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 58.55

स निहत्य प्रलम्बं तु संहृत्य बलमात्मनः ।
पर्यष्वजत कृष्णं वै रौहिणेयः प्रतापवान् ॥ ५५ ॥

sa nihatya pralambaṃ tu saṃhṛtya balamātmanaḥ |
paryaṣvajata kṛṣṇaṃ vai rauhiṇeyaḥ pratāpavān || 55 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 58.55 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 (58.55). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nihatya, Pralamba, Bala, Atman, Krishna, Rauhineya, Pratapavat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 58.55). 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: “sa nihatya pralambaṃ tu saṃhṛtya balamātmanaḥ
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nihatya -
  • nihatya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nihatya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pralambam -
  • pralamba (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pralamba (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pralambā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • saṃhṛtya -
  • balam -
  • bala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    balā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ātmanaḥ -
  • ātman (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “paryaṣvajata kṛṣṇaṃ vai rauhiṇeyaḥ pratāpavān
  • Cannot analyse paryaṣvajata*kṛ
  • kṛṣṇam -
  • kṛṣṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṛṣṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṛṣṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • rauhiṇeyaḥ -
  • rauhiṇeya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pratāpavān -
  • pratāpavat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 58.55

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 58.55 in Telugu sript:
స నిహత్య ప్రలమ్బం తు సంహృత్య బలమాత్మనః ।
పర్యష్వజత కృష్ణం వై రౌహిణేయః ప్రతాపవాన్ ॥ ౫౫ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 58.55 in Gujarati sript:
સ નિહત્ય પ્રલમ્બં તુ સંહૃત્ય બલમાત્મનઃ ।
પર્યષ્વજત કૃષ્ણં વૈ રૌહિણેયઃ પ્રતાપવાન્ ॥ ૫૫ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 58.55 in Kannada sript:
ಸ ನಿಹತ್ಯ ಪ್ರಲಮ್ಬಂ ತು ಸಂಹೃತ್ಯ ಬಲಮಾತ್ಮನಃ ।
ಪರ್ಯಷ್ವಜತ ಕೃಷ್ಣಂ ವೈ ರೌಹಿಣೇಯಃ ಪ್ರತಾಪವಾನ್ ॥ ೫೫ ॥

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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