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 85.18

स विवृद्धो यदा राजा यवनानां महाबलः ।
तत एनं नृपा म्लेच्छाः संश्रित्यानुययुस्तदा ॥ १८ ॥

sa vivṛddho yadā rājā yavanānāṃ mahābalaḥ |
tata enaṃ nṛpā mlecchāḥ saṃśrityānuyayustadā || 18 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 85.18 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 (85.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vivriddha, Yada, Yad, Raja, Yavana, Mahabala, Nripa, Mleccha, Shrit, Shriti, Anu, Yayu, Tada,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 85.18). 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: “sa vivṛddho yadā rājā yavanānāṃ mahābalaḥ
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vivṛddho* -
  • vivṛddha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • yadā -
  • yadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yadā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • rājā* -
  • rāja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    rājā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • yavanānām -
  • yavana (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    yavana (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    yavanā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • mahābalaḥ -
  • mahābala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “tata enaṃ nṛpā mlecchāḥ saṃśrityānuyayustadā
  • tata* -
  • Cannot analyse enam*nṛ
  • nṛpā* -
  • nṛpa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • mlecchāḥ -
  • mleccha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • saṃ -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • śrityā -
  • śriti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
    śri -> śritya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √śri]
    śrit (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    śrit (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • ānu -
  • ānu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ānu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ānu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ānu (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • yayus -
  • yayu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yayu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • tadā -
  • tadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tadā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 85.18

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 85.18 in Telugu sript:
స వివృద్ధో యదా రాజా యవనానాం మహాబలః ।
తత ఏనం నృపా మ్లేచ్ఛాః సంశ్రిత్యానుయయుస్తదా ॥ ౧౮ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 85.18 in Gujarati sript:
સ વિવૃદ્ધો યદા રાજા યવનાનાં મહાબલઃ ।
તત એનં નૃપા મ્લેચ્છાઃ સંશ્રિત્યાનુયયુસ્તદા ॥ ૧૮ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 85.18 in Kannada sript:
ಸ ವಿವೃದ್ಧೋ ಯದಾ ರಾಜಾ ಯವನಾನಾಂ ಮಹಾಬಲಃ ।
ತತ ಏನಂ ನೃಪಾ ಮ್ಲೇಚ್ಛಾಃ ಸಂಶ್ರಿತ್ಯಾನುಯಯುಸ್ತದಾ ॥ ೧೮ ॥

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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