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 2.10

ध्रुवो वर्षसहस्राणि त्रीणि दिव्यानि भारत ।
तपस्तेपे महाराज प्रार्थयन् सुमहद् यशः ॥ १० ॥

dhruvo varṣasahasrāṇi trīṇi divyāni bhārata |
tapastepe mahārāja prārthayan sumahad yaśaḥ || 10 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 2.10 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 (2.10). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dhruva, Varshasahasra, Divya, Bharata, Tap, Tapa, Tapas, Maharaja, Maharajan, Prartha, Yat, Sumahat, Yasha, Yashas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 2.10). 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: “dhruvo varṣasahasrāṇi trīṇi divyāni bhārata
  • dhruvo* -
  • dhruva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • varṣasahasrāṇi -
  • varṣasahasra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Cannot analyse trīṇi*di
  • divyāni -
  • divya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bhārata -
  • bhārata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhārata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “tapastepe mahārāja prārthayan sumahad yaśaḥ
  • tapas -
  • tapas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    tap (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    tap (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    tapa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tepe -
  • tap (verb class 1)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    tap (verb class 4)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    tep (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
    tip (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • mahārāja -
  • mahārāja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mahārājan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    mahārājan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • prārtha -
  • prārtha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prārtha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yan -
  • yat (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    i -> yat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
  • sumahad -
  • sumahat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • yaśaḥ -
  • yaśas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yaśas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    yaśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 2.10

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 2.10 in Telugu sript:
ధ్రువో వర్షసహస్రాణి త్రీణి దివ్యాని భారత ।
తపస్తేపే మహారాజ ప్రార్థయన్ సుమహద్ యశః ॥ ౧౦ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 2.10 in Gujarati sript:
ધ્રુવો વર્ષસહસ્રાણિ ત્રીણિ દિવ્યાનિ ભારત ।
તપસ્તેપે મહારાજ પ્રાર્થયન્ સુમહદ્ યશઃ ॥ ૧૦ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 2.10 in Kannada sript:
ಧ್ರುವೋ ವರ್ಷಸಹಸ್ರಾಣಿ ತ್ರೀಣಿ ದಿವ್ಯಾನಿ ಭಾರತ ।
ತಪಸ್ತೇಪೇ ಮಹಾರಾಜ ಪ್ರಾರ್ಥಯನ್ ಸುಮಹದ್ ಯಶಃ ॥ ೧೦ ॥

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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