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 49.12

नन्दगोप गता रात्रिः शीघ्रयानो व्रजाशुगः ।
इमे त्वां त्वरयन्तीह पक्षिणः सव्यदक्षिणाः ॥ १२ ॥

nandagopa gatā rātriḥ śīghrayāno vrajāśugaḥ |
ime tvāṃ tvarayantīha pakṣiṇaḥ savyadakṣiṇāḥ || 12 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 49.12 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 (49.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nandagopa, Gata, Rat, Shighrayana, Vraja, Ashuga, Iyam, Idam, Tva, Yushmad, Tvarayat, Tvarayanti, Iha, Pakshin, Pakshi, Savya, Adakshina,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 49.12). 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: “nandagopa gatā rātriḥ śīghrayāno vrajāśugaḥ
  • nandagopa -
  • nandagopa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gatā* -
  • gata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    gatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • rāt -
  • ra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    ra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    -> rāt (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √ class 2 verb]
  • ri -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    rai (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
  • iḥ -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śīghrayāno* -
  • śīghrayāna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vrajā -
  • vraja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vraja (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vraj (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • āśugaḥ -
  • āśuga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “ime tvāṃ tvarayantīha pakṣiṇaḥ savyadakṣiṇāḥ
  • ime -
  • iyam (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    idam (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tvām -
  • tvā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single]
  • tvarayantī -
  • tvar -> tvarayantī (participle, feminine)
    [compound from √tvar], [adverb from √tvar]
    tvar -> tvarayat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √tvar], [nominative plural from √tvar], [vocative dual from √tvar], [vocative plural from √tvar], [accusative dual from √tvar], [accusative plural from √tvar]
    tvar -> tvarayantī (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √tvar], [vocative single from √tvar]
    tvar (verb class 0)
    [present active third plural]
  • iha -
  • iha (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • pakṣiṇaḥ -
  • pakṣin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    pakṣin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    pakṣī (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • savya -
  • savya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    savya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    so (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    su -> savya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √su class 5 verb]
    su -> savya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √su class 5 verb]
    su -> savya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √su class 1 verb], [vocative single from √su class 2 verb]
    su -> savya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √su class 1 verb], [vocative single from √su class 2 verb]
    -> savya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ class 6 verb]
    -> savya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ class 6 verb]
    -> savya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> savya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ class 2 verb]
  • adakṣiṇāḥ -
  • adakṣiṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    adakṣiṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 49.12

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 49.12 in Telugu sript:
నన్దగోప గతా రాత్రిః శీఘ్రయానో వ్రజాశుగః ।
ఇమే త్వాం త్వరయన్తీహ పక్షిణః సవ్యదక్షిణాః ॥ ౧౨ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 49.12 in Gujarati sript:
નન્દગોપ ગતા રાત્રિઃ શીઘ્રયાનો વ્રજાશુગઃ ।
ઇમે ત્વાં ત્વરયન્તીહ પક્ષિણઃ સવ્યદક્ષિણાઃ ॥ ૧૨ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 49.12 in Kannada sript:
ನನ್ದಗೋಪ ಗತಾ ರಾತ್ರಿಃ ಶೀಘ್ರಯಾನೋ ವ್ರಜಾಶುಗಃ ।
ಇಮೇ ತ್ವಾಂ ತ್ವರಯನ್ತೀಹ ಪಕ್ಷಿಣಃ ಸವ್ಯದಕ್ಷಿಣಾಃ ॥ ೧೨ ॥

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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