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 97.17

तथा गाण्डीवधन्वानं क्रीडन्तं मधुसूदनः ।
जिगाय भरत श्रेष्ठं कुन्त्याः प्रमुखतो विभुः ॥ १७ ॥

tathā gāṇḍīvadhanvānaṃ krīḍantaṃ madhusūdanaḥ |
jigāya bharata śreṣṭhaṃ kuntyāḥ pramukhato vibhuḥ || 17 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 97.17 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 (97.17). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tatha, Gandivadhanvan, Kridat, Madhusudana, Bharata, Shreshtha, Kunti, Pramukhatah, Vibhu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 97.17). 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: “tathā gāṇḍīvadhanvānaṃ krīḍantaṃ madhusūdanaḥ
  • tathā* -
  • tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • gāṇḍīvadhanvānam -
  • gāṇḍīvadhanvan (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • krīḍantam -
  • krīḍat (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    krīḍ -> krīḍat (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √krīḍ class 1 verb]
  • madhusūdanaḥ -
  • madhusūdana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “jigāya bharata śreṣṭhaṃ kuntyāḥ pramukhato vibhuḥ
  • jigāya -
  • ji (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    ji (verb class 9)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • bharata -
  • bharata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bharata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhṛ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • śreṣṭham -
  • śreṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śreṣṭha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śreṣṭhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kuntyāḥ -
  • kuntī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • pramukhato* -
  • pramukhataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • vibhuḥ -
  • vibhu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vibhu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 97.17

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 97.17 in Telugu sript:
తథా గాణ్డీవధన్వానం క్రీడన్తం మధుసూదనః ।
జిగాయ భరత శ్రేష్ఠం కున్త్యాః ప్రముఖతో విభుః ॥ ౧౭ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 97.17 in Gujarati sript:
તથા ગાણ્ડીવધન્વાનં ક્રીડન્તં મધુસૂદનઃ ।
જિગાય ભરત શ્રેષ્ઠં કુન્ત્યાઃ પ્રમુખતો વિભુઃ ॥ ૧૭ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 97.17 in Kannada sript:
ತಥಾ ಗಾಣ್ಡೀವಧನ್ವಾನಂ ಕ್ರೀಡನ್ತಂ ಮಧುಸೂದನಃ ।
ಜಿಗಾಯ ಭರತ ಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠಂ ಕುನ್ತ್ಯಾಃ ಪ್ರಮುಖತೋ ವಿಭುಃ ॥ ೧೭ ॥

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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