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 68.38

सोऽहं कृष्णेन वै रात्रौ संमन्त्र्य विदितात्मना ।
सहानेन गमिष्यामि सव्रजो यदि मंस्यते ॥ ३८ ॥

so'haṃ kṛṣṇena vai rātrau saṃmantrya viditātmanā |
sahānena gamiṣyāmi savrajo yadi maṃsyate || 38 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 68.38 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 (68.38). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sah, Aha, Asmad, Krishna, Ratrau, Ratra, Mantrya, Vidita, Mana, Saha, Vraja, Yadi, Yad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 68.38). 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: “so'haṃ kṛṣṇena vai rātrau saṃmantrya viditātmanā
  • so' -
  • saḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    so (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • kṛṣṇena -
  • kṛṣṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    kṛṣṇa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • rātrau -
  • rātrau (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    rātra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • saṃ -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • mantrya -
  • mantr -> mantrya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √mantr]
    mantrya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mantrya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mantr -> mantrya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √mantr class 10 verb]
    mantr -> mantrya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √mantr class 10 verb]
  • viditāt -
  • vidita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    vidita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    vid -> vidita (participle, masculine)
    [ablative single from √vid class 2 verb]
    vid -> vidita (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √vid class 2 verb]
  • manā -
  • manā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “sahānena gamiṣyāmi savrajo yadi maṃsyate
  • sahān -
  • saha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ena -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • gamiṣyāmi -
  • gam (verb class 1)
    [future active first single]
    gam (verb class 2)
    [future active first single]
    gam (verb class 3)
    [future active first single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vrajo* -
  • vraja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • yadi -
  • yadi (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    yadi (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • maṃsyate -
  • man (verb class 4)
    [future middle third single]
    man (verb class 8)
    [future middle third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 68.38

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 68.38 in Telugu sript:
సోఽహం కృష్ణేన వై రాత్రౌ సంమన్త్ర్య విదితాత్మనా ।
సహానేన గమిష్యామి సవ్రజో యది మంస్యతే ॥ ౩౮ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 68.38 in Gujarati sript:
સોઽહં કૃષ્ણેન વૈ રાત્રૌ સંમન્ત્ર્ય વિદિતાત્મના ।
સહાનેન ગમિષ્યામિ સવ્રજો યદિ મંસ્યતે ॥ ૩૮ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 68.38 in Kannada sript:
ಸೋಽಹಂ ಕೃಷ್ಣೇನ ವೈ ರಾತ್ರೌ ಸಂಮನ್ತ್ರ್ಯ ವಿದಿತಾತ್ಮನಾ ।
ಸಹಾನೇನ ಗಮಿಷ್ಯಾಮಿ ಸವ್ರಜೋ ಯದಿ ಮಂಸ್ಯತೇ ॥ ೩೮ ॥

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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