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 1.0 [commentary, 5:1]

यो गोशतं कनकशृङ्गमयं ददाति विप्राय वेदविदुषे बहुविश्रुताय ॥ ० ॥

yo gośataṃ kanakaśṛṅgamayaṃ dadāti viprāya vedaviduṣe bahuviśrutāya || 0 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 1.0 [commentary, 5:1] 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 (1.0 [commentary, 5:1]). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yah, Goshata, Kanakashringa, Aya, Idam, Vipra, Vedavidvas, Bahuvi, Shruta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 1.0 [commentary, 5:1]). 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: “yo gośataṃ kanakaśṛṅgamayaṃ dadāti viprāya vedaviduṣe bahuviśrutāya
  • yo* -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • gośatam -
  • gośata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • kanakaśṛṅgam -
  • kanakaśṛṅga (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kanakaśṛṅga (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ayam -
  • aya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dadāti -
  • dadāti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (verb class 3)
    [present active third single]
  • viprāya -
  • vipra (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    vipra (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • vedaviduṣe -
  • vedavidvas (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    vedavidvas (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • bahuvi -
  • bahuvi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bahuvi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    bahuvi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • śrutāya -
  • śruta (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    śruta (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    śru -> śruta (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √śru class 5 verb]
    śru -> śruta (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √śru class 5 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 1.0 [commentary, 5:1]

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 1.0 [commentary, 5:1] in Telugu sript:
యో గోశతం కనకశృఙ్గమయం దదాతి విప్రాయ వేదవిదుషే బహువిశ్రుతాయ ॥ ౦ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 1.0 [commentary, 5:1] in Gujarati sript:
યો ગોશતં કનકશૃઙ્ગમયં દદાતિ વિપ્રાય વેદવિદુષે બહુવિશ્રુતાય ॥ ૦ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 1.0 [commentary, 5:1] in Kannada sript:
ಯೋ ಗೋಶತಂ ಕನಕಶೃಙ್ಗಮಯಂ ದದಾತಿ ವಿಪ್ರಾಯ ವೇದವಿದುಷೇ ಬಹುವಿಶ್ರುತಾಯ ॥ ೦ ॥

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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