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 58.52

तस्योत्तमाङ्गं स्वे काये विकपालं विवेश ह ।
तेन मुष्टिप्रहारेण कपालं तद्द्विधाभवत् ।
जानुद्भ्यां जगतीं चैव गतासुः स जगाम ह ॥ ५२ ॥

tasyottamāṅgaṃ sve kāye vikapālaṃ viveśa ha |
tena muṣṭiprahāreṇa kapālaṃ taddvidhābhavat |
jānudbhyāṃ jagatīṃ caiva gatāsuḥ sa jagāma ha || 52 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 58.52 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 (58.52). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tad, Uttamanga, Sva, Kaya, Vikapala, Han, Tena, Mushtiprahara, Kapala, Tat, Dvidha, Nud, Jagati, Gatasu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 58.52). 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: “tasyottamāṅgaṃ sve kāye vikapālaṃ viveśa ha
  • tasyo -
  • tas -> tasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tas]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    tas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • uttamāṅgam -
  • uttamāṅga (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • sve -
  • sva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    sva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    svā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • kāye -
  • kāya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kāya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kāyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • vikapālam -
  • vikapāla (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vikapāla (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vikapālā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • viveśa -
  • viś (verb class 6)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    viś (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • ha -
  • ha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    han (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “tena muṣṭiprahāreṇa kapālaṃ taddvidhābhavat
  • tena -
  • tena (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    tan (verb class 8)
    [perfect active second plural]
    tan (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    tan (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • muṣṭiprahāreṇa -
  • muṣṭiprahāra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • kapālam -
  • kapāla (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kapāla (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kapālā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tad -
  • tad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • dvidhā -
  • dvidhā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    dvidha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dvidha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dvidhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • abhavat -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • Line 3: “jānudbhyāṃ jagatīṃ caiva gatāsuḥ sa jagāma ha
  • -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • nudbhyām -
  • nud (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
    nud (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
  • jagatīm -
  • jagatī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • gatāsuḥ -
  • gatāsu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    gatāsu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • jagāma -
  • (verb class 3)
    [imperative active first plural]
    gam (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    gam (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    gam (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • ha -
  • ha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    han (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 58.52

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 58.52 in Telugu sript:
తస్యోత్తమాఙ్గం స్వే కాయే వికపాలం వివేశ హ ।
తేన ముష్టిప్రహారేణ కపాలం తద్ద్విధాభవత్ ।
జానుద్భ్యాం జగతీం చైవ గతాసుః స జగామ హ ॥ ౫౨ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 58.52 in Gujarati sript:
તસ્યોત્તમાઙ્ગં સ્વે કાયે વિકપાલં વિવેશ હ ।
તેન મુષ્ટિપ્રહારેણ કપાલં તદ્દ્વિધાભવત્ ।
જાનુદ્ભ્યાં જગતીં ચૈવ ગતાસુઃ સ જગામ હ ॥ ૫૨ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 58.52 in Kannada sript:
ತಸ್ಯೋತ್ತಮಾಙ್ಗಂ ಸ್ವೇ ಕಾಯೇ ವಿಕಪಾಲಂ ವಿವೇಶ ಹ ।
ತೇನ ಮುಷ್ಟಿಪ್ರಹಾರೇಣ ಕಪಾಲಂ ತದ್ದ್ವಿಧಾಭವತ್ ।
ಜಾನುದ್ಭ್ಯಾಂ ಜಗತೀಂ ಚೈವ ಗತಾಸುಃ ಸ ಜಗಾಮ ಹ ॥ ೫೨ ॥

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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