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 98.2

वैशंपायन उवाच ।
अष्टौ महिष्यः पुत्रिण्य इति प्राधान्यतः स्मृताः ।
सर्वा वीरप्रजायिन्यस्तास्वपत्यानि मे शृणु ॥ २ ॥

vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
aṣṭau mahiṣyaḥ putriṇya iti prādhānyataḥ smṛtāḥ |
sarvā vīraprajāyinyastāsvapatyāni me śṛṇu || 2 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 98.2 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 (98.2). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vaishampayana, Ashta, Ashti, Mahishi, Putrini, Iti, Pradhanya, Tas, Smrita, Smrito, Saru, Sarva, Viraprajayini, Apatya, Asmad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 98.2). 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: “vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca
  • vaiśampāyana* -
  • vaiśampāyana (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: “aṣṭau mahiṣyaḥ putriṇya iti prādhānyataḥ smṛtāḥ
  • aṣṭau -
  • aṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    aṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    -> aṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative dual from √ class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √ class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √ class 5 verb]
  • mahiṣyaḥ -
  • mahiṣī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • putriṇya* -
  • putriṇī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • prādhānya -
  • prādhānya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prādhānya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • taḥ -
  • tas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • smṛtāḥ -
  • smṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    smṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    smṛto (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    smṛ -> smṛta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb]
    smṛ -> smṛtā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb]
  • Line 3: “sarvā vīraprajāyinyastāsvapatyāni me śṛṇu
  • sarvā* -
  • saru (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    sarva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sarvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vīraprajāyinyas -
  • vīraprajāyinī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • tāsva -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
  • apatyāni -
  • apatya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • me -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • śṛṇu -
  • śru (verb class 5)
    [imperative active second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 98.2

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 98.2 in Telugu sript:
వైశంపాయన ఉవాచ ।
అష్టౌ మహిష్యః పుత్రిణ్య ఇతి ప్రాధాన్యతః స్మృతాః ।
సర్వా వీరప్రజాయిన్యస్తాస్వపత్యాని మే శృణు ॥ ౨ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 98.2 in Gujarati sript:
વૈશંપાયન ઉવાચ ।
અષ્ટૌ મહિષ્યઃ પુત્રિણ્ય ઇતિ પ્રાધાન્યતઃ સ્મૃતાઃ ।
સર્વા વીરપ્રજાયિન્યસ્તાસ્વપત્યાનિ મે શૃણુ ॥ ૨ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 98.2 in Kannada sript:
ವೈಶಂಪಾಯನ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಅಷ್ಟೌ ಮಹಿಷ್ಯಃ ಪುತ್ರಿಣ್ಯ ಇತಿ ಪ್ರಾಧಾನ್ಯತಃ ಸ್ಮೃತಾಃ ।
ಸರ್ವಾ ವೀರಪ್ರಜಾಯಿನ್ಯಸ್ತಾಸ್ವಪತ್ಯಾನಿ ಮೇ ಶೃಣು ॥ 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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