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 20.1

वैशंपायन उवाच ।
पिता सोमस्य वै राजञ्जज्ञेऽत्रिर्भगवानृषिः ।
अथातः श्रूयतां राजन्वंशः सोमस्य पावनः ।
यस्मिन्नैलादयो भूपाः कीर्त्यन्ते पुण्यकीर्तयः ॥ यत्र जातो हरिः साक्षात्कृष्णस्त्रैलोक्यपावनः ।
सहस्रशिरसः पुंसो नाभिह्रदसरोरुहात् ॥ जातस्यासीत्सुतो धातुरत्रिः पितृसमो गुणैः ।
ब्रह्मणो मानसात्पूर्वं प्रजासर्गं विधित्सतः ।
तत्रात्रिः सर्वलोकानां तस्थौ स्वविनयैर्वृतः ।
कर्मणा मनसा वाचा शुभान्येव चचार ह ॥ १ ॥

vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
pitā somasya vai rājañjajñe'trirbhagavānṛṣiḥ |
athātaḥ śrūyatāṃ rājanvaṃśaḥ somasya pāvanaḥ |
yasminnailādayo bhūpāḥ kīrtyante puṇyakīrtayaḥ || yatra jāto hariḥ sākṣātkṛṣṇastrailokyapāvanaḥ |
sahasraśirasaḥ puṃso nābhihradasaroruhāt || jātasyāsītsuto dhāturatriḥ pitṛsamo guṇaiḥ |
brahmaṇo mānasātpūrvaṃ prajāsargaṃ vidhitsataḥ |
tatrātriḥ sarvalokānāṃ tasthau svavinayairvṛtaḥ |
karmaṇā manasā vācā śubhānyeva cacāra ha || 1 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 20.1 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 (20.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vaishampayana, Pitri, Soma, Rajan, Rajat, Jajni, Atri, Bhagavat, Rishi, Athatah, Vamsha, Pavana, Yah, Yat, Aila, Aya, Ayas, Bhupa, Punyakirti, Yatra, Jatri, Jata, Hari, Sakshat, Saksha, Krishna, Trailokya, Sahasrashiras, Sahasrashirasa, Pums, Nabh, Nabhi, Hrada, Saroruha, Sut, Suta, Dhatri, Dhatu, Sama, Guna, Brahman, Brahmana, Manasa, Purvam, Purva, Praja, Sarga, Dhitsat, Tatra, Sarvaloka, Tastha, Sva, Svan, Avinaya, Vrit, Vrita, Karman, Vaca, Vac, Shubha, Eva, Han,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 20.1). 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: “vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca
  • vaiśampāyana* -
  • vaiśampāyana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • 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: “pitā somasya vai rājañjajñe'trirbhagavānṛṣiḥ
  • pitā -
  • pitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • somasya -
  • soma (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    soma (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • rājañ -
  • rājan (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    rāj -> rājat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rāj class 1 verb]
  • jajñe' -
  • jajñi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    jajñi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    jan (verb class 1)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    jan (verb class 2)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    jan (verb class 3)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    jan (verb class 4)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    jñā (verb class 3)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    jñā (verb class 9)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
  • atrir -
  • atri (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhagavān -
  • bhagavat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ṛṣiḥ -
  • ṛṣi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “athātaḥ śrūyatāṃ rājanvaṃśaḥ somasya pāvanaḥ
  • athātaḥ -
  • athātaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • śrūyatām -
  • śru (verb class 5)
    [imperative passive third single]
  • rājan -
  • rājan (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    rāj -> rājat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rāj class 1 verb]
  • vaṃśaḥ -
  • vaṃśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • somasya -
  • soma (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    soma (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • pāvanaḥ -
  • pāvana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 4: “yasminnailādayo bhūpāḥ kīrtyante puṇyakīrtayaḥ |
  • yasminn -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • ailād -
  • aila (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    aila (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ayo* -
  • ayas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    aya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    i (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bhūpāḥ -
  • bhūpa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • kīrtyante -
  • kīrt (verb class 10)
    [present passive third plural]
  • puṇyakīrtayaḥ -
  • puṇyakīrti (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    puṇyakīrti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 5: “yatra jāto hariḥ sākṣātkṛṣṇastrailokyapāvanaḥ
  • yatra -
  • yatra (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yatra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yatra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jāto* -
  • jātṛ (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    jāta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    jan -> jāta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √jan class 1 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 2 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 3 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 4 verb]
  • hariḥ -
  • hari (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    hari (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • sākṣāt -
  • sākṣāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sākṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    sākṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • kṛṣṇas -
  • kṛṣṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • trailokya -
  • trailokya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    trailokya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pāvanaḥ -
  • pāvana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 6: “sahasraśirasaḥ puṃso nābhihradasaroruhāt |
  • sahasraśirasaḥ -
  • sahasraśiras (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    sahasraśiras (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    sahasraśirasa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • puṃso* -
  • puṃs (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • nābhi -
  • nābhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    nābhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    nābhī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    nābhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    nābhī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    nābh (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • hrada -
  • hrada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saroruhāt -
  • saroruha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    saroruha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • Line 7: “jātasyāsītsuto dhāturatriḥ pitṛsamo guṇaiḥ
  • jātasyā -
  • jāta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    jāta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    jan -> jāta (participle, masculine)
    [genitive single from √jan class 1 verb], [genitive single from √jan class 2 verb], [genitive single from √jan class 3 verb], [genitive single from √jan class 4 verb]
    jan -> jāta (participle, neuter)
    [genitive single from √jan class 1 verb], [genitive single from √jan class 2 verb], [genitive single from √jan class 3 verb], [genitive single from √jan class 4 verb]
  • āsīt -
  • ās (verb class 2)
    [aorist active third single], [injunctive active third single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • suto* -
  • sut (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    sut (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    suta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    su -> suta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √su class 5 verb]
    -> suta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 6 verb]
    -> suta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 2 verb]
    su (verb class 2)
    [present active third dual]
  • dhātur -
  • dhātṛ (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    dhātu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    dhātu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • atriḥ -
  • atri (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pitṛ -
  • pitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • samo* -
  • sama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • guṇaiḥ -
  • guṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 8: “brahmaṇo mānasātpūrvaṃ prajāsargaṃ vidhitsataḥ
  • brahmaṇo* -
  • brahman (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    brahmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mānasāt -
  • mānasa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    mānasa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • pūrvam -
  • pūrvam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pūrva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pūrva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • prajā -
  • prajā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • sargam -
  • sarga (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • vi -
  • vi (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    vi (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    vi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ve (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vi (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • dhitsataḥ -
  • dhā -> dhitsat (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √dhā], [ablative single from √dhā], [genitive single from √dhā]
    dhā -> dhitsat (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √dhā], [genitive single from √dhā]
    dhā (verb class 0)
    [present active third dual]
  • Line 9: “tatrātriḥ sarvalokānāṃ tasthau svavinayairvṛtaḥ
  • tatrā -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • atriḥ -
  • atri (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sarvalokānām -
  • sarvaloka (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • tasthau -
  • tastha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sthā (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • sva -
  • (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    so (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    sva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    svan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    svan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sva (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • avinayair -
  • avinaya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    avinaya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • vṛtaḥ -
  • vṛt (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vṛt (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vṛ -> vṛta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √vṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √vṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √vṛ class 9 verb]
    vṛ -> vṛta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √vṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √vṛ class 9 verb]
  • Line 10: “karmaṇā manasā vācā śubhānyeva cacāra ha
  • karmaṇā -
  • karman (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • manasā* -
  • manasa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    manasā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vācā -
  • vācā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    vāc (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    vācā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • śubhānye -
  • śubha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    śubh (verb class 6)
    [imperative active first single]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • cacāra -
  • car (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • ha -
  • ha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    han (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 20.1

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Harivamsa Purana
by Ras Bihari Lal and Sons (2012)

Set of 10 Volumes; Transliterated Text with English Translation; [5425 pages]

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Shri Harivamsa Purana in Marathi
by Jitendra Nath Thakur (2021)

श्रीहरिवंशपुराण [Dharmik Prakashan Sanstha, Mumbai]

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Shri Harivamsha Purana (Telugu)
by Gollapudi Veeraswamy Son (2012)

శ్రీ వారివంశవ్రరాణం [Gollapudi Veeraswamy Son]

