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 39.7

वैशंपायन उवाच ।
शृणु नारायणस्यादौ विस्तरेण प्रवृत्तयः ।
ब्रह्मलोकं यथारूढो ब्रह्मणा सह मोदते ॥ ७ ॥

vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
śṛṇu nārāyaṇasyādau vistareṇa pravṛttayaḥ |
brahmalokaṃ yathārūḍho brahmaṇā saha modate || 7 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 39.7 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 (39.7). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vaishampayana, Narayana, Ada, Vistarena, Vistara, Pravritti, Brahmaloka, Yatha, Arudha, Brahman, Saha, Modat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 39.7). 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: “vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca
  • vaiśampāyana* -
  • vaiśampāyana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “śṛṇu nārāyaṇasyādau vistareṇa pravṛttayaḥ
  • śṛṇu -
  • śru (verb class 5)
    [imperative active second single]
  • nārāyaṇasyā -
  • nārāyaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    nārāyaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • adau -
  • ada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ad (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • vistareṇa -
  • vistareṇa (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    vistara (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    vistara (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • pravṛttayaḥ -
  • pravṛtti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 3: “brahmalokaṃ yathārūḍho brahmaṇā saha modate
  • brahmalokam -
  • brahmaloka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • ārūḍho* -
  • ārūḍha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • brahmaṇā -
  • brahman (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • saha -
  • saha (indeclinable postposition)
    [indeclinable postposition]
    saha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sah (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • modate -
  • mud -> modat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √mud class 1 verb]
    mud -> modat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √mud class 1 verb]
    mud (verb class 1)
    [present middle third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 39.7

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 39.7 in Telugu sript:
వైశంపాయన ఉవాచ ।
శృణు నారాయణస్యాదౌ విస్తరేణ ప్రవృత్తయః ।
బ్రహ్మలోకం యథారూఢో బ్రహ్మణా సహ మోదతే ॥ ౭ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 39.7 in Gujarati sript:
વૈશંપાયન ઉવાચ ।
શૃણુ નારાયણસ્યાદૌ વિસ્તરેણ પ્રવૃત્તયઃ ।
બ્રહ્મલોકં યથારૂઢો બ્રહ્મણા સહ મોદતે ॥ ૭ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 39.7 in Kannada sript:
ವೈಶಂಪಾಯನ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಶೃಣು ನಾರಾಯಣಸ್ಯಾದೌ ವಿಸ್ತರೇಣ ಪ್ರವೃತ್ತಯಃ ।
ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಲೋಕಂ ಯಥಾರೂಢೋ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಣಾ ಸಹ ಮೋದತೇ ॥ ೭ ॥

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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