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 64.16

तमापतन्तं प्रमुखे प्रतिजग्राह दुर्धरम् ।
कृष्णः कृष्णाञ्जननिभं वृषं प्रति वृषोपमः ॥ १६ ॥

tamāpatantaṃ pramukhe pratijagrāha durdharam |
kṛṣṇaḥ kṛṣṇāñjananibhaṃ vṛṣaṃ prati vṛṣopamaḥ || 16 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 64.16 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 (64.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tama, Patat, Pramukhe, Pramukha, Prati, Durdhara, Krishna, Krishnanjana, Nibha, Vrisha, Vrishan, Upama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 64.16). 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: “tamāpatantaṃ pramukhe pratijagrāha durdharam
  • tamā -
  • tamā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • patantam -
  • patat (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pat -> patat (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √pat class 1 verb]
  • pramukhe -
  • pramukhe (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pramukha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    pramukha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    pramukhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • prati -
  • prati (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    prati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    pratī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    pratī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    pratī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    prati (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • jagrāha -
  • grah (verb class 9)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • durdharam -
  • durdhara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    durdhara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    durdharā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “kṛṣṇaḥ kṛṣṇāñjananibhaṃ vṛṣaṃ prati vṛṣopamaḥ
  • kṛṣṇaḥ -
  • kṛṣṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kṛṣṇāñjana -
  • kṛṣṇāñjana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṛṣṇāñjana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nibham -
  • nibha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nibha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nibhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vṛṣam -
  • vṛṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vṛṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vṛṣā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    vṛṣan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    vṛṣan (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
  • prati -
  • prati (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    prati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    pratī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    pratī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    pratī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • vṛṣo -
  • vṛṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vṛṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vṛṣan (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    vṛṣan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vṛṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • upamaḥ -
  • upama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 64.16

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 64.16 in Telugu sript:
తమాపతన్తం ప్రముఖే ప్రతిజగ్రాహ దుర్ధరమ్ ।
కృష్ణః కృష్ణాఞ్జననిభం వృషం ప్రతి వృషోపమః ॥ ౧౬ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 64.16 in Gujarati sript:
તમાપતન્તં પ્રમુખે પ્રતિજગ્રાહ દુર્ધરમ્ ।
કૃષ્ણઃ કૃષ્ણાઞ્જનનિભં વૃષં પ્રતિ વૃષોપમઃ ॥ ૧૬ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 64.16 in Kannada sript:
ತಮಾಪತನ್ತಂ ಪ್ರಮುಖೇ ಪ್ರತಿಜಗ್ರಾಹ ದುರ್ಧರಮ್ ।
ಕೃಷ್ಣಃ ಕೃಷ್ಣಾಞ್ಜನನಿಭಂ ವೃಷಂ ಪ್ರತಿ ವೃಷೋಪಮಃ ॥ ೧೬ ॥

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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