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Preview of verse 20.1 in Telugu sript:
వైశంపాయన ఉవాచ ।
పితా సోమస్య వై రాజఞ్జజ్ఞేఽత్రిర్భగవానృషిః ।
అథాతః శ్రూయతాం రాజన్వంశః సోమస్య పావనః ।
యస్మిన్నైలాదయో భూపాః కీర్త్యన్తే పుణ్యకీర్తయః ॥
యత్ర జాతో హరిః సాక్షాత్కృష్ణస్త్రైలోక్యపావనః ।
సహస్రశిరసః పుంసో నాభిహ్రదసరోరుహాత్ ॥
జాతస్యాసీత్సుతో ధాతురత్రిః పితృసమో గుణైః ।
బ్రహ్మణో మానసాత్పూర్వం ప్రజాసర్గం విధిత్సతః ।
తత్రాత్రిః సర్వలోకానాం తస్థౌ స్వవినయైర్వృతః ।
కర్మణా మనసా వాచా శుభాన్యేవ చచార హ ॥ ౧ ॥

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 20.1 in Gujarati sript:
વૈશંપાયન ઉવાચ ।
પિતા સોમસ્ય વૈ રાજઞ્જજ્ઞેઽત્રિર્ભગવાનૃષિઃ ।
અથાતઃ શ્રૂયતાં રાજન્વંશઃ સોમસ્ય પાવનઃ ।
યસ્મિન્નૈલાદયો ભૂપાઃ કીર્ત્યન્તે પુણ્યકીર્તયઃ ॥
યત્ર જાતો હરિઃ સાક્ષાત્કૃષ્ણસ્ત્રૈલોક્યપાવનઃ ।
સહસ્રશિરસઃ પુંસો નાભિહ્રદસરોરુહાત્ ॥
જાતસ્યાસીત્સુતો ધાતુરત્રિઃ પિતૃસમો ગુણૈઃ ।
બ્રહ્મણો માનસાત્પૂર્વં પ્રજાસર્ગં વિધિત્સતઃ ।
તત્રાત્રિઃ સર્વલોકાનાં તસ્થૌ સ્વવિનયૈર્વૃતઃ ।
કર્મણા મનસા વાચા શુભાન્યેવ ચચાર હ ॥ ૧ ॥

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 20.1 in Kannada sript:
ವೈಶಂಪಾಯನ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಪಿತಾ ಸೋಮಸ್ಯ ವೈ ರಾಜಞ್ಜಜ್ಞೇಽತ್ರಿರ್ಭಗವಾನೃಷಿಃ ।
ಅಥಾತಃ ಶ್ರೂಯತಾಂ ರಾಜನ್ವಂಶಃ ಸೋಮಸ್ಯ ಪಾವನಃ ।
ಯಸ್ಮಿನ್ನೈಲಾದಯೋ ಭೂಪಾಃ ಕೀರ್ತ್ಯನ್ತೇ ಪುಣ್ಯಕೀರ್ತಯಃ ॥
ಯತ್ರ ಜಾತೋ ಹರಿಃ ಸಾಕ್ಷಾತ್ಕೃಷ್ಣಸ್ತ್ರೈಲೋಕ್ಯಪಾವನಃ ।
ಸಹಸ್ರಶಿರಸಃ ಪುಂಸೋ ನಾಭಿಹ್ರದಸರೋರುಹಾತ್ ॥
ಜಾತಸ್ಯಾಸೀತ್ಸುತೋ ಧಾತುರತ್ರಿಃ ಪಿತೃಸಮೋ ಗುಣೈಃ ।
ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಣೋ ಮಾನಸಾತ್ಪೂರ್ವಂ ಪ್ರಜಾಸರ್ಗಂ ವಿಧಿತ್ಸತಃ ।
ತತ್ರಾತ್ರಿಃ ಸರ್ವಲೋಕಾನಾಂ ತಸ್ಥೌ ಸ್ವವಿನಯೈರ್ವೃತಃ ।
ಕರ್ಮಣಾ ಮನಸಾ ವಾಚಾ ಶುಭಾನ್ಯೇವ ಚಚಾರ ಹ ॥ ೧ ॥

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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