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 61.64

कृष्णोऽपि तं गिरिश्रेष्ठं स्वस्थाने स्थावरात्मवान् ।
प्रीतो निवेशयामास ध्रुवाय वरदो विभुः ॥ ६४ ॥

kṛṣṇo'pi taṃ giriśreṣṭhaṃ svasthāne sthāvarātmavān |
prīto niveśayāmāsa dhruvāya varado vibhuḥ || 64 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 61.64 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 (61.64). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Krishna, Api, Girishreshtha, Svasthana, Sthavara, Prita, Nivesha, Yama, Yaman, Dhruvaya, Dhruva, Varada, Vibhu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 61.64). 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: “kṛṣṇo'pi taṃ giriśreṣṭhaṃ svasthāne sthāvarātmavān
  • kṛṣṇo' -
  • kṛṣṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • giriśreṣṭham -
  • giriśreṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    giriśreṣṭha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • svasthāne -
  • svasthāna (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    svasthāna (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    svasthānā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • sthāvarāt -
  • sthāvara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    sthāvara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • mavā -
  • mu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    mav (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ān -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “prīto niveśayāmāsa dhruvāya varado vibhuḥ
  • prīto* -
  • prīta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    pre -> prīta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √pre class 2 verb]
    prī -> prīta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √prī class 4 verb], [nominative single from √prī class 9 verb]
  • niveśa -
  • niveśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yāmā -
  • yāma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yāman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    yāma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yāmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperative active first plural]
  • asa -
  • asan (noun, neuter)
    [compound]
  • dhruvāya -
  • dhruvāya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    dhruva (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    dhruva (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • varado* -
  • varada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vibhuḥ -
  • vibhu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vibhu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 61.64

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 61.64 in Telugu sript:
కృష్ణోఽపి తం గిరిశ్రేష్ఠం స్వస్థానే స్థావరాత్మవాన్ ।
ప్రీతో నివేశయామాస ధ్రువాయ వరదో విభుః ॥ ౬౪ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 61.64 in Gujarati sript:
કૃષ્ણોઽપિ તં ગિરિશ્રેષ્ઠં સ્વસ્થાને સ્થાવરાત્મવાન્ ।
પ્રીતો નિવેશયામાસ ધ્રુવાય વરદો વિભુઃ ॥ ૬૪ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 61.64 in Kannada sript:
ಕೃಷ್ಣೋಽಪಿ ತಂ ಗಿರಿಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠಂ ಸ್ವಸ್ಥಾನೇ ಸ್ಥಾವರಾತ್ಮವಾನ್ ।
ಪ್ರೀತೋ ನಿವೇಶಯಾಮಾಸ ಧ್ರುವಾಯ ವರದೋ ವಿಭುಃ ॥ ೬೪ ॥

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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