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 62.6

दृष्ट्वा चैनं श्रिया जुष्टं मर्त्यलोकेऽमरोपमम् ।
सुराणां कार्यसिद्ध्यर्थं नित्यं कर्मसु निष्ठितम् ।
सूपविष्टं शिलापृष्टे शक्रः स व्रीडितोऽभवत् ॥ ६ ॥

dṛṣṭvā cainaṃ śriyā juṣṭaṃ martyaloke'maropamam |
surāṇāṃ kāryasiddhyarthaṃ nityaṃ karmasu niṣṭhitam |
sūpaviṣṭaṃ śilāpṛṣṭe śakraḥ sa vrīḍito'bhavat || 6 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 62.6 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 (62.6). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Aina, Shri, Shriya, Jushta, Martyaloka, Amaropama, Sura, Karyasiddhi, Artha, Nityam, Nitya, Karman, Nishthita, Supavishta, Shila, Aprishta, Shakra, Vridita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 62.6). 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: “dṛṣṭvā cainaṃ śriyā juṣṭaṃ martyaloke'maropamam
  • dṛṣṭvā -
  • dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dṛś]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ainam -
  • aina (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • śriyā* -
  • śrī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    śrī (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    śriyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    śriya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • juṣṭam -
  • juṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    juṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    juṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    juṣ -> juṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √juṣ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √juṣ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √juṣ class 6 verb]
    juṣ -> juṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √juṣ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √juṣ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √juṣ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √juṣ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √juṣ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √juṣ class 6 verb]
  • martyaloke' -
  • martyaloka (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • amaropamam -
  • amaropama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    amaropama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    amaropamā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “surāṇāṃ kāryasiddhyarthaṃ nityaṃ karmasu niṣṭhitam
  • surāṇām -
  • sura (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    sura (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    surā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • kāryasiddhya -
  • kāryasiddhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • artham -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    artha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • nityam -
  • nityam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    nitya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nitya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nityā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • karmasu -
  • karman (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • niṣṭhitam -
  • niṣṭhita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    niṣṭhita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    niṣṭhitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 3: “sūpaviṣṭaṃ śilāpṛṣṭe śakraḥ sa vrīḍito'bhavat
  • sūpaviṣṭam -
  • sūpaviṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sūpaviṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sūpaviṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • śilā -
  • śila (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śilā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    śil (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • apṛṣṭe -
  • apṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    apṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    apṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • śakraḥ -
  • śakra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vrīḍito' -
  • vrīḍita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vrīḍ -> vrīḍita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √vrīḍ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √vrīḍ class 4 verb], [nominative single from √vrīḍ class 10 verb]
  • abhavat -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 62.6

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 62.6 in Telugu sript:
దృష్ట్వా చైనం శ్రియా జుష్టం మర్త్యలోకేఽమరోపమమ్ ।
సురాణాం కార్యసిద్ధ్యర్థం నిత్యం కర్మసు నిష్ఠితమ్ ।
సూపవిష్టం శిలాపృష్టే శక్రః స వ్రీడితోఽభవత్ ॥ ౬ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 62.6 in Gujarati sript:
દૃષ્ટ્વા ચૈનં શ્રિયા જુષ્ટં મર્ત્યલોકેઽમરોપમમ્ ।
સુરાણાં કાર્યસિદ્ધ્યર્થં નિત્યં કર્મસુ નિષ્ઠિતમ્ ।
સૂપવિષ્ટં શિલાપૃષ્ટે શક્રઃ સ વ્રીડિતોઽભવત્ ॥ ૬ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 62.6 in Kannada sript:
ದೃಷ್ಟ್ವಾ ಚೈನಂ ಶ್ರಿಯಾ ಜುಷ್ಟಂ ಮರ್ತ್ಯಲೋಕೇಽಮರೋಪಮಮ್ ।
ಸುರಾಣಾಂ ಕಾರ್ಯಸಿದ್ಧ್ಯರ್ಥಂ ನಿತ್ಯಂ ಕರ್ಮಸು ನಿಷ್ಠಿತಮ್ ।
ಸೂಪವಿಷ್ಟಂ ಶಿಲಾಪೃಷ್ಟೇ ಶಕ್ರಃ ಸ ವ್ರೀಡಿತೋಽಭವತ್ ॥ ೬ ॥

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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