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 52.18

न द्वारबन्धावरणा न गृहक्षेत्रिणस्तथा ।
प्रशस्ता वै व्रजा लोके यथा वै चक्रचारिणः ॥ १८ ॥

na dvārabandhāvaraṇā na gṛhakṣetriṇastathā |
praśastā vai vrajā loke yathā vai cakracāriṇaḥ || 18 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 52.18 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 (52.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dvarabandhavarana, Grihakshetrin, Tatha, Prashasta, Vraja, Loka, Yatha, Cakracarin,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 52.18). 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: “na dvārabandhāvaraṇā na gṛhakṣetriṇastathā
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dvārabandhāvaraṇā* -
  • dvārabandhāvaraṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    dvārabandhāvaraṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gṛhakṣetriṇas -
  • gṛhakṣetrin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    gṛhakṣetrin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “praśastā vai vrajā loke yathā vai cakracāriṇaḥ
  • praśastā* -
  • praśasta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    praśastā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • vrajā* -
  • vraja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • loke -
  • loka (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    lok (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • cakracāriṇaḥ -
  • cakracārin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    cakracārin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 52.18

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 52.18 in Telugu sript:
న ద్వారబన్ధావరణా న గృహక్షేత్రిణస్తథా ।
ప్రశస్తా వై వ్రజా లోకే యథా వై చక్రచారిణః ॥ ౧౮ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 52.18 in Gujarati sript:
ન દ્વારબન્ધાવરણા ન ગૃહક્ષેત્રિણસ્તથા ।
પ્રશસ્તા વૈ વ્રજા લોકે યથા વૈ ચક્રચારિણઃ ॥ ૧૮ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 52.18 in Kannada sript:
ನ ದ್ವಾರಬನ್ಧಾವರಣಾ ನ ಗೃಹಕ್ಷೇತ್ರಿಣಸ್ತಥಾ ।
ಪ್ರಶಸ್ತಾ ವೈ ವ್ರಜಾ ಲೋಕೇ ಯಥಾ ವೈ ಚಕ್ರಚಾರಿಣಃ ॥ 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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