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 44.21

पूः पृथिव्यां समुदिता मथुरा नाम नामतः ।
निविष्टा यमुनातीरे स्फीता जनपदायुता ॥ २१ ॥

pūḥ pṛthivyāṃ samuditā mathurā nāma nāmataḥ |
niviṣṭā yamunātīre sphītā janapadāyutā || 21 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 44.21 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 (44.21). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pur, Prithivi, Samudita, Mathura, Naman, Namatah, Nivishta, Yamuna, Ira, Sphita, Janapadayuta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 44.21). 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: “pūḥ pṛthivyāṃ samuditā mathurā nāma nāmataḥ
  • pūḥ -
  • pu (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
    pur (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • pṛthivyām -
  • pṛthivi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    pṛthivī (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • samuditā* -
  • samudita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    samuditā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • mathurā* -
  • mathura (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mathurā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • nāma -
  • nāman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • nāmataḥ -
  • nāmataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • Line 2: “niviṣṭā yamunātīre sphītā janapadāyutā
  • niviṣṭā* -
  • niviṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    niviṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • yamunāt -
  • yamuna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    yamuna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • īre -
  • īra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    īra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    īrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    īr (verb class 2)
    [present middle first single], [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
  • sphītā* -
  • sphīta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sphītā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    sphā -> sphīta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √sphā class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sphā class 1 verb]
    sphā -> sphītā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √sphā class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sphā class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √sphā class 1 verb]
  • janapadāyutā -
  • janapadāyutā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 44.21

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 44.21 in Telugu sript:
పూః పృథివ్యాం సముదితా మథురా నామ నామతః ।
నివిష్టా యమునాతీరే స్ఫీతా జనపదాయుతా ॥ ౨౧ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 44.21 in Gujarati sript:
પૂઃ પૃથિવ્યાં સમુદિતા મથુરા નામ નામતઃ ।
નિવિષ્ટા યમુનાતીરે સ્ફીતા જનપદાયુતા ॥ ૨૧ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 44.21 in Kannada sript:
ಪೂಃ ಪೃಥಿವ್ಯಾಂ ಸಮುದಿತಾ ಮಥುರಾ ನಾಮ ನಾಮತಃ ।
ನಿವಿಷ್ಟಾ ಯಮುನಾತೀರೇ ಸ್ಫೀತಾ ಜನಪದಾಯುತಾ ॥ ೨೧ ॥

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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