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 51.18

तावर्जुनौ कृष्यमाणौ तेन बालेन रंहसा ।
समूलविटपौ भग्नौ स तु मध्ये जहास वै ॥ १८ ॥

tāvarjunau kṛṣyamāṇau tena bālena raṃhasā |
samūlaviṭapau bhagnau sa tu madhye jahāsa vai || 18 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 51.18 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 (51.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Arjuna, Krishyamana, Tad, Tena, Bala, Ramhas, Samula, Vitapa, Bhagna, Madhye, Madhya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 51.18). 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: “tāvarjunau kṛṣyamāṇau tena bālena raṃhasā
  • tāva -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • arjunau -
  • arjuna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • kṛṣyamāṇau -
  • kṛṣ -> kṛṣyamāṇa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative dual from √kṛṣ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛṣ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛṣ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛṣ class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛṣ class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛṣ class 6 verb]
  • tena -
  • tena (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    tan (verb class 8)
    [perfect active second plural]
    tan (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    tan (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • bālena -
  • bāla (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    bāla (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • raṃhasā -
  • raṃhas (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    raṃhas (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • Line 2: “samūlaviṭapau bhagnau sa tu madhye jahāsa vai
  • samūla -
  • samūla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    samūla (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • viṭapau -
  • viṭapa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • bhagnau -
  • bhagna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • 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]
  • jahāsa -
  • has (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 51.18

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 51.18 in Telugu sript:
తావర్జునౌ కృష్యమాణౌ తేన బాలేన రంహసా ।
సమూలవిటపౌ భగ్నౌ స తు మధ్యే జహాస వై ॥ ౧౮ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 51.18 in Gujarati sript:
તાવર્જુનૌ કૃષ્યમાણૌ તેન બાલેન રંહસા ।
સમૂલવિટપૌ ભગ્નૌ સ તુ મધ્યે જહાસ વૈ ॥ ૧૮ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 51.18 in Kannada sript:
ತಾವರ್ಜುನೌ ಕೃಷ್ಯಮಾಣೌ ತೇನ ಬಾಲೇನ ರಂಹಸಾ ।
ಸಮೂಲವಿಟಪೌ ಭಗ್ನೌ ಸ ತು ಮಧ್ಯೇ ಜಹಾಸ ವೈ ॥ ೧೮ ॥

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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