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 71.5

तमुवाच ततः कृष्णो यास्यावोऽवामतर्कितौ ।
प्रेक्षन्तौ मथुरां वीर राजमार्गं च धार्मिक ॥ ५ ॥

tamuvāca tataḥ kṛṣṇo yāsyāvo'vāmatarkitau |
prekṣantau mathurāṃ vīra rājamārgaṃ ca dhārmika || 5 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 71.5 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 (71.5). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Krishna, Tarkita, Pra, Mathura, Vira, Rajamarga, Dharmika,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 71.5). 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: “tamuvāca tataḥ kṛṣṇo yāsyāvo'vāmatarkitau
  • 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]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • tataḥ -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • kṛṣṇo* -
  • kṛṣṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • yāsyāvo' -
  • (verb class 2)
    [future active first dual]
  • avāma -
  • av (verb class 1)
    [imperative active first plural]
    u (verb class 1)
    [imperative active first plural]
    u (verb class 2)
    [imperative active first plural]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first plural]
  • tarkitau -
  • tarkita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tark -> tarkita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative dual from √tark class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √tark class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √tark class 10 verb]
  • Line 2: “prekṣantau mathurāṃ vīra rājamārgaṃ ca dhārmika
  • pre -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    prā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • kṣantau -
  • mathurām -
  • mathurā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • vīra -
  • vīra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vīra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rājamārgam -
  • rājamārga (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dhārmika -
  • dhārmika (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dhārmika (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 71.5

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 71.5 in Telugu sript:
తమువాచ తతః కృష్ణో యాస్యావోఽవామతర్కితౌ ।
ప్రేక్షన్తౌ మథురాం వీర రాజమార్గం చ ధార్మిక ॥ ౫ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 71.5 in Gujarati sript:
તમુવાચ તતઃ કૃષ્ણો યાસ્યાવોઽવામતર્કિતૌ ।
પ્રેક્ષન્તૌ મથુરાં વીર રાજમાર્ગં ચ ધાર્મિક ॥ ૫ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 71.5 in Kannada sript:
ತಮುವಾಚ ತತಃ ಕೃಷ್ಣೋ ಯಾಸ್ಯಾವೋಽವಾಮತರ್ಕಿತೌ ।
ಪ್ರೇಕ್ಷನ್ತೌ ಮಥುರಾಂ ವೀರ ರಾಜಮಾರ್ಗಂ ಚ ಧಾರ್ಮಿಕ ॥ ೫ ॥

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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