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 39.16

अस्य पारं न पश्यन्ति बहवः पारतन्त्रिणः ।
एष पारं परं चैव लोकानां वेद माधवः ॥ १६ ॥

asya pāraṃ na paśyanti bahavaḥ pāratantriṇaḥ |
eṣa pāraṃ paraṃ caiva lokānāṃ veda mādhavaḥ || 16 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 39.16 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 (39.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Idam, Para, Pashyanti, Pashyat, Bahu, Bahava, Tantrin, Esha, Param, Loka, Veda, Madhava, Madhu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 39.16). 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: “asya pāraṃ na paśyanti bahavaḥ pāratantriṇaḥ
  • asya -
  • as -> asya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √as]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    as (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • pāram -
  • pāra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pāra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pārā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • paśyanti -
  • paśyantī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    paśyat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bahavaḥ -
  • bahu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    bahava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pāra -
  • pāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pāra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tantriṇaḥ -
  • tantrin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    tantrin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “eṣa pāraṃ paraṃ caiva lokānāṃ veda mādhavaḥ
  • eṣa -
  • eṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    eṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single], [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
    iṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • pāram -
  • pāra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pāra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pārā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • param -
  • param (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    para (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    para (noun, neuter)
    [nominative 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]
  • lokānām -
  • loka (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • veda -
  • veda (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vid (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • mādhavaḥ -
  • mādhava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    mādhu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mādhu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 39.16

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 39.16 in Telugu sript:
అస్య పారం న పశ్యన్తి బహవః పారతన్త్రిణః ।
ఏష పారం పరం చైవ లోకానాం వేద మాధవః ॥ ౧౬ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 39.16 in Gujarati sript:
અસ્ય પારં ન પશ્યન્તિ બહવઃ પારતન્ત્રિણઃ ।
એષ પારં પરં ચૈવ લોકાનાં વેદ માધવઃ ॥ ૧૬ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 39.16 in Kannada sript:
ಅಸ್ಯ ಪಾರಂ ನ ಪಶ್ಯನ್ತಿ ಬಹವಃ ಪಾರತನ್ತ್ರಿಣಃ ।
ಏಷ ಪಾರಂ ಪರಂ ಚೈವ ಲೋಕಾನಾಂ ವೇದ ಮಾಧವಃ ॥ 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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