Harivamsa [text] [sanskrit]

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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 81.1

वैशंपायन उवाच ।
मथुरोपवने गत्वा निविष्टांस्तान्नराधिपान् ।
अपश्यन्वृष्णयः सर्वे पुरस्कृत्य जनार्दनम् ॥ १ ॥

vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
mathuropavane gatvā niviṣṭāṃstānnarādhipān |
apaśyanvṛṣṇayaḥ sarve puraskṛtya janārdanam || 1 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 81.1 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 (81.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vaishampayana, Mathura, Upavana, Nivishta, Ara, Adhipa, Apashyat, Apashyan, Vrishni, Sarva, Puraskritya, Janardana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 81.1). 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: “mathuropavane gatvā niviṣṭāṃstānnarādhipān
  • mathuro -
  • mathura (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mathurā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • upavane -
  • upavana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • gatvā -
  • gam -> gatvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √gam]
    gam -> gatvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √gam]
    gam -> gatvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √gam]
  • niviṣṭāṃs -
  • niviṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • tānn -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • arā -
  • ara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    arā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
    (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
    (verb class 5)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
  • adhipān -
  • adhipa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • Line 3: “apaśyanvṛṣṇayaḥ sarve puraskṛtya janārdanam
  • apaśyan -
  • apaśyat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    apaśyan (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • vṛṣṇayaḥ -
  • vṛṣṇi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vṛṣṇi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • sarve -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sarvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • puraskṛtya -
  • puraskṛtya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • janārdanam -
  • janārdana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 81.1

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 81.1 in Telugu sript:
వైశంపాయన ఉవాచ ।
మథురోపవనే గత్వా నివిష్టాంస్తాన్నరాధిపాన్ ।
అపశ్యన్వృష్ణయః సర్వే పురస్కృత్య జనార్దనమ్ ॥ ౧ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 81.1 in Gujarati sript:
વૈશંપાયન ઉવાચ ।
મથુરોપવને ગત્વા નિવિષ્ટાંસ્તાન્નરાધિપાન્ ।
અપશ્યન્વૃષ્ણયઃ સર્વે પુરસ્કૃત્ય જનાર્દનમ્ ॥ ૧ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 81.1 in Kannada sript:
ವೈಶಂಪಾಯನ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಮಥುರೋಪವನೇ ಗತ್ವಾ ನಿವಿಷ್ಟಾಂಸ್ತಾನ್ನರಾಧಿಪಾನ್ ।
ಅಪಶ್ಯನ್ವೃಷ್ಣಯಃ ಸರ್ವೇ ಪುರಸ್ಕೃತ್ಯ ಜನಾರ್ದನಮ್ ॥ 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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