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 118.48

विजयति वसुधां च क्षत्रवृत्तिर्धनमतुलं लभते द्विषज्जयं च ।
विपुलमपि धनं लभेच्च वैश्यः सुगतिमियाच्छ्रवणाच्च शूद्रजातिः ॥ ४८ ॥

vijayati vasudhāṃ ca kṣatravṛttirdhanamatulaṃ labhate dviṣajjayaṃ ca |
vipulamapi dhanaṃ labhecca vaiśyaḥ sugatimiyācchravaṇācca śūdrajātiḥ || 48 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 118.48 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 (118.48). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vija, Yat, Yati, Vasudha, Kshatra, Vritti, Dhana, Atula, Labhat, Vipula, Api, Vaishya, Sugati, Shravana, Shudra, Jati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 118.48). 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: “vijayati vasudhāṃ ca kṣatravṛttirdhanamatulaṃ labhate dviṣajjayaṃ ca
  • vija -
  • vija (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vija (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vij (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • yati -
  • yati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    yatin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    yati (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    yatī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    i -> yat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> yatī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
  • vasudhām -
  • vasudhā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    vasudhā (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single], [genitive plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kṣatra -
  • kṣatra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vṛttir -
  • vṛtti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • dhanam -
  • dhana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dhana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • atulam -
  • atula (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    atula (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    atulā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • labhate -
  • labh -> labhat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √labh class 1 verb]
    labh -> labhat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √labh class 1 verb]
    labh (verb class 1)
    [present middle third single]
  • Cannot analyse dviṣajjayam*ca
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “vipulamapi dhanaṃ labhecca vaiśyaḥ sugatimiyācchravaṇācca śūdrajātiḥ
  • vipulam -
  • vipula (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vipula (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vipulā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • dhanam -
  • dhana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dhana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • labhec -
  • labh (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vaiśyaḥ -
  • vaiśya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sugatim -
  • sugati (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    sugati (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • iyācch -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • śravaṇāc -
  • śravaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    śravaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śūdra -
  • śūdra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jātiḥ -
  • jāti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 118.48

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 118.48 in Telugu sript:
విజయతి వసుధాం చ క్షత్రవృత్తిర్ధనమతులం లభతే ద్విషజ్జయం చ ।
విపులమపి ధనం లభేచ్చ వైశ్యః సుగతిమియాచ్ఛ్రవణాచ్చ శూద్రజాతిః ॥ ౪౮ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 118.48 in Gujarati sript:
વિજયતિ વસુધાં ચ ક્ષત્રવૃત્તિર્ધનમતુલં લભતે દ્વિષજ્જયં ચ ।
વિપુલમપિ ધનં લભેચ્ચ વૈશ્યઃ સુગતિમિયાચ્છ્રવણાચ્ચ શૂદ્રજાતિઃ ॥ ૪૮ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 118.48 in Kannada sript:
ವಿಜಯತಿ ವಸುಧಾಂ ಚ ಕ್ಷತ್ರವೃತ್ತಿರ್ಧನಮತುಲಂ ಲಭತೇ ದ್ವಿಷಜ್ಜಯಂ ಚ ।
ವಿಪುಲಮಪಿ ಧನಂ ಲಭೇಚ್ಚ ವೈಶ್ಯಃ ಸುಗತಿಮಿಯಾಚ್ಛ್ರವಣಾಚ್ಚ ಶೂದ್ರಜಾತಿಃ ॥ ೪೮ ॥

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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