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 100.31

श्रुयतां भो नृपश्रेष्ठा यावन्तः स्थ समागताः ।
अस्य प्रश्नस्य महतो यथा पारमहं गतः ॥ ३१ ॥

śruyatāṃ bho nṛpaśreṣṭhā yāvantaḥ stha samāgatāḥ |
asya praśnasya mahato yathā pāramahaṃ gataḥ || 31 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 100.31 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 (100.31). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bha, Nripashreshtha, Yavat, Stha, Samagata, Idam, Prashna, Mahat, Mahata, Yatha, Parama, Ham, Gat, Gata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 100.31). 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: “śruyatāṃ bho nṛpaśreṣṭhā yāvantaḥ stha samāgatāḥ
  • Cannot analyse śruyatām*bh
  • bho* -
  • bha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    bhā (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • nṛpaśreṣṭhā* -
  • nṛpaśreṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • yāvantaḥ -
  • yāvat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • stha -
  • stha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    stha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present active second plural]
  • samāgatāḥ -
  • samāgata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    samāgatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “asya praśnasya mahato yathā pāramahaṃ gataḥ
  • asya -
  • as -> asya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √as]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    as (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • praśnasya -
  • praśna (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • mahato* -
  • mahat (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    mahat (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    mahata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    mah (verb class 1)
    [present active third dual]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • pārama -
  • pārama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pārama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ham -
  • ham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    han (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
  • gataḥ -
  • gat (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    gat (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    gata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 100.31

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 100.31 in Telugu sript:
శ్రుయతాం భో నృపశ్రేష్ఠా యావన్తః స్థ సమాగతాః ।
అస్య ప్రశ్నస్య మహతో యథా పారమహం గతః ॥ ౩౧ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 100.31 in Gujarati sript:
શ્રુયતાં ભો નૃપશ્રેષ્ઠા યાવન્તઃ સ્થ સમાગતાઃ ।
અસ્ય પ્રશ્નસ્ય મહતો યથા પારમહં ગતઃ ॥ ૩૧ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 100.31 in Kannada sript:
ಶ್ರುಯತಾಂ ಭೋ ನೃಪಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠಾ ಯಾವನ್ತಃ ಸ್ಥ ಸಮಾಗತಾಃ ।
ಅಸ್ಯ ಪ್ರಶ್ನಸ್ಯ ಮಹತೋ ಯಥಾ ಪಾರಮಹಂ ಗತಃ ॥ ೩೧ ॥

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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