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 107.29

कथमेवं कृता नाम कन्या जीवितुमुत्सहे ।
कुलोपक्रोशनकरी कुलाङ्गारा निराश्रेया ।
जीवितुं स्पृहयेन्नारी साध्वीनामग्रतः स्थिता ॥ २९ ॥

kathamevaṃ kṛtā nāma kanyā jīvitumutsahe |
kulopakrośanakarī kulāṅgārā nirāśreyā |
jīvituṃ spṛhayennārī sādhvīnāmagrataḥ sthitā || 29 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 107.29 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 (107.29). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Katham, Katha, Evam, Eva, Krita, Naman, Kani, Kanya, Utsaha, Kula, Upakroshana, Kari, Karin, Kulangara, Nari, Sadhvi, Agratah, Agratas, Sthita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 107.29). 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: “kathamevaṃ kṛtā nāma kanyā jīvitumutsahe
  • katham -
  • katham (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    katham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kathā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    katha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    katha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • evam -
  • evam (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    evam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kṛtā* -
  • kṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kṛtā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb]
  • nāma -
  • nāman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • kanyā* -
  • kanī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    kanya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kanyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • jīvitum -
  • jīv -> jīvitum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √jīv]
  • utsahe -
  • utsaha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    utsaha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • Line 2: “kulopakrośanakarī kulāṅgārā nirāśreyā
  • kulo -
  • kula (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kula (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kulā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • upakrośana -
  • upakrośana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • karī -
  • karī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    kari (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kari (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    karin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kulāṅgārā* -
  • kulāṅgāra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • nirā -
  • nirā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • śre -
  • śrā (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • iyā -
  • ī (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    ī (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • Line 3: “jīvituṃ spṛhayennārī sādhvīnāmagrataḥ sthitā
  • jīvitum -
  • jīv -> jīvitum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √jīv]
  • spṛhayen -
  • spṛh (verb class 10)
    [optative active third single]
  • nārī -
  • nārī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    nāri (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • sādhvīnām -
  • sādhvī (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • agrataḥ -
  • agrataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    agratas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • sthitā -
  • sthitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    sthā -> sthitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √sthā class 1 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 107.29

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 107.29 in Telugu sript:
కథమేవం కృతా నామ కన్యా జీవితుముత్సహే ।
కులోపక్రోశనకరీ కులాఙ్గారా నిరాశ్రేయా ।
జీవితుం స్పృహయేన్నారీ సాధ్వీనామగ్రతః స్థితా ॥ ౨౯ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 107.29 in Gujarati sript:
કથમેવં કૃતા નામ કન્યા જીવિતુમુત્સહે ।
કુલોપક્રોશનકરી કુલાઙ્ગારા નિરાશ્રેયા ।
જીવિતું સ્પૃહયેન્નારી સાધ્વીનામગ્રતઃ સ્થિતા ॥ ૨૯ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 107.29 in Kannada sript:
ಕಥಮೇವಂ ಕೃತಾ ನಾಮ ಕನ್ಯಾ ಜೀವಿತುಮುತ್ಸಹೇ ।
ಕುಲೋಪಕ್ರೋಶನಕರೀ ಕುಲಾಙ್ಗಾರಾ ನಿರಾಶ್ರೇಯಾ ।
ಜೀವಿತುಂ ಸ್ಪೃಹಯೇನ್ನಾರೀ ಸಾಧ್ವೀನಾಮಗ್ರತಃ ಸ್ಥಿತಾ ॥ ೨೯ ॥

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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