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 75.1

वैशंपायन उवाच ।
प्रविशन्तं तु वेगेन मारुतावल्गिताम्बरम् ।
पूर्वजं पुरतः कृत्वा कृष्णं कमललोचनम् ॥ १ ॥

vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
praviśantaṃ tu vegena mārutāvalgitāmbaram |
pūrvajaṃ purataḥ kṛtvā kṛṣṇaṃ kamalalocanam || 1 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 75.1 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 (75.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vaishampayana, Pravishat, Vega, Maruta, Avalgita, Bara, Purvaja, Puratah, Purat, Kritva, Kritvan, Krishna, Kamalalocana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 75.1). 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: “praviśantaṃ tu vegena mārutāvalgitāmbaram
  • praviśantam -
  • praviśat (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • vegena -
  • vega (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • mārutā -
  • māruta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    māruta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mārutā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • āvalgitām -
  • āvalgitā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • baram -
  • bara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    barā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 3: “pūrvajaṃ purataḥ kṛtvā kṛṣṇaṃ kamalalocanam
  • pūrvajam -
  • pūrvaja (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pūrvaja (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pūrvajā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • purataḥ -
  • purataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pur -> purat (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √pur class 6 verb], [ablative single from √pur class 6 verb], [genitive single from √pur class 6 verb]
    pur -> purat (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √pur class 6 verb], [genitive single from √pur class 6 verb]
    pur (verb class 6)
    [present active third dual]
  • kṛtvā -
  • kṛtvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛtvan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kṛṣṇam -
  • kṛṣṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṛṣṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṛṣṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kamalalocanam -
  • kamalalocana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kamalalocana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kamalalocanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 75.1

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 75.1 in Telugu sript:
వైశంపాయన ఉవాచ ।
ప్రవిశన్తం తు వేగేన మారుతావల్గితామ్బరమ్ ।
పూర్వజం పురతః కృత్వా కృష్ణం కమలలోచనమ్ ॥ ౧ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 75.1 in Gujarati sript:
વૈશંપાયન ઉવાચ ।
પ્રવિશન્તં તુ વેગેન મારુતાવલ્ગિતામ્બરમ્ ।
પૂર્વજં પુરતઃ કૃત્વા કૃષ્ણં કમલલોચનમ્ ॥ ૧ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 75.1 in Kannada sript:
ವೈಶಂಪಾಯನ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಪ್ರವಿಶನ್ತಂ ತು ವೇಗೇನ ಮಾರುತಾವಲ್ಗಿತಾಮ್ಬರಮ್ ।
ಪೂರ್ವಜಂ ಪುರತಃ ಕೃತ್ವಾ ಕೃಷ್ಣಂ ಕಮಲಲೋಚನಮ್ ॥ 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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