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 74.1

वैशंपायन उवाच ।
तस्मिन्नहनि निर्वृत्ते द्वितीये समुपस्थिते ।
संकीर्यत महारङ्गः पौरैर्युद्धदिदृक्षुभिः ॥ १ ॥

vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
tasminnahani nirvṛtte dvitīye samupasthite |
saṃkīryata mahāraṅgaḥ paurairyuddhadidṛkṣubhiḥ || 1 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 74.1 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 (74.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vaishampayana, Tad, Ahan, Nirvritti, Nirvritta, Dvitiya, Samupasthita, Samupasthiti, Kiri, Kirin, Kirya, Maharanga, Paura, Yuddha, Didrikshu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 74.1). 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: “vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca
  • vaiśampāyana* -
  • vaiśampāyana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative 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]
  • Line 2: “tasminnahani nirvṛtte dvitīye samupasthite
  • tasminn -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • ahani -
  • ahan (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • nirvṛtte -
  • nirvṛtti (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    nirvṛtti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    nirvṛtta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    nirvṛtta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    nirvṛttā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • dvitīye -
  • dvitīya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    dvitīya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    dvitīyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • samupasthite -
  • samupasthita (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    samupasthita (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    samupasthitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    samupasthiti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • Line 3: “saṃkīryata mahāraṅgaḥ paurairyuddhadidṛkṣubhiḥ
  • saṅ -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
  • kīrya -
  • kīri (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kīrin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    kīrin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    kīrya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kīrya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṝ -> kīrya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṝ]
    kṝ -> kīrya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṝ]
  • ata -
  • at (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • mahāraṅgaḥ -
  • mahāraṅga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • paurair -
  • paura (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    paura (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • yuddha -
  • yuddha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yuddha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yudh -> yuddha (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [vocative single from √yudh class 4 verb]
    yudh -> yuddha (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [vocative single from √yudh class 4 verb]
  • didṛkṣubhiḥ -
  • didṛkṣu (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    didṛkṣu (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    didṛkṣu (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 74.1

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 74.1 in Telugu sript:
వైశంపాయన ఉవాచ ।
తస్మిన్నహని నిర్వృత్తే ద్వితీయే సముపస్థితే ।
సంకీర్యత మహారఙ్గః పౌరైర్యుద్ధదిదృక్షుభిః ॥ ౧ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 74.1 in Gujarati sript:
વૈશંપાયન ઉવાચ ।
તસ્મિન્નહનિ નિર્વૃત્તે દ્વિતીયે સમુપસ્થિતે ।
સંકીર્યત મહારઙ્ગઃ પૌરૈર્યુદ્ધદિદૃક્ષુભિઃ ॥ ૧ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 74.1 in Kannada sript:
ವೈಶಂಪಾಯನ ಉವಾಚ ।
ತಸ್ಮಿನ್ನಹನಿ ನಿರ್ವೃತ್ತೇ ದ್ವಿತೀಯೇ ಸಮುಪಸ್ಥಿತೇ ।
ಸಂಕೀರ್ಯತ ಮಹಾರಙ್ಗಃ ಪೌರೈರ್ಯುದ್ಧದಿದೃಕ್ಷುಭಿಃ ॥ ೧ ॥

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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