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 90.2

अतीव बलवन्तं हि तेजोराशिमनिर्जितम् ।
कथयन्ति महात्मानं ये पुराणविदो जनाः ॥ २ ॥

atīva balavantaṃ hi tejorāśimanirjitam |
kathayanti mahātmānaṃ ye purāṇavido janāḥ || 2 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 90.2 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 (90.2). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ativa, Balavat, Tejorashi, Anirjita, Kathayat, Kathayanti, Mahatman, Yah, Yat, Puranavid, Jana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 90.2). 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: “atīva balavantaṃ hi tejorāśimanirjitam
  • atīva -
  • atīva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    atīva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • balavantam -
  • balavat (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • tejorāśim -
  • tejorāśi (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • anirjitam -
  • anirjita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    anirjita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    anirjitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “kathayanti mahātmānaṃ ye purāṇavido janāḥ
  • kathayanti -
  • kath -> kathayat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √kath class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √kath class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √kath class 10 verb]
    kath -> kathayantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √kath class 10 verb]
    kath (verb class 10)
    [present active third plural]
  • mahātmānam -
  • mahātman (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • ye -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • purāṇavido* -
  • purāṇavid (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    purāṇavid (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • janāḥ -
  • jana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    janā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 90.2

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 90.2 in Telugu sript:
అతీవ బలవన్తం హి తేజోరాశిమనిర్జితమ్ ।
కథయన్తి మహాత్మానం యే పురాణవిదో జనాః ॥ ౨ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 90.2 in Gujarati sript:
અતીવ બલવન્તં હિ તેજોરાશિમનિર્જિતમ્ ।
કથયન્તિ મહાત્માનં યે પુરાણવિદો જનાઃ ॥ ૨ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 90.2 in Kannada sript:
ಅತೀವ ಬಲವನ್ತಂ ಹಿ ತೇಜೋರಾಶಿಮನಿರ್ಜಿತಮ್ ।
ಕಥಯನ್ತಿ ಮಹಾತ್ಮಾನಂ ಯೇ ಪುರಾಣವಿದೋ ಜನಾಃ ॥ 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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