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 43.76

भूयः शृणु यथा विष्णुरवतीर्णो महीतलम् ।
प्रजानां वै हितार्थाय प्रभुः प्राणधनेश्वरः ॥ ७६ ॥

bhūyaḥ śṛṇu yathā viṣṇuravatīrṇo mahītalam |
prajānāṃ vai hitārthāya prabhuḥ prāṇadhaneśvaraḥ || 76 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 43.76 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 (43.76). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bhuyah, Bhuyas, Yatha, Vishnu, Avatirna, Mahitala, Praja, Prajana, Hita, Artha, Prabhu, Prana, Dhaneshvara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 43.76). 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: “bhūyaḥ śṛṇu yathā viṣṇuravatīrṇo mahītalam
  • bhūyaḥ -
  • bhūyaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bhūyas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhūyas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • śṛṇu -
  • śru (verb class 5)
    [imperative active second single]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • viṣṇur -
  • viṣṇu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    viṣṇu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • avatīrṇo* -
  • avatīrṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mahītalam -
  • mahītala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “prajānāṃ vai hitārthāya prabhuḥ prāṇadhaneśvaraḥ
  • prajānām -
  • praja (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    praja (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    prajā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    prajānā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • hitā -
  • hita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    hita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    hitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    hi -> hita (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √hi class 5 verb]
    hi -> hita (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √hi class 5 verb]
    hi -> hitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √hi class 5 verb]
  • arthāya -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    artha (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • prabhuḥ -
  • prabhu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    prabhu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • prāṇa -
  • prāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dhaneśvaraḥ -
  • dhaneśvara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 43.76

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 43.76 in Telugu sript:
భూయః శృణు యథా విష్ణురవతీర్ణో మహీతలమ్ ।
ప్రజానాం వై హితార్థాయ ప్రభుః ప్రాణధనేశ్వరః ॥ ౭౬ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 43.76 in Gujarati sript:
ભૂયઃ શૃણુ યથા વિષ્ણુરવતીર્ણો મહીતલમ્ ।
પ્રજાનાં વૈ હિતાર્થાય પ્રભુઃ પ્રાણધનેશ્વરઃ ॥ ૭૬ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 43.76 in Kannada sript:
ಭೂಯಃ ಶೃಣು ಯಥಾ ವಿಷ್ಣುರವತೀರ್ಣೋ ಮಹೀತಲಮ್ ।
ಪ್ರಜಾನಾಂ ವೈ ಹಿತಾರ್ಥಾಯ ಪ್ರಭುಃ ಪ್ರಾಣಧನೇಶ್ವರಃ ॥ ೭೬ ॥

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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