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 48.12

यामेव रजनीं कृष्णो जज्ञे वृष्णिकुले प्रभुः ।
तामेव रजनीं कन्यां यशोदापि व्यजायत ।
नन्दगोपस्य भार्या वै कंसगोपस्य संमता ॥ १२ ॥

yāmeva rajanīṃ kṛṣṇo jajñe vṛṣṇikule prabhuḥ |
tāmeva rajanīṃ kanyāṃ yaśodāpi vyajāyata |
nandagopasya bhāryā vai kaṃsagopasya saṃmatā || 12 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 48.12 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 (48.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yama, Yaman, Yami, Iva, Rajani, Krishna, Jajni, Vrishnikula, Prabhu, Tama, Tami, Kani, Kanya, Yashoda, Api, Vyaja, Nandagopa, Bharya, Kamsa, Gopa, Mata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 48.12). 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: “yāmeva rajanīṃ kṛṣṇo jajñe vṛṣṇikule prabhuḥ
  • yāme -
  • yāma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    yāman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    yāma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    yāmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    yāmi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperative active first plural]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • rajanīm -
  • rajanī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • kṛṣṇo* -
  • kṛṣṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • 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]
  • vṛṣṇikule -
  • vṛṣṇikula (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vṛṣṇikula (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • prabhuḥ -
  • prabhu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    prabhu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “tāmeva rajanīṃ kanyāṃ yaśodāpi vyajāyata
  • tāme -
  • tāma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    tāmi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • rajanīm -
  • rajanī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • kanyām -
  • kanī (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    kanyā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • yaśodā -
  • yaśoda (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yaśoda (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yaśodā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    yaśodā (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • vyajāya -
  • vyaja (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • ta -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • Line 3: “nandagopasya bhāryā vai kaṃsagopasya saṃmatā
  • nandagopasya -
  • nandagopa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • bhāryā* -
  • bhārya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    bhāryā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    bhṛ -> bhārya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √bhṛ], [vocative plural from √bhṛ]
    bhṛ -> bhāryā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √bhṛ], [vocative plural from √bhṛ], [accusative plural from √bhṛ]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • kaṃsa -
  • kaṃsa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kaṃsa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gopasya -
  • gopa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • saṃ -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • matā -
  • matā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    man -> matā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √man class 4 verb], [nominative single from √man class 8 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 48.12

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 48.12 in Telugu sript:
యామేవ రజనీం కృష్ణో జజ్ఞే వృష్ణికులే ప్రభుః ।
తామేవ రజనీం కన్యాం యశోదాపి వ్యజాయత ।
నన్దగోపస్య భార్యా వై కంసగోపస్య సంమతా ॥ ౧౨ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 48.12 in Gujarati sript:
યામેવ રજનીં કૃષ્ણો જજ્ઞે વૃષ્ણિકુલે પ્રભુઃ ।
તામેવ રજનીં કન્યાં યશોદાપિ વ્યજાયત ।
નન્દગોપસ્ય ભાર્યા વૈ કંસગોપસ્ય સંમતા ॥ ૧૨ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 48.12 in Kannada sript:
ಯಾಮೇವ ರಜನೀಂ ಕೃಷ್ಣೋ ಜಜ್ಞೇ ವೃಷ್ಣಿಕುಲೇ ಪ್ರಭುಃ ।
ತಾಮೇವ ರಜನೀಂ ಕನ್ಯಾಂ ಯಶೋದಾಪಿ ವ್ಯಜಾಯತ ।
ನನ್ದಗೋಪಸ್ಯ ಭಾರ್ಯಾ ವೈ ಕಂಸಗೋಪಸ್ಯ ಸಂಮತಾ ॥ ೧೨ ॥

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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