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 108.16

उषायां धर्षितायां हि कुलं नो धर्षितं महत् ।
असंप्रदानाद्योऽस्माभिः स्वयंग्राहमधर्षयत् ॥ १६ ॥

uṣāyāṃ dharṣitāyāṃ hi kulaṃ no dharṣitaṃ mahat |
asaṃpradānādyo'smābhiḥ svayaṃgrāhamadharṣayat || 16 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 108.16 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 (108.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Usha, Dharshita, Kula, Asmad, Mahat, Sampradana, Yah, Svayangraha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 108.16). 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: “uṣāyāṃ dharṣitāyāṃ hi kulaṃ no dharṣitaṃ mahat
  • uṣāyām -
  • uṣā (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • dharṣitāyām -
  • dharṣitā (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    dhṛṣ -> dharṣitā (participle, feminine)
    [locative single from √dhṛṣ]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • kulam -
  • kula (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kula (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kulā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • no* -
  • na (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
  • dharṣitam -
  • dharṣita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dharṣita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dharṣitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    dhṛṣ -> dharṣita (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √dhṛṣ]
    dhṛṣ -> dharṣita (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √dhṛṣ]
    dhṛṣ -> dharṣitā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √dhṛṣ]
    dhṛṣ -> dharṣita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √dhṛṣ]
    dhṛṣ -> dharṣita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √dhṛṣ], [accusative single from √dhṛṣ]
  • mahat -
  • atimahat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    mahat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “asaṃpradānādyo'smābhiḥ svayaṃgrāhamadharṣayat
  • a -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sampradānād -
  • sampradāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    sampradāna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • yo' -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    yu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • asmābhiḥ -
  • asmad (pronoun, none)
    [instrumental plural]
  • svayaṅgrāham -
  • svayaṅgrāha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    svayaṅgrāha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    svayaṅgrāhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • adharṣayat -
  • dhṛṣ (verb class 0)
    [imperfect active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 108.16

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 108.16 in Telugu sript:
ఉషాయాం ధర్షితాయాం హి కులం నో ధర్షితం మహత్ ।
అసంప్రదానాద్యోఽస్మాభిః స్వయంగ్రాహమధర్షయత్ ॥ ౧౬ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 108.16 in Gujarati sript:
ઉષાયાં ધર્ષિતાયાં હિ કુલં નો ધર્ષિતં મહત્ ।
અસંપ્રદાનાદ્યોઽસ્માભિઃ સ્વયંગ્રાહમધર્ષયત્ ॥ ૧૬ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 108.16 in Kannada sript:
ಉಷಾಯಾಂ ಧರ್ಷಿತಾಯಾಂ ಹಿ ಕುಲಂ ನೋ ಧರ್ಷಿತಂ ಮಹತ್ ।
ಅಸಂಪ್ರದಾನಾದ್ಯೋಽಸ್ಮಾಭಿಃ ಸ್ವಯಂಗ್ರಾಹಮಧರ್ಷಯತ್ ॥ ೧೬ ॥

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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