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 51.1

वैशंपायन उवाच ।
काले गच्छति सौम्यौ तौ दारकौ कृतनामकौ ।
पञ्च संवत्सरान्प्राप्तौ शोभयानौ व्रजं मुहुः ।
कृष्णसंकर्षणौ चोभौ रिङ्गिनौ समपद्यताम् ॥ १ ॥

vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
kāle gacchati saumyau tau dārakau kṛtanāmakau |
pañca saṃvatsarānprāptau śobhayānau vrajaṃ muhuḥ |
kṛṣṇasaṃkarṣaṇau cobhau riṅginau samapadyatām || 1 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 51.1 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 (51.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vaishampayana, Kale, Kala, Gacchat, Saumi, Saumya, Daraka, Kritanamaka, Panca, Pancan, Samvatsara, Prapta, Prapti, Shobha, Ana, Ani, Anu, Vraja, Krishna, Sankarshana, Ubha, Ringin, Asmad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 51.1). 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: “vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca
  • vaiśampāyana* -
  • vaiśampāyana (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: “kāle gacchati saumyau tau dārakau kṛtanāmakau
  • kāle -
  • kāle (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kāla (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kāla (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kālā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • gacchati -
  • gacchat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    gacchat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    gam (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • saumyau -
  • saumī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    saumya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tau -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • dārakau -
  • dāraka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • kṛtanāmakau -
  • kṛtanāmaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 3: “pañca saṃvatsarānprāptau śobhayānau vrajaṃ muhuḥ
  • pañca -
  • pañca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pañca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pañcan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    pañcan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pañc (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • saṃvatsarān -
  • saṃvatsara (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • prāptau -
  • prāpta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    prāpti (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • śobhayā -
  • śobhā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    śubh (verb class 0)
    [imperative active second single]
  • anau -
  • ana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ani (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    anu (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    anu (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • vrajam -
  • vraja (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vraja (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Cannot analyse muhuḥ
  • Line 4: “kṛṣṇasaṃkarṣaṇau cobhau riṅginau samapadyatām
  • kṛṣṇa -
  • kṛṣṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṛṣṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṅkarṣaṇau -
  • saṅkarṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • co -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ubhau -
  • ubha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • riṅgi -
  • riṅgi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    riṅgin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    riṅgin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • nau -
  • na (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ni (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    nu (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative dual], [dative dual], [genitive dual]
  • samapa -
  • samapa (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • dyatām -
  • (verb class 4)
    [imperative active third dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 51.1

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 51.1 in Telugu sript:
వైశంపాయన ఉవాచ ।
కాలే గచ్ఛతి సౌమ్యౌ తౌ దారకౌ కృతనామకౌ ।
పఞ్చ సంవత్సరాన్ప్రాప్తౌ శోభయానౌ వ్రజం ముహుః ।
కృష్ణసంకర్షణౌ చోభౌ రిఙ్గినౌ సమపద్యతామ్ ॥ ౧ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 51.1 in Gujarati sript:
વૈશંપાયન ઉવાચ ।
કાલે ગચ્છતિ સૌમ્યૌ તૌ દારકૌ કૃતનામકૌ ।
પઞ્ચ સંવત્સરાન્પ્રાપ્તૌ શોભયાનૌ વ્રજં મુહુઃ ।
કૃષ્ણસંકર્ષણૌ ચોભૌ રિઙ્ગિનૌ સમપદ્યતામ્ ॥ ૧ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 51.1 in Kannada sript:
ವೈಶಂಪಾಯನ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಕಾಲೇ ಗಚ್ಛತಿ ಸೌಮ್ಯೌ ತೌ ದಾರಕೌ ಕೃತನಾಮಕೌ ।
ಪಞ್ಚ ಸಂವತ್ಸರಾನ್ಪ್ರಾಪ್ತೌ ಶೋಭಯಾನೌ ವ್ರಜಂ ಮುಹುಃ ।
ಕೃಷ್ಣಸಂಕರ್ಷಣೌ ಚೋಭೌ ರಿಙ್ಗಿನೌ ಸಮಪದ್ಯತಾಮ್ ॥ 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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