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 59.3

कौतूहलादिदं वाक्यं कृष्णः प्रोवाच तत्र वै ।
कोऽयं शक्रमहो नाम येन वो हर्ष आगतः ॥ ३ ॥

kautūhalādidaṃ vākyaṃ kṛṣṇaḥ provāca tatra vai |
ko'yaṃ śakramaho nāma yena vo harṣa āgataḥ || 3 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 59.3 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 (59.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kautuhala, Idam, Vakya, Krishna, Pra, Tatra, Kah, Aya, Shakramaha, Naman, Yena, Yah, Yat, Yushmad, Harsha, Agata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 59.3). 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: “kautūhalādidaṃ vākyaṃ kṛṣṇaḥ provāca tatra vai
  • kautūhalād -
  • kautūhala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • idam -
  • idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vākyam -
  • vākya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vac -> vākya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]
    vac -> vākya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative single from √vac class 3 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]
    vak -> vākya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vak class 1 verb]
    vak -> vākya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vak class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vak class 1 verb]
  • kṛṣṇaḥ -
  • kṛṣṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pro -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    pra (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
    prā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • 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]
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • Line 2: “ko'yaṃ śakramaho nāma yena vo harṣa āgataḥ
  • ko' -
  • kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    ku (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ayam -
  • aya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śakramaho* -
  • śakramaha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nāma -
  • nāman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • yena -
  • yena (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • vo* -
  • va (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
  • harṣa* -
  • harṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • āgataḥ -
  • āgata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 59.3

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 59.3 in Telugu sript:
కౌతూహలాదిదం వాక్యం కృష్ణః ప్రోవాచ తత్ర వై ।
కోఽయం శక్రమహో నామ యేన వో హర్ష ఆగతః ॥ ౩ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 59.3 in Gujarati sript:
કૌતૂહલાદિદં વાક્યં કૃષ્ણઃ પ્રોવાચ તત્ર વૈ ।
કોઽયં શક્રમહો નામ યેન વો હર્ષ આગતઃ ॥ ૩ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 59.3 in Kannada sript:
ಕೌತೂಹಲಾದಿದಂ ವಾಕ್ಯಂ ಕೃಷ್ಣಃ ಪ್ರೋವಾಚ ತತ್ರ ವೈ ।
ಕೋಽಯಂ ಶಕ್ರಮಹೋ ನಾಮ ಯೇನ ವೋ ಹರ್ಷ ಆಗತಃ ॥ ೩ ॥

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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