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 8.31

त्वष्टोवाच ।
तवातितेजसाविष्टमिदं रूपं न शोभते ।
असहन्ती स्म तत्संज्ञा वने चरति शाड्वलम् ॥ ३१ ॥

tvaṣṭovāca |
tavātitejasāviṣṭamidaṃ rūpaṃ na śobhate |
asahantī sma tatsaṃjñā vane carati śāḍvalam || 31 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 8.31 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 (8.31). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tvashtri, Tvashta, Yushmad, Atiteja, Savin, Ishtam, Ishta, Idam, Rupa, Shobhat, Asahanti, Asahat, Sma, Tat, Tad, Sanjna, Vana, Vani, Shadvala,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 8.31). 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: “tvaṣṭovāca
  • tvaṣṭo -
  • tvaṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tvaṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tvaṣṭṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tvaṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    tvakṣ -> tvaṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √tvakṣ class 1 verb]
    tvakṣ -> tvaṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √tvakṣ class 1 verb]
    tvakṣ -> tvaṣṭā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √tvakṣ class 1 verb]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “tavātitejasāviṣṭamidaṃ rūpaṃ na śobhate
  • tavā -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
  • atiteja -
  • atiteja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    atiteja (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sāvi -
  • sāvin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    sāvin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    si (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • iṣṭam -
  • iṣṭam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    iṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    iṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    iṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    iṣ -> iṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √iṣ class 6 verb]
    iṣ -> iṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √iṣ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √iṣ class 6 verb]
    yaj -> iṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √yaj class 1 verb]
    yaj -> iṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √yaj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √yaj class 1 verb]
  • idam -
  • idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • rūpam -
  • rūpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    rūpa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    rūpā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śobhate -
  • śubh -> śobhat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √śubh class 1 verb]
    śubh -> śobhat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √śubh class 1 verb]
    śubh (verb class 1)
    [present middle third single]
  • Line 3: “asahantī sma tatsaṃjñā vane carati śāḍvalam
  • asahantī -
  • asahantī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    asahat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • sma -
  • sma (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sman (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • tat -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • sañjñā* -
  • sañjña (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sañjñā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vane -
  • vana (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    vanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vani (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    vani (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • carati -
  • car (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • śāḍvalam -
  • śāḍvala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śāḍvala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 8.31

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 8.31 in Telugu sript:
త్వష్టోవాచ ।
తవాతితేజసావిష్టమిదం రూపం న శోభతే ।
అసహన్తీ స్మ తత్సంజ్ఞా వనే చరతి శాడ్వలమ్ ॥ ౩౧ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 8.31 in Gujarati sript:
ત્વષ્ટોવાચ ।
તવાતિતેજસાવિષ્ટમિદં રૂપં ન શોભતે ।
અસહન્તી સ્મ તત્સંજ્ઞા વને ચરતિ શાડ્વલમ્ ॥ ૩૧ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 8.31 in Kannada sript:
ತ್ವಷ್ಟೋವಾಚ ।
ತವಾತಿತೇಜಸಾವಿಷ್ಟಮಿದಂ ರೂಪಂ ನ ಶೋಭತೇ ।
ಅಸಹನ್ತೀ ಸ್ಮ ತತ್ಸಂಜ್ಞಾ ವನೇ ಚರತಿ ಶಾಡ್ವಲಮ್ ॥ ೩೧ ॥

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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