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 46.1

वैशंपायण उवाच ।
ज्ञात्वा विष्णुं क्षितिगतं भागांश्च त्रिदिवौकसाम् ।
विनाशशंसी कंसस्य नारदो मथुरां ययौ ॥ १ ॥

vaiśaṃpāyaṇa uvāca |
jñātvā viṣṇuṃ kṣitigataṃ bhāgāṃśca tridivaukasām |
vināśaśaṃsī kaṃsasya nārado mathurāṃ yayau || 1 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 46.1 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 (46.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vaisha, Payana, Vishnu, Kshit, Gata, Bhaga, Tridivaukas, Vinasha, Shamsin, Kamsa, Narada, Mathura, Yayi, Yayu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 46.1). 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: “vaiśaṃpāyaṇa uvāca
  • vaiśam -
  • vaiśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vaiśa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • pāyaṇa* -
  • pāyaṇa (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: “jñātvā viṣṇuṃ kṣitigataṃ bhāgāṃśca tridivaukasām
  • jñātvā -
  • jñā -> jñātvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √jñā]
    jñā -> jñātvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √jñā]
  • viṣṇum -
  • viṣṇu (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    viṣṇu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • kṣiti -
  • kṣiti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    kṣiti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    kṣit (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kṣit (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • gatam -
  • gat (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    gata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    gata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    gatā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • bhāgāṃś -
  • bhāga (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tridivaukasām -
  • tridivaukas (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • Line 3: “vināśaśaṃsī kaṃsasya nārado mathurāṃ yayau
  • vināśa -
  • vināśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śaṃsī -
  • śaṃsin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kaṃsasya -
  • kaṃsa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    kaṃsa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • nārado* -
  • nārada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mathurām -
  • mathurā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • yayau -
  • yayi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yayi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    yayu (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yayu (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 46.1

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 46.1 in Telugu sript:
వైశంపాయణ ఉవాచ ।
జ్ఞాత్వా విష్ణుం క్షితిగతం భాగాంశ్చ త్రిదివౌకసామ్ ।
వినాశశంసీ కంసస్య నారదో మథురాం యయౌ ॥ ౧ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 46.1 in Gujarati sript:
વૈશંપાયણ ઉવાચ ।
જ્ઞાત્વા વિષ્ણું ક્ષિતિગતં ભાગાંશ્ચ ત્રિદિવૌકસામ્ ।
વિનાશશંસી કંસસ્ય નારદો મથુરાં યયૌ ॥ ૧ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 46.1 in Kannada sript:
ವೈಶಂಪಾಯಣ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಜ್ಞಾತ್ವಾ ವಿಷ್ಣುಂ ಕ್ಷಿತಿಗತಂ ಭಾಗಾಂಶ್ಚ ತ್ರಿದಿವೌಕಸಾಮ್ ।
ವಿನಾಶಶಂಸೀ ಕಂಸಸ್ಯ ನಾರದೋ ಮಥುರಾಂ ಯಯೌ ॥ 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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