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 85.62

ततो ददर्श पृथिवीमावृतां ह्रस्वकैर्नरैः ।
अल्पोत्साहैरल्पबलैरल्पवीर्यपराक्रमैः ।
परेणाधिष्ठितं चैव राज्यं केवलमात्मनः ॥ ६२ ॥

tato dadarśa pṛthivīmāvṛtāṃ hrasvakairnaraiḥ |
alpotsāhairalpabalairalpavīryaparākramaiḥ |
pareṇādhiṣṭhitaṃ caiva rājyaṃ kevalamātmanaḥ || 62 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 85.62 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:

Read online Buy now! The English translation by Shanti Lal Nagar (2013)

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (85.62). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Prithivi, Avrit, Avrita, Hrasvaka, Nara, Alpa, Utsaha, Alpabala, Virya, Parakrama, Parena, Para, Adhishthita, Rajya, Kevalam, Kevala, Atman,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 85.62). 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: “tato dadarśa pṛthivīmāvṛtāṃ hrasvakairnaraiḥ
  • tato* -
  • 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]
  • dadarśa -
  • dṛś (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • pṛthivīm -
  • pṛthivī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • āvṛtām -
  • āvṛt (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    āvṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • hrasvakair -
  • hrasvaka (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    hrasvaka (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • naraiḥ -
  • nara (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    nara (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “alpotsāhairalpabalairalpavīryaparākramaiḥ
  • alpo -
  • alpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    alpa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    alpā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • utsāhair -
  • utsāha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • alpabalair -
  • alpabala (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    alpabala (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • alpa -
  • alpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    alpa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vīrya -
  • vīrya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vīr -> vīrya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √vīr]
    vīr -> vīrya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √vīr class 10 verb]
    vīr -> vīrya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √vīr class 10 verb]
  • parākramaiḥ -
  • parākrama (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 3: “pareṇādhiṣṭhitaṃ caiva rājyaṃ kevalamātmanaḥ
  • pareṇā -
  • pareṇa (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    para (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    para (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • adhiṣṭhitam -
  • adhiṣṭhita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    adhiṣṭhita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    adhiṣṭhitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • rājyam -
  • rājya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    rājya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    rājyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    rāj -> rājya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √rāj]
    rāj -> rājya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √rāj]
    rāj -> rājyā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √rāj]
    rāj -> rājya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rāj]
    rāj -> rājya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [nominative single from √rāj], [accusative single from √rāj]
  • kevalam -
  • kevalam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kevala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kevala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kevalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ātmanaḥ -
  • ātman (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 85.62

Cover of edition (2012)

Harivamsa Purana
by Ras Bihari Lal and Sons (2012)

Set of 10 Volumes; Transliterated Text with English Translation; [5425 pages]

Buy now!
Cover of edition (2021)

Shri Harivamsa Purana in Marathi
by Jitendra Nath Thakur (2021)

श्रीहरिवंशपुराण [Dharmik Prakashan Sanstha, Mumbai]

Buy now!
Cover of edition (2012)

Shri Harivamsha Purana (Telugu)
by Gollapudi Veeraswamy Son (2012)

శ్రీ వారివంశవ్రరాణం [Gollapudi Veeraswamy Son]

Buy now!

Preview of verse 85.62 in Telugu sript:
తతో దదర్శ పృథివీమావృతాం హ్రస్వకైర్నరైః ।
అల్పోత్సాహైరల్పబలైరల్పవీర్యపరాక్రమైః ।
పరేణాధిష్ఠితం చైవ రాజ్యం కేవలమాత్మనః ॥ ౬౨ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

Buy now!

Preview of verse 85.62 in Gujarati sript:
તતો દદર્શ પૃથિવીમાવૃતાં હ્રસ્વકૈર્નરૈઃ ।
અલ્પોત્સાહૈરલ્પબલૈરલ્પવીર્યપરાક્રમૈઃ ।
પરેણાધિષ્ઠિતં ચૈવ રાજ્યં કેવલમાત્મનઃ ॥ ૬૨ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

Buy now!

Preview of verse 85.62 in Kannada sript:
ತತೋ ದದರ್ಶ ಪೃಥಿವೀಮಾವೃತಾಂ ಹ್ರಸ್ವಕೈರ್ನರೈಃ ।
ಅಲ್ಪೋತ್ಸಾಹೈರಲ್ಪಬಲೈರಲ್ಪವೀರ್ಯಪರಾಕ್ರಮೈಃ ।
ಪರೇಣಾಧಿಷ್ಠಿತಂ ಚೈವ ರಾಜ್ಯಂ ಕೇವಲಮಾತ್ಮನಃ ॥ ೬೨ ॥

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]

Buy now!
Like what you read? Consider supporting this website: