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 48.17

गीर्भिर्मङ्गलयुक्ताभिः स्तुवन्तो मधुसूदनम् ।
अर्थ्याभिर्गीर्भिरेवं तं जायमानं जनार्दनम् ।
महर्षयः सगन्धर्वा उपतस्थुः सहाप्सराः ॥ १७ ॥

gīrbhirmaṅgalayuktābhiḥ stuvanto madhusūdanam |
arthyābhirgīrbhirevaṃ taṃ jāyamānaṃ janārdanam |
maharṣayaḥ sagandharvā upatasthuḥ sahāpsarāḥ || 17 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 48.17 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 (48.17). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Gir, Mangala, Yukta, Stuvat, Madhusudana, Arthya, Evam, Eva, Jayamana, Janardana, Maharshi, Sagandharva, Upa, Saha, Sah, Apsaras, Apsara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 48.17). 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: “gīrbhirmaṅgalayuktābhiḥ stuvanto madhusūdanam
  • gīrbhir -
  • gir (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental plural]
    gir (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    gir (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • maṅgala -
  • maṅgala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    maṅgala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yuktābhiḥ -
  • yuktā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental plural]
    yuj -> yuktā (participle, feminine)
    [instrumental plural from √yuj class 7 verb]
  • stuvanto* -
  • stuvat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    stu -> stuvat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √stu class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √stu class 2 verb]
  • madhusūdanam -
  • madhusūdana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “arthyābhirgīrbhirevaṃ taṃ jāyamānaṃ janārdanam
  • arthyābhir -
  • arthyā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • gīrbhir -
  • gir (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental plural]
    gir (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    gir (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • evam -
  • evam (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    evam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • jāyamānam -
  • jāyamāna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    jāyamāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    jāyamānā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    jai -> jāyamāna (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √jai class 1 verb]
    jai -> jāyamāna (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √jai class 1 verb], [accusative single from √jai class 1 verb]
    jan -> jāyamāna (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √jan class 4 verb]
    jan -> jāyamāna (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √jan class 4 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 4 verb]
  • janārdanam -
  • janārdana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • Line 3: “maharṣayaḥ sagandharvā upatasthuḥ sahāpsarāḥ
  • maharṣayaḥ -
  • maharṣi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • sagandharvā* -
  • sagandharva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sagandharvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • upa -
  • upa (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    upa (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    upa (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    upa (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • tasthuḥ -
  • sthā (verb class 1)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • sahā -
  • saha (indeclinable postposition)
    [indeclinable postposition]
    saha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sahā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    sah (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    sah (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sah (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • apsarāḥ -
  • apsaras (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    apsarā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    apsara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 48.17

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 48.17 in Telugu sript:
గీర్భిర్మఙ్గలయుక్తాభిః స్తువన్తో మధుసూదనమ్ ।
అర్థ్యాభిర్గీర్భిరేవం తం జాయమానం జనార్దనమ్ ।
మహర్షయః సగన్ధర్వా ఉపతస్థుః సహాప్సరాః ॥ ౧౭ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 48.17 in Gujarati sript:
ગીર્ભિર્મઙ્ગલયુક્તાભિઃ સ્તુવન્તો મધુસૂદનમ્ ।
અર્થ્યાભિર્ગીર્ભિરેવં તં જાયમાનં જનાર્દનમ્ ।
મહર્ષયઃ સગન્ધર્વા ઉપતસ્થુઃ સહાપ્સરાઃ ॥ ૧૭ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 48.17 in Kannada sript:
ಗೀರ್ಭಿರ್ಮಙ್ಗಲಯುಕ್ತಾಭಿಃ ಸ್ತುವನ್ತೋ ಮಧುಸೂದನಮ್ ।
ಅರ್ಥ್ಯಾಭಿರ್ಗೀರ್ಭಿರೇವಂ ತಂ ಜಾಯಮಾನಂ ಜನಾರ್ದನಮ್ ।
ಮಹರ್ಷಯಃ ಸಗನ್ಧರ್ವಾ ಉಪತಸ್ಥುಃ ಸಹಾಪ್ಸರಾಃ ॥ ೧೭ ॥

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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