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 2.29

प्राचीनबर्हिर्भगवान्महानासीत्प्रजापतिः ।
हविर्धानान्महाराज येन संवर्धिताः प्रजाः ॥ २९ ॥

prācīnabarhirbhagavānmahānāsītprajāpatiḥ |
havirdhānānmahārāja yena saṃvardhitāḥ prajāḥ || 29 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 2.29 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 (2.29). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pracinabarhis, Pracinabarhi, Bhagavat, Mahana, Prajapati, Havirdhana, Maharaja, Maharajan, Yena, Yah, Yat, Samvardhita, Praja, Prajas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 2.29). 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: “prācīnabarhirbhagavānmahānāsītprajāpatiḥ
  • prācīnabarhir -
  • prācīnabarhis (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    prācīnabarhi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    prācīnabarhi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhagavān -
  • bhagavat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mahānā -
  • mahāna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mahāna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • āsīt -
  • ās (verb class 2)
    [aorist active third single], [injunctive active third single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • prajāpatiḥ -
  • prajāpati (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “havirdhānānmahārāja yena saṃvardhitāḥ prajāḥ
  • havirdhānān -
  • havirdhāna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative plural], [ablative single]
    havirdhāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • mahārāja -
  • mahārāja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mahārājan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    mahārājan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • yena -
  • yena (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • saṃvardhitāḥ -
  • saṃvardhita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    saṃvardhitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • prajāḥ -
  • praja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    prajā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    prajas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 2.29

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 2.29 in Telugu sript:
ప్రాచీనబర్హిర్భగవాన్మహానాసీత్ప్రజాపతిః ।
హవిర్ధానాన్మహారాజ యేన సంవర్ధితాః ప్రజాః ॥ ౨౯ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 2.29 in Gujarati sript:
પ્રાચીનબર્હિર્ભગવાન્મહાનાસીત્પ્રજાપતિઃ ।
હવિર્ધાનાન્મહારાજ યેન સંવર્ધિતાઃ પ્રજાઃ ॥ ૨૯ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 2.29 in Kannada sript:
ಪ್ರಾಚೀನಬರ್ಹಿರ್ಭಗವಾನ್ಮಹಾನಾಸೀತ್ಪ್ರಜಾಪತಿಃ ।
ಹವಿರ್ಧಾನಾನ್ಮಹಾರಾಜ ಯೇನ ಸಂವರ್ಧಿತಾಃ ಪ್ರಜಾಃ ॥ ೨೯ ॥

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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