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 98.5

प्रद्युम्नः प्रथमो यज्ञे शम्बरान्तकरः सुतः ।
द्वितीयश्चारुदेष्णश्च वृष्णिसिंहो महारथः ॥ ५ ॥

pradyumnaḥ prathamo yajñe śambarāntakaraḥ sutaḥ |
dvitīyaścārudeṣṇaśca vṛṣṇisiṃho mahārathaḥ || 5 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 98.5 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 (98.5). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pradyumna, Prathama, Yajna, Shambarantakara, Sut, Suta, Dvitiya, Carudeshna, Vrishni, Vrishan, Simha, Maharatha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 98.5). 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: “pradyumnaḥ prathamo yajñe śambarāntakaraḥ sutaḥ
  • pradyumnaḥ -
  • pradyumna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • prathamo* -
  • prathama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • yajñe -
  • yajña (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • śambarāntakaraḥ -
  • śambarāntakara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sutaḥ -
  • sut (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    sut (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    suta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    su -> suta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √su class 5 verb]
    -> suta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 6 verb]
    -> suta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 2 verb]
    su (verb class 2)
    [present active third dual]
  • Line 2: “dvitīyaścārudeṣṇaśca vṛṣṇisiṃho mahārathaḥ
  • dvitīyaś -
  • dvitīya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • cārudeṣṇaś -
  • cārudeṣṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vṛṣṇi -
  • vṛṣṇi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vṛṣṇi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vṛṣṇi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vṛṣṇī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    vṛṣan (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vṛṣan (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • siṃho* -
  • siṃha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mahārathaḥ -
  • mahāratha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 98.5

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 98.5 in Telugu sript:
ప్రద్యుమ్నః ప్రథమో యజ్ఞే శమ్బరాన్తకరః సుతః ।
ద్వితీయశ్చారుదేష్ణశ్చ వృష్ణిసింహో మహారథః ॥ ౫ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 98.5 in Gujarati sript:
પ્રદ્યુમ્નઃ પ્રથમો યજ્ઞે શમ્બરાન્તકરઃ સુતઃ ।
દ્વિતીયશ્ચારુદેષ્ણશ્ચ વૃષ્ણિસિંહો મહારથઃ ॥ ૫ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 98.5 in Kannada sript:
ಪ್ರದ್ಯುಮ್ನಃ ಪ್ರಥಮೋ ಯಜ್ಞೇ ಶಮ್ಬರಾನ್ತಕರಃ ಸುತಃ ।
ದ್ವಿತೀಯಶ್ಚಾರುದೇಷ್ಣಶ್ಚ ವೃಷ್ಣಿಸಿಂಹೋ ಮಹಾರಥಃ ॥ ೫ ॥

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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