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 48.18

वसुदेवस्तु संगृह्य दारकं क्षिप्रमेव तु ।
शयानमङ्के देवक्या रात्रावादाय यादवः ।
यशोदाया गृहं भीतो विवेश सुतवत्सलः ॥ १८ ॥

vasudevastu saṃgṛhya dārakaṃ kṣiprameva tu |
śayānamaṅke devakyā rātrāvādāya yādavaḥ |
yaśodāyā gṛhaṃ bhīto viveśa sutavatsalaḥ || 18 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 48.18 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 (48.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vasudeva, Sangrihya, Daraka, Kshipram, Kshipra, Eva, Shayana, Anka, Anki, Devaki, Devakya, Ratrau, Ratra, Ada, Adaya, Yadava, Yadu, Yashoda, Grih, Bhita, Sutavatsala,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 48.18). 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: “vasudevastu saṃgṛhya dārakaṃ kṣiprameva tu
  • vasudevas -
  • vasudeva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • saṅgṛhya -
  • saṅgṛhya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saṅgṛhya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dārakam -
  • dāraka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dāraka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dārakā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kṣipram -
  • kṣipram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kṣipra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṣipra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṣiprā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • Line 2: “śayānamaṅke devakyā rātrāvādāya yādavaḥ
  • śayānam -
  • śayāna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śayāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śayānā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    śī -> śayāna (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √śī class 2 verb]
    śī -> śayāna (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √śī class 2 verb], [accusative single from √śī class 2 verb]
  • aṅke -
  • aṅka (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    aṅki (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    aṅki (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    aṅka (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    aṅk (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • devakyā* -
  • devakī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    devakya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    devakyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • rātrāvā -
  • rātrau (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    rātra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ādāya -
  • ādāya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ādāya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āda (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    āda (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • yādavaḥ -
  • yādava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yādu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 3: “yaśodāyā gṛhaṃ bhīto viveśa sutavatsalaḥ
  • yaśodāyā* -
  • yaśodā (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • gṛham -
  • gṛha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    gṛhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    gṛh (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • bhīto* -
  • bhīta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • viveśa -
  • viś (verb class 6)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    viś (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • sutavatsalaḥ -
  • sutavatsala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 48.18

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 48.18 in Telugu sript:
వసుదేవస్తు సంగృహ్య దారకం క్షిప్రమేవ తు ।
శయానమఙ్కే దేవక్యా రాత్రావాదాయ యాదవః ।
యశోదాయా గృహం భీతో వివేశ సుతవత్సలః ॥ ౧౮ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 48.18 in Gujarati sript:
વસુદેવસ્તુ સંગૃહ્ય દારકં ક્ષિપ્રમેવ તુ ।
શયાનમઙ્કે દેવક્યા રાત્રાવાદાય યાદવઃ ।
યશોદાયા ગૃહં ભીતો વિવેશ સુતવત્સલઃ ॥ ૧૮ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 48.18 in Kannada sript:
ವಸುದೇವಸ್ತು ಸಂಗೃಹ್ಯ ದಾರಕಂ ಕ್ಷಿಪ್ರಮೇವ ತು ।
ಶಯಾನಮಙ್ಕೇ ದೇವಕ್ಯಾ ರಾತ್ರಾವಾದಾಯ ಯಾದವಃ ।
ಯಶೋದಾಯಾ ಗೃಹಂ ಭೀತೋ ವಿವೇಶ ಸುತವತ್ಸಲಃ ॥ ೧೮ ॥

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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