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 48.31

विद्युद्विस्पष्टवर्णाभा बालार्कसदृशेक्षणा ।
पयोधरस्वनवती संध्येव सपयोधरा ॥ ३१ ॥

vidyudvispaṣṭavarṇābhā bālārkasadṛśekṣaṇā |
payodharasvanavatī saṃdhyeva sapayodharā || 31 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 48.31 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 (48.31). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vidyut, Vispashta, Varnabha, Balarka, Sadrish, Sadrisha, Kshana, Payodhara, Svanavat, Sandhi, Sandhin, Sandhya, Eva, Sapa, Udhan,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 48.31). 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: “vidyudvispaṣṭavarṇābhā bālārkasadṛśekṣaṇā
  • vidyud -
  • vidyut (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vidyut (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • vispaṣṭa -
  • vispaṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vispaṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • varṇābhā* -
  • varṇābhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bālārka -
  • bālārka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sadṛśe -
  • sadṛś (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    sadṛś (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    sadṛśa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    sadṛśa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sadṛśā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • kṣaṇā -
  • kṣaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “payodharasvanavatī saṃdhyeva sapayodharā
  • payodhara -
  • payodhara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • svanavatī -
  • svanavat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • sandhye -
  • sandhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sandhi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    sandhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sandhin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    sandhya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    sandhya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sandhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sapayo -
  • sapā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • udha -
  • udhan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 48.31

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 48.31 in Telugu sript:
విద్యుద్విస్పష్టవర్ణాభా బాలార్కసదృశేక్షణా ।
పయోధరస్వనవతీ సంధ్యేవ సపయోధరా ॥ ౩౧ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 48.31 in Gujarati sript:
વિદ્યુદ્વિસ્પષ્ટવર્ણાભા બાલાર્કસદૃશેક્ષણા ।
પયોધરસ્વનવતી સંધ્યેવ સપયોધરા ॥ ૩૧ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 48.31 in Kannada sript:
ವಿದ್ಯುದ್ವಿಸ್ಪಷ್ಟವರ್ಣಾಭಾ ಬಾಲಾರ್ಕಸದೃಶೇಕ್ಷಣಾ ।
ಪಯೋಧರಸ್ವನವತೀ ಸಂಧ್ಯೇವ ಸಪಯೋಧರಾ ॥ ೩೧ ॥

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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