krama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 38.20). 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: “śubhaṃ garbhamadhattainamaditirdevatāraṇiḥ
  • śubham -
  • śubha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śubha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śubhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    śubh (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • garbham -
  • garbha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    garbhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • adhattai -
  • dhā (verb class 3)
    [imperfect active second plural], [imperfect middle third single]
  • ainam -
  • aina (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • aditir -
  • aditi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    aditi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • devatā -
  • devatā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    devata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    devata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    devatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    div (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • araṇiḥ -
  • araṇi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    araṇi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “yajñakāle baleryo vai kṛtvā vāmanarūpatām
  • yajñakāle -
  • yajñakāla (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • baler -
  • bali (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    bal (verb class 1)
    [optative active second single]
  • yo* -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first 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]
  • vāmana -
  • vāmana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vāmana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rūpatām -
  • rūpatā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 3: “trīṃl lokāṃśca jahāraiṣa kramamāṇastribhiḥ kramaiḥ
  • trīṃl -
  • tri (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • lokāṃś -
  • loka (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jahārai -
  • hṛ (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    hṝ (verb class 9)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • aiṣa -
  • aiṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kramamāṇas -
  • kramamāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kram -> kramamāṇa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √kram class 1 verb]
  • tribhiḥ -
  • tri (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • kramaiḥ -
  • krama (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 38.20

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 38.20 in Telugu sript:
శుభం గర్భమధత్తైనమదితిర్దేవతారణిః ।
యజ్ఞకాలే బలేర్యో వై కృత్వా వామనరూపతామ్ ।
త్రీంల్ లోకాంశ్చ జహారైష క్రమమాణస్త్రిభిః క్రమైః ॥ ౨౦ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 38.20 in Gujarati sript:
શુભં ગર્ભમધત્તૈનમદિતિર્દેવતારણિઃ ।
યજ્ઞકાલે બલેર્યો વૈ કૃત્વા વામનરૂપતામ્ ।
ત્રીંલ્ લોકાંશ્ચ જહારૈષ ક્રમમાણસ્ત્રિભિઃ ક્રમૈઃ ॥ ૨૦ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 38.20 in Kannada sript:
ಶುಭಂ ಗರ್ಭಮಧತ್ತೈನಮದಿತಿರ್ದೇವತಾರಣಿಃ ।
ಯಜ್ಞಕಾಲೇ ಬಲೇರ್ಯೋ ವೈ ಕೃತ್ವಾ ವಾಮನರೂಪತಾಮ್ ।
ತ್ರೀಂಲ್ ಲೋಕಾಂಶ್ಚ ಜಹಾರೈಷ ಕ್ರಮಮಾಣಸ್ತ್ರಿಭಿಃ ಕ್ರಮೈಃ ॥ ೨೦ ॥

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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