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 50.3

मेघकृष्णस्तु कृष्णोऽभूद्देहान्तरगतो हरिः ।
व्यवर्धत गवां मध्ये सागरस्य इवाम्बुदः ॥ ३ ॥

meghakṛṣṇastu kṛṣṇo'bhūddehāntaragato hariḥ |
vyavardhata gavāṃ madhye sāgarasya ivāmbudaḥ || 3 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 50.3 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 (50.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Megha, Krishna, Dehantara, Gat, Gata, Hari, Gava, Madhye, Madhya, Sagara, Iva, Ambuda,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 50.3). 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: “meghakṛṣṇastu kṛṣṇo'bhūddehāntaragato hariḥ
  • megha -
  • megha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    megha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kṛṣṇas -
  • kṛṣṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • kṛṣṇo' -
  • kṛṣṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • abhūd -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [aorist active third single]
  • dehāntara -
  • dehāntara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gato* -
  • gat (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    gat (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    gata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • hariḥ -
  • hari (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    hari (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “vyavardhata gavāṃ madhye sāgarasya ivāmbudaḥ
  • vyavar -
  • vyava (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • ṛdhata -
  • ṛdh (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • gavām -
  • go (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    gavā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • madhye -
  • madhye (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    madhya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    madhya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    madhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • sāgarasya -
  • sāgara (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    sāgara (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • ivā -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • ambudaḥ -
  • ambuda (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 50.3

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 50.3 in Telugu sript:
మేఘకృష్ణస్తు కృష్ణోఽభూద్దేహాన్తరగతో హరిః ।
వ్యవర్ధత గవాం మధ్యే సాగరస్య ఇవామ్బుదః ॥ ౩ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 50.3 in Gujarati sript:
મેઘકૃષ્ણસ્તુ કૃષ્ણોઽભૂદ્દેહાન્તરગતો હરિઃ ।
વ્યવર્ધત ગવાં મધ્યે સાગરસ્ય ઇવામ્બુદઃ ॥ ૩ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 50.3 in Kannada sript:
ಮೇಘಕೃಷ್ಣಸ್ತು ಕೃಷ್ಣೋಽಭೂದ್ದೇಹಾನ್ತರಗತೋ ಹರಿಃ ।
ವ್ಯವರ್ಧತ ಗವಾಂ ಮಧ್ಯೇ ಸಾಗರಸ್ಯ ಇವಾಮ್ಬುದಃ ॥ ೩ ॥

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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