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 108.56

वचनं तस्य संश्रुत्य प्राद्युम्निरपराजितः ।
बाणस्य वदतः संख्ये उदैक्षत ततोऽहसत् ॥ ५६ ॥

vacanaṃ tasya saṃśrutya prādyumniraparājitaḥ |
bāṇasya vadataḥ saṃkhye udaikṣata tato'hasat || 56 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 108.56 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 (108.56). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vacana, Tad, Samshrutya, Pradyumni, Aparajita, Bana, Vadat, Sankhya, Uda, Tatah, Tata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 108.56). 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: “vacanaṃ tasya saṃśrutya prādyumniraparājitaḥ
  • vacanam -
  • vacana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vacana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vacanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tasya -
  • tas -> tasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tas]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    tas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • saṃśrutya -
  • saṃśrutya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • prādyumnir -
  • prādyumni (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • aparājitaḥ -
  • aparājita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “bāṇasya vadataḥ saṃkhye udaikṣata tato'hasat
  • bāṇasya -
  • bāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    bāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • vadataḥ -
  • vad -> vadat (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √vad class 1 verb], [ablative single from √vad class 1 verb], [genitive single from √vad class 1 verb]
    vad -> vadat (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √vad class 1 verb], [genitive single from √vad class 1 verb]
    vad (verb class 1)
    [present active third dual]
  • saṅkhye -
  • saṅkhya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    saṅkhya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    saṅkhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • udai -
  • uda (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    udan (noun, neuter)
    [compound]
    ud (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single], [imperative middle first single]
    udā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • aikṣata -
  • īkṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperfect middle third single], [aorist middle third plural]
  • tato' -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • ahasat -
  • has (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 108.56

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 108.56 in Telugu sript:
వచనం తస్య సంశ్రుత్య ప్రాద్యుమ్నిరపరాజితః ।
బాణస్య వదతః సంఖ్యే ఉదైక్షత తతోఽహసత్ ॥ ౫౬ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 108.56 in Gujarati sript:
વચનં તસ્ય સંશ્રુત્ય પ્રાદ્યુમ્નિરપરાજિતઃ ।
બાણસ્ય વદતઃ સંખ્યે ઉદૈક્ષત તતોઽહસત્ ॥ ૫૬ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 108.56 in Kannada sript:
ವಚನಂ ತಸ್ಯ ಸಂಶ್ರುತ್ಯ ಪ್ರಾದ್ಯುಮ್ನಿರಪರಾಜಿತಃ ।
ಬಾಣಸ್ಯ ವದತಃ ಸಂಖ್ಯೇ ಉದೈಕ್ಷತ ತತೋಽಹಸತ್ ॥ ೫೬ ॥

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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