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 56.27

कृष्ण कृष्ण महाबाहो गोपानां नन्दिवर्धन ।
दम्यतामेष वै क्षिप्रं सर्पराजो विषायुधः ॥ २७ ॥

kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇa mahābāho gopānāṃ nandivardhana |
damyatāmeṣa vai kṣipraṃ sarparājo viṣāyudhaḥ || 27 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 56.27 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 (56.27). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Krishna, Mahabaha, Gopa, Nandivardhana, Esha, Kshipram, Kshipra, Sarparaja, Vishayudha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 56.27). 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: “kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇa mahābāho gopānāṃ nandivardhana
  • kṛṣṇa -
  • kṛṣṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṛṣṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kṛṣṇa -
  • kṛṣṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṛṣṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mahābāho* -
  • mahābāha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • gopānām -
  • gopā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    gopa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • nandivardhana -
  • nandivardhana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nandivardhana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “damyatāmeṣa vai kṣipraṃ sarparājo viṣāyudhaḥ
  • damyatām -
  • dam (verb class 4)
    [imperative passive third single]
    dam (verb class 9)
    [imperative passive third single]
    dam (verb class 0)
    [imperative passive third single]
  • eṣa -
  • eṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    eṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single], [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
    iṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • kṣipram -
  • kṣipram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kṣipra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṣipra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṣiprā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • sarparājo* -
  • sarparāja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • viṣāyudhaḥ -
  • viṣāyudha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 56.27

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 56.27 in Telugu sript:
కృష్ణ కృష్ణ మహాబాహో గోపానాం నన్దివర్ధన ।
దమ్యతామేష వై క్షిప్రం సర్పరాజో విషాయుధః ॥ ౨౭ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 56.27 in Gujarati sript:
કૃષ્ણ કૃષ્ણ મહાબાહો ગોપાનાં નન્દિવર્ધન ।
દમ્યતામેષ વૈ ક્ષિપ્રં સર્પરાજો વિષાયુધઃ ॥ ૨૭ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 56.27 in Kannada sript:
ಕೃಷ್ಣ ಕೃಷ್ಣ ಮಹಾಬಾಹೋ ಗೋಪಾನಾಂ ನನ್ದಿವರ್ಧನ ।
ದಮ್ಯತಾಮೇಷ ವೈ ಕ್ಷಿಪ್ರಂ ಸರ್ಪರಾಜೋ ವಿಷಾಯುಧಃ ॥ ೨೭ ॥

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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