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 110.11

अथ रामोऽब्रवीद्वाक्यं कृष्णमप्रतिमम् रणे ।
स्वाभिः प्रभाभिर्हीनाः स्मः कृष्ण कस्मादपूर्ववत् ॥ ११ ॥

atha rāmo'bravīdvākyaṃ kṛṣṇamapratimam raṇe |
svābhiḥ prabhābhirhīnāḥ smaḥ kṛṣṇa kasmādapūrvavat || 11 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 110.11 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 (110.11). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Atha, Rama, Vakya, Krishna, Apratima, Rana, Sva, Prabha, Hina, Kasmat, Kah, Kim, Apurvavat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 110.11). 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: “atha rāmo'bravīdvākyaṃ kṛṣṇamapratimam raṇe
  • atha -
  • atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • rāmo' -
  • rāma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [present active first plural]
  • abravīd -
  • brū (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • vākyam -
  • vākya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vac -> vākya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]
    vac -> vākya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative single from √vac class 3 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]
    vak -> vākya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vak class 1 verb]
    vak -> vākya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vak class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vak class 1 verb]
  • kṛṣṇam -
  • kṛṣṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṛṣṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṛṣṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • apratimam -
  • apratima (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    apratima (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    apratimā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    apratiman (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    apratiman (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
  • raṇe -
  • raṇa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    raṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • Line 2: “svābhiḥ prabhābhirhīnāḥ smaḥ kṛṣṇa kasmādapūrvavat
  • svābhiḥ -
  • svā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • prabhābhir -
  • prabhā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • hīnāḥ -
  • hīna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    hīnā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    -> hīna (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √ class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 3 verb]
    -> hīnā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √ class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 3 verb], [accusative plural from √ class 3 verb]
  • smaḥ -
  • as (verb class 2)
    [present active first plural]
  • kṛṣṇa -
  • kṛṣṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṛṣṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kasmād -
  • kasmāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [ablative single]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [ablative single]
  • apūrvavat -
  • apūrvavat (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 110.11

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 110.11 in Telugu sript:
అథ రామోఽబ్రవీద్వాక్యం కృష్ణమప్రతిమమ్ రణే ।
స్వాభిః ప్రభాభిర్హీనాః స్మః కృష్ణ కస్మాదపూర్వవత్ ॥ ౧౧ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 110.11 in Gujarati sript:
અથ રામોઽબ્રવીદ્વાક્યં કૃષ્ણમપ્રતિમમ્ રણે ।
સ્વાભિઃ પ્રભાભિર્હીનાઃ સ્મઃ કૃષ્ણ કસ્માદપૂર્વવત્ ॥ ૧૧ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 110.11 in Kannada sript:
ಅಥ ರಾಮೋಽಬ್ರವೀದ್ವಾಕ್ಯಂ ಕೃಷ್ಣಮಪ್ರತಿಮಮ್ ರಣೇ ।
ಸ್ವಾಭಿಃ ಪ್ರಭಾಭಿರ್ಹೀನಾಃ ಸ್ಮಃ ಕೃಷ್ಣ ಕಸ್ಮಾದಪೂರ್ವವತ್ ॥ ೧೧ ॥

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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