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 87.2

चोलोफोन् ।
भीष्मकस्य सुतायां वै रुक्मिण्यां रुक्मभूषणः ।
शिशुपालस्य नृपतेर्विवाहो भविता किल ॥ २ ॥

Colophon |
bhīṣmakasya sutāyāṃ vai rukmiṇyāṃ rukmabhūṣaṇaḥ |
śiśupālasya nṛpatervivāho bhavitā kila || 2 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 87.2 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 (87.2). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bhishmaka, Suta, Rukmini, Rukma, Bhushana, Shishupala, Nripati, Vivaha, Bhavitri, Bhavita, Kila,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 87.2). 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: “Colophon
  • Cannot analyse Colophon
  • Line 2: “bhīṣmakasya sutāyāṃ vai rukmiṇyāṃ rukmabhūṣaṇaḥ
  • bhīṣmakasya -
  • bhīṣmaka (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • sutāyām -
  • sutā (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    su -> sutā (participle, feminine)
    [locative single from √su class 5 verb]
    -> sutā (participle, feminine)
    [locative single from √ class 6 verb]
    -> sutā (participle, feminine)
    [locative single from √ class 2 verb]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • rukmiṇyām -
  • rukmiṇī (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • rukma -
  • rukma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rukma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhūṣaṇaḥ -
  • bhūṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “śiśupālasya nṛpatervivāho bhavitā kila
  • śiśupālasya -
  • śiśupāla (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • nṛpater -
  • nṛpati (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • vivāho* -
  • vivāha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhavitā -
  • bhavitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    bhavitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
  • kila -
  • kila (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    kila (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kil (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 87.2

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 87.2 in Telugu sript:
చోలోఫోన్ ।
భీష్మకస్య సుతాయాం వై రుక్మిణ్యాం రుక్మభూషణః ।
శిశుపాలస్య నృపతేర్వివాహో భవితా కిల ॥ ౨ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 87.2 in Gujarati sript:
ચોલોફોન્ ।
ભીષ્મકસ્ય સુતાયાં વૈ રુક્મિણ્યાં રુક્મભૂષણઃ ।
શિશુપાલસ્ય નૃપતેર્વિવાહો ભવિતા કિલ ॥ ૨ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 87.2 in Kannada sript:
ಚೋಲೋಫೋನ್ ।
ಭೀಷ್ಮಕಸ್ಯ ಸುತಾಯಾಂ ವೈ ರುಕ್ಮಿಣ್ಯಾಂ ರುಕ್ಮಭೂಷಣಃ ।
ಶಿಶುಪಾಲಸ್ಯ ನೃಪತೇರ್ವಿವಾಹೋ ಭವಿತಾ ಕಿಲ ॥ ೨ ॥

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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