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 68.18

उत्तानशायिनं दृष्ट्वा पुनर्दृष्ट्वा श्रिया वृतम् ।
अव्यक्तयुवनं कृष्णमक्रूरः प्रशशंसे ह ॥ १८ ॥

uttānaśāyinaṃ dṛṣṭvā punardṛṣṭvā śriyā vṛtam |
avyaktayuvanaṃ kṛṣṇamakrūraḥ praśaśaṃse ha || 18 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 68.18 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 (68.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Uttanashayin, Punar, Shri, Shriya, Vrit, Vrita, Avyakta, Yuvana, Krishna, Akrura, Prasha, Shamsa, Han,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 68.18). 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: “uttānaśāyinaṃ dṛṣṭvā punardṛṣṭvā śriyā vṛtam
  • uttānaśāyinam -
  • uttānaśāyin (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • dṛṣṭvā -
  • dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dṛś]
  • punar -
  • punar (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    punar (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • dṛṣṭvā -
  • dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dṛś]
  • 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]
  • vṛtam -
  • vṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    vṛt (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    vṛ -> vṛta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √vṛ class 9 verb]
    vṛ -> vṛta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √vṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √vṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √vṛ class 9 verb], [accusative single from √vṛ class 9 verb]
    vṛ -> vṛta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √vṛ class 9 verb]
    vṛ -> vṛta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √vṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √vṛ class 9 verb], [accusative single from √vṛ class 9 verb]
  • Line 2: “avyaktayuvanaṃ kṛṣṇamakrūraḥ praśaśaṃse ha
  • avyakta -
  • avyakta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    avyakta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yuvanam -
  • yuvana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • kṛṣṇam -
  • kṛṣṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṛṣṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṛṣṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • akrūraḥ -
  • akrūra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • praśa -
  • praśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    praśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śaṃse -
  • śaṃsa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    śaṃsa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    śaṃsā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ha -
  • ha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    han (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 68.18

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 68.18 in Telugu sript:
ఉత్తానశాయినం దృష్ట్వా పునర్దృష్ట్వా శ్రియా వృతమ్ ।
అవ్యక్తయువనం కృష్ణమక్రూరః ప్రశశంసే హ ॥ ౧౮ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 68.18 in Gujarati sript:
ઉત્તાનશાયિનં દૃષ્ટ્વા પુનર્દૃષ્ટ્વા શ્રિયા વૃતમ્ ।
અવ્યક્તયુવનં કૃષ્ણમક્રૂરઃ પ્રશશંસે હ ॥ ૧૮ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 68.18 in Kannada sript:
ಉತ್ತಾನಶಾಯಿನಂ ದೃಷ್ಟ್ವಾ ಪುನರ್ದೃಷ್ಟ್ವಾ ಶ್ರಿಯಾ ವೃತಮ್ ।
ಅವ್ಯಕ್ತಯುವನಂ ಕೃಷ್ಣಮಕ್ರೂರಃ ಪ್ರಶಶಂಸೇ ಹ ॥ ೧೮ ॥

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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