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 3.16

बालिशा बत यूयं ये नास्या जानीत वै भुवः ।
प्रमाणं स्रष्टुकामा वै प्रजा प्राचेतसात्मजाः ।
अन्तरूर्ध्वमधश्चैव कथं स्रक्ष्यथ वै प्रजाः ॥ १६ ॥

bāliśā bata yūyaṃ ye nāsyā jānīta vai bhuvaḥ |
pramāṇaṃ sraṣṭukāmā vai prajā prācetasātmajāḥ |
antarūrdhvamadhaścaiva kathaṃ srakṣyatha vai prajāḥ || 16 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 3.16 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 (3.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Balisha, Bata, Yuya, Yushmad, Yah, Yat, Nasya, Nasi, Bhuvah, Bhuva, Bhu, Pramana, Kama, Praja, Pracetasa, Antar, Urdhvam, Urdhva, Adhah, Adhas, Katham, Katha, Prajas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 3.16). 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: “bāliśā bata yūyaṃ ye nāsyā jānīta vai bhuvaḥ
  • bāliśā* -
  • bāliśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    bāliśā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bata -
  • bata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yūyam -
  • yu -> yūya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √yu class 2 verb], [accusative single from √yu class 6 verb], [accusative single from √yu class 9 verb]
    yu -> yūya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √yu class 2 verb], [accusative single from √yu class 2 verb], [nominative single from √yu class 6 verb], [accusative single from √yu class 6 verb], [nominative single from √yu class 9 verb], [accusative single from √yu class 9 verb]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative plural]
  • ye -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • nāsyā* -
  • nās -> nāsya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √nās class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √nās class 1 verb]
    nās -> nāsyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √nās class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √nās class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √nās class 1 verb]
    nas -> nāsya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √nas class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √nas class 1 verb]
    nas -> nāsyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √nas class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √nas class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √nas class 1 verb]
    nāsi (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    nāsī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • jānīta -
  • jñā (verb class 9)
    [optative middle third single], [imperative active second plural]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • bhuvaḥ -
  • bhuvaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bhuva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    bhū (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    bhū (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “pramāṇaṃ sraṣṭukāmā vai prajā prācetasātmajāḥ
  • pramāṇam -
  • pramāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pramāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • sraṣ -
  • sras (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    sras (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • ṭu -
  • ṭu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • kāmā* -
  • kāma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kāmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • prajā -
  • prajā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • prācetasāt -
  • prācetasa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    prācetasa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ma -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jāḥ -
  • ja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 3: “antarūrdhvamadhaścaiva kathaṃ srakṣyatha vai prajāḥ
  • antar -
  • antar (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    antar (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • ūrdhvam -
  • ūrdhvam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ūrdhva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ūrdhva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ūrdhvā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • adhaś -
  • adhaḥ (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    adhaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    adhas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • katham -
  • katham (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    katham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kathā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    katha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    katha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • srakṣyatha -
  • sṛj (verb class 6)
    [future active second plural]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • 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 3.16

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 3.16 in Telugu sript:
బాలిశా బత యూయం యే నాస్యా జానీత వై భువః ।
ప్రమాణం స్రష్టుకామా వై ప్రజా ప్రాచేతసాత్మజాః ।
అన్తరూర్ధ్వమధశ్చైవ కథం స్రక్ష్యథ వై ప్రజాః ॥ ౧౬ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 3.16 in Gujarati sript:
બાલિશા બત યૂયં યે નાસ્યા જાનીત વૈ ભુવઃ ।
પ્રમાણં સ્રષ્ટુકામા વૈ પ્રજા પ્રાચેતસાત્મજાઃ ।
અન્તરૂર્ધ્વમધશ્ચૈવ કથં સ્રક્ષ્યથ વૈ પ્રજાઃ ॥ ૧૬ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 3.16 in Kannada sript:
ಬಾಲಿಶಾ ಬತ ಯೂಯಂ ಯೇ ನಾಸ್ಯಾ ಜಾನೀತ ವೈ ಭುವಃ ।
ಪ್ರಮಾಣಂ ಸ್ರಷ್ಟುಕಾಮಾ ವೈ ಪ್ರಜಾ ಪ್ರಾಚೇತಸಾತ್ಮಜಾಃ ।
ಅನ್ತರೂರ್ಧ್ವಮಧಶ್ಚೈವ ಕಥಂ ಸ್ರಕ್ಷ್ಯಥ ವೈ ಪ್ರಜಾಃ ॥ ೧೬ ॥

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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