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 31.148

एते लोकहितार्थाय प्रादुर्भावा महात्मनः ।
अतीताः कथिता राजन् कथ्यन्ते चाप्यनागताः ।
कल्की विष्णुयशा नाम भूयश्चोत्पत्स्यते प्रभुः ॥ १४८ ॥

ete lokahitārthāya prādurbhāvā mahātmanaḥ |
atītāḥ kathitā rājan kathyante cāpyanāgatāḥ |
kalkī viṣṇuyaśā nāma bhūyaścotpatsyate prabhuḥ || 148 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 31.148 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 (31.148). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Eta, Etad, Eti, Esha, Lokahita, Artha, Pradurbhava, Mahatman, Atita, Kathita, Rajan, Rajat, Capin, Capya, Capi, Anagata, Kalki, Kalkin, Vishnuyashas, Vishnuyasha, Naman, Prabhu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 31.148). 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: “ete lokahitārthāya prādurbhāvā mahātmanaḥ
  • ete -
  • eta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    eta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    etā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    eti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    eṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    eṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
  • lokahitā -
  • lokahita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    lokahita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    lokahitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • arthāya -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    artha (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • prādurbhāvā* -
  • prādurbhāva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • mahātmanaḥ -
  • mahātman (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    mahātman (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “atītāḥ kathitā rājan kathyante cāpyanāgatāḥ
  • atītāḥ -
  • atīta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    atītā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • kathitā* -
  • kathita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kathitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    kath -> kathita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √kath class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √kath class 10 verb]
    kath -> kathitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √kath class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √kath class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √kath class 10 verb]
  • rājan -
  • rājan (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    rāj -> rājat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rāj class 1 verb]
  • kathyante -
  • kath (verb class 10)
    [present passive third plural]
  • cāpya -
  • cāpin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    cāpin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ci -> cāpya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √ci]
    ci -> cāpya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √ci]
    ci -> cāpya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √ci]
    cāpī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cāpī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cāpi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    cāpi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    cāpi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ci -> cāpya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ci]
    ci -> cāpya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ci]
  • anāgatāḥ -
  • anāgata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    anāgatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 3: “kalkī viṣṇuyaśā nāma bhūyaścotpatsyate prabhuḥ
  • kalkī -
  • kalkī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    kalkī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    kalki (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kalkin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • viṣṇuyaśā* -
  • viṣṇuyaśas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    viṣṇuyaśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • nāma -
  • nāman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • Cannot analyse bhūyaścotpatsyate*pr
  • prabhuḥ -
  • prabhu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    prabhu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 31.148

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 31.148 in Telugu sript:
ఏతే లోకహితార్థాయ ప్రాదుర్భావా మహాత్మనః ।
అతీతాః కథితా రాజన్ కథ్యన్తే చాప్యనాగతాః ।
కల్కీ విష్ణుయశా నామ భూయశ్చోత్పత్స్యతే ప్రభుః ॥ ౧౪౮ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 31.148 in Gujarati sript:
એતે લોકહિતાર્થાય પ્રાદુર્ભાવા મહાત્મનઃ ।
અતીતાઃ કથિતા રાજન્ કથ્યન્તે ચાપ્યનાગતાઃ ।
કલ્કી વિષ્ણુયશા નામ ભૂયશ્ચોત્પત્સ્યતે પ્રભુઃ ॥ ૧૪૮ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 31.148 in Kannada sript:
ಏತೇ ಲೋಕಹಿತಾರ್ಥಾಯ ಪ್ರಾದುರ್ಭಾವಾ ಮಹಾತ್ಮನಃ ।
ಅತೀತಾಃ ಕಥಿತಾ ರಾಜನ್ ಕಥ್ಯನ್ತೇ ಚಾಪ್ಯನಾಗತಾಃ ।
ಕಲ್ಕೀ ವಿಷ್ಣುಯಶಾ ನಾಮ ಭೂಯಶ್ಚೋತ್ಪತ್ಸ್ಯತೇ ಪ್ರಭುಃ ॥ ೧೪೮ ॥

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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