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 41.28

सत्पथे हि स्थिताः सर्वे राजानो राष्ट्रवर्धनाः ।
नराणां च त्रयो वर्णा ब्राह्मणाननुयायिनः ॥ २८ ॥

satpathe hi sthitāḥ sarve rājāno rāṣṭravardhanāḥ |
narāṇāṃ ca trayo varṇā brāhmaṇānanuyāyinaḥ || 28 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 41.28 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 (41.28). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Satpatha, Sthita, Sarva, Rajan, Rajana, Rashtravardhana, Nara, Traya, Tri, Varna, Brahmana, Anuyayin,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 41.28). 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: “satpathe hi sthitāḥ sarve rājāno rāṣṭravardhanāḥ
  • satpathe -
  • satpatha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • sthitāḥ -
  • sthita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sthitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sthā class 1 verb]
    sthā -> sthitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √sthā class 1 verb]
  • sarve -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sarvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • rājāno* -
  • rājan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    rājāna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • rāṣṭravardhanāḥ -
  • rāṣṭravardhana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    rāṣṭravardhanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “narāṇāṃ ca trayo varṇā brāhmaṇānanuyāyinaḥ
  • narāṇām -
  • nara (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    nara (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    narā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • trayo* -
  • traya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tri (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • varṇā* -
  • varṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    varṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • brāhmaṇān -
  • brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • anuyāyinaḥ -
  • anuyāyin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    anuyāyin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 41.28

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 41.28 in Telugu sript:
సత్పథే హి స్థితాః సర్వే రాజానో రాష్ట్రవర్ధనాః ।
నరాణాం చ త్రయో వర్ణా బ్రాహ్మణాననుయాయినః ॥ ౨౮ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 41.28 in Gujarati sript:
સત્પથે હિ સ્થિતાઃ સર્વે રાજાનો રાષ્ટ્રવર્ધનાઃ ।
નરાણાં ચ ત્રયો વર્ણા બ્રાહ્મણાનનુયાયિનઃ ॥ ૨૮ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 41.28 in Kannada sript:
ಸತ್ಪಥೇ ಹಿ ಸ್ಥಿತಾಃ ಸರ್ವೇ ರಾಜಾನೋ ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರವರ್ಧನಾಃ ।
ನರಾಣಾಂ ಚ ತ್ರಯೋ ವರ್ಣಾ ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣಾನನುಯಾಯಿನಃ ॥ ೨೮ ॥

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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