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 44.1

वैशंपायन उवाच ।
कृतकार्ये गते काले जगत्यां च यथानयम् ।
अंशावतरणे वृत्ते सुराणां भारते कुले ॥ १ ॥

vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
kṛtakārye gate kāle jagatyāṃ ca yathānayam |
aṃśāvataraṇe vṛtte surāṇāṃ bhārate kule || 1 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 44.1 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 (44.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vaishampayana, Kritakarya, Gat, Gata, Gati, Kale, Kala, Jagati, Yatha, Anaya, Amshavatarana, Vritta, Vritti, Sura, Bharata, Kula, Kuli,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 44.1). 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: “kṛtakārye gate kāle jagatyāṃ ca yathānayam
  • kṛtakārye -
  • kṛtakārya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kṛtakārya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kṛtakāryā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • gate -
  • gat (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    gat (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    gata (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    gata (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    gatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    gati (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    gati (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • kāle -
  • kāle (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kāla (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kāla (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kālā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • jagatyām -
  • jagatī (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • anayam -
  • anaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nay (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • Line 3: “aṃśāvataraṇe vṛtte surāṇāṃ bhārate kule
  • aṃśāvataraṇe -
  • aṃśāvataraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • vṛtte -
  • vṛtta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vṛtta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    vṛttā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vṛtti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    vṛt -> vṛtta (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]
    vṛt -> vṛtta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √vṛt class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √vṛt class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √vṛt class 1 verb], [locative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]
    vṛt -> vṛttā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √vṛt class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vṛt class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √vṛt class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √vṛt class 1 verb]
  • surāṇām -
  • sura (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    sura (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    surā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • bhārate -
  • bhārata (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhārata (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • kule -
  • kula (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kula (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kulā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kuli (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    kuli (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 44.1

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 44.1 in Telugu sript:
వైశంపాయన ఉవాచ ।
కృతకార్యే గతే కాలే జగత్యాం చ యథానయమ్ ।
అంశావతరణే వృత్తే సురాణాం భారతే కులే ॥ ౧ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 44.1 in Gujarati sript:
વૈશંપાયન ઉવાચ ।
કૃતકાર્યે ગતે કાલે જગત્યાં ચ યથાનયમ્ ।
અંશાવતરણે વૃત્તે સુરાણાં ભારતે કુલે ॥ ૧ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 44.1 in Kannada sript:
ವೈಶಂಪಾಯನ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಕೃತಕಾರ್ಯೇ ಗತೇ ಕಾಲೇ ಜಗತ್ಯಾಂ ಚ ಯಥಾನಯಮ್ ।
ಅಂಶಾವತರಣೇ ವೃತ್ತೇ ಸುರಾಣಾಂ ಭಾರತೇ ಕುಲೇ ॥ ೧ ॥

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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