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 96.1

वासुदेव उवाच ।
भवतां पुण्यकीर्तीनां तपोबलसमाधिभिः ।
अपध्यानाच्च पापात्मा भौमः स नरको हतः ॥ १ ॥

vāsudeva uvāca |
bhavatāṃ puṇyakīrtīnāṃ tapobalasamādhibhiḥ |
apadhyānācca pāpātmā bhaumaḥ sa narako hataḥ || 1 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 96.1 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 (96.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vasudeva, Bhavat, Bhavant, Punyakirti, Tapobala, Samadhi, Samadhin, Apadhyana, Papatman, Bhauma, Naraka, Hata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 96.1). 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: “vāsudeva uvāca
  • vāsudeva* -
  • vāsudeva (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: “bhavatāṃ puṇyakīrtīnāṃ tapobalasamādhibhiḥ
  • bhavatām -
  • bhavat (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    bhavant (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [imperative active third dual]
  • puṇyakīrtīnām -
  • puṇyakīrti (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    puṇyakīrti (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    puṇyakīrti (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • tapobala -
  • tapobala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • samādhibhiḥ -
  • samādhi (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    samādhin (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    samādhin (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 3: “apadhyānācca pāpātmā bhaumaḥ sa narako hataḥ
  • apadhyānāc -
  • apadhyāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pāpātmā -
  • pāpātman (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhaumaḥ -
  • bhauma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • narako* -
  • naraka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • hataḥ -
  • hata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    han -> hata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √han class 1 verb], [nominative single from √han class 2 verb]
    han (verb class 2)
    [present active third dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 96.1

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 96.1 in Telugu sript:
వాసుదేవ ఉవాచ ।
భవతాం పుణ్యకీర్తీనాం తపోబలసమాధిభిః ।
అపధ్యానాచ్చ పాపాత్మా భౌమః స నరకో హతః ॥ ౧ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 96.1 in Gujarati sript:
વાસુદેવ ઉવાચ ।
ભવતાં પુણ્યકીર્તીનાં તપોબલસમાધિભિઃ ।
અપધ્યાનાચ્ચ પાપાત્મા ભૌમઃ સ નરકો હતઃ ॥ ૧ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 96.1 in Kannada sript:
ವಾಸುದೇವ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಭವತಾಂ ಪುಣ್ಯಕೀರ್ತೀನಾಂ ತಪೋಬಲಸಮಾಧಿಭಿಃ ।
ಅಪಧ್ಯಾನಾಚ್ಚ ಪಾಪಾತ್ಮಾ ಭೌಮಃ ಸ ನರಕೋ ಹತಃ ॥ 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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