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 31.91

हृत्वा स मेदिनीं कृत्स्नां हत्वा चासुरपुंगवान् ।
ददौ शक्राय वसुधां विष्णुर्बलवतां वरः ॥ ९१ ॥

hṛtvā sa medinīṃ kṛtsnāṃ hatvā cāsurapuṃgavān |
dadau śakrāya vasudhāṃ viṣṇurbalavatāṃ varaḥ || 91 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 31.91 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 (31.91). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Medini, Kritsna, Pungava, Dad, Dada, Dadi, Shakra, Vasudha, Vishnu, Balavat, Balavata, Vara, Varas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 31.91). 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: “hṛtvā sa medinīṃ kṛtsnāṃ hatvā cāsurapuṃgavān
  • hṛtvā -
  • hṛ -> hṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √hṛ]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • medinīm -
  • medinī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • kṛtsnām -
  • kṛtsnā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • hatvā -
  • han -> hatvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √han]
    han -> hatvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √han]
  • cāsu -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
  • ra -
  • ra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • puṅgavān -
  • puṅgava (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “dadau śakrāya vasudhāṃ viṣṇurbalavatāṃ varaḥ
  • dadau -
  • dad (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    dada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    dadi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    dadi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    (verb class 4)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    dai (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    de (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • śakrāya -
  • śakra (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    śakra (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • vasudhām -
  • vasudhā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    vasudhā (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single], [genitive plural]
  • viṣṇur -
  • viṣṇu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    viṣṇu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • balavatām -
  • balavat (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    balavat (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    balavatā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • varaḥ -
  • varas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 31.91

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 31.91 in Telugu sript:
హృత్వా స మేదినీం కృత్స్నాం హత్వా చాసురపుంగవాన్ ।
దదౌ శక్రాయ వసుధాం విష్ణుర్బలవతాం వరః ॥ ౯౧ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 31.91 in Gujarati sript:
હૃત્વા સ મેદિનીં કૃત્સ્નાં હત્વા ચાસુરપુંગવાન્ ।
દદૌ શક્રાય વસુધાં વિષ્ણુર્બલવતાં વરઃ ॥ ૯૧ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 31.91 in Kannada sript:
ಹೃತ್ವಾ ಸ ಮೇದಿನೀಂ ಕೃತ್ಸ್ನಾಂ ಹತ್ವಾ ಚಾಸುರಪುಂಗವಾನ್ ।
ದದೌ ಶಕ್ರಾಯ ವಸುಧಾಂ ವಿಷ್ಣುರ್ಬಲವತಾಂ ವರಃ ॥ ೯೧ ॥

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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