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 2.56

इमां हि सृष्टिं दक्षस्य यो विद्यात्सचराचरम् ।
प्रजावानायुरुत्तीर्णः स्वर्गलोके महीयते ॥ ५६ ॥

imāṃ hi sṛṣṭiṃ dakṣasya yo vidyātsacarācaram |
prajāvānāyuruttīrṇaḥ svargaloke mahīyate || 56 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 2.56 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 (2.56). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Iyam, Idam, Srishti, Daksha, Yah, Vidya, Sacaracara, Prajavat, Ayu, Ayus, Uttirna, Svargaloka, Mahi, Mah, Mahin, Iyat, Iyata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 2.56). 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: “imāṃ hi sṛṣṭiṃ dakṣasya yo vidyātsacarācaram
  • imām -
  • iyam (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • sṛṣṭim -
  • sṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    sṛṣṭi (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • dakṣasya -
  • dakṣa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    dakṣa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • yo* -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vidyāt -
  • vidya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    vid (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • sacarācaram -
  • sacarācara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sacarācara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sacarācarā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “prajāvānāyuruttīrṇaḥ svargaloke mahīyate
  • prajāvān -
  • prajāvat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • āyur -
  • āyus (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    āyus (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    āyu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    āyu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • uttīrṇaḥ -
  • uttīrṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • svargaloke -
  • svargaloka (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    svargaloka (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    svargalokā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • mahī -
  • mahi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    mahī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    mahi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    mahi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    mahi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    mahin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    mahin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    mah (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • iyate -
  • iyat (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    iyat (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    iyatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    i (verb class 2)
    [present middle third plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 2.56

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 2.56 in Telugu sript:
ఇమాం హి సృష్టిం దక్షస్య యో విద్యాత్సచరాచరమ్ ।
ప్రజావానాయురుత్తీర్ణః స్వర్గలోకే మహీయతే ॥ ౫౬ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 2.56 in Gujarati sript:
ઇમાં હિ સૃષ્ટિં દક્ષસ્ય યો વિદ્યાત્સચરાચરમ્ ।
પ્રજાવાનાયુરુત્તીર્ણઃ સ્વર્ગલોકે મહીયતે ॥ ૫૬ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 2.56 in Kannada sript:
ಇಮಾಂ ಹಿ ಸೃಷ್ಟಿಂ ದಕ್ಷಸ್ಯ ಯೋ ವಿದ್ಯಾತ್ಸಚರಾಚರಮ್ ।
ಪ್ರಜಾವಾನಾಯುರುತ್ತೀರ್ಣಃ ಸ್ವರ್ಗಲೋಕೇ ಮಹೀಯತೇ ॥ ೫೬ ॥

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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