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 55.47

तं दृष्ट्वा चिन्तयामास कृष्णो वै विपुलं ह्रदम् ।
अगाधं द्योतमानं च कस्येदं सुमहद्ध्रदम् ॥ ४७ ॥

taṃ dṛṣṭvā cintayāmāsa kṛṣṇo vai vipulaṃ hradam |
agādhaṃ dyotamānaṃ ca kasyedaṃ sumahaddhradam || 47 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 55.47 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 (55.47). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Krishna, Vipula, Hrada, Agadha, Dyota, Ana, Kah, Kim, Idam, Sumahat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 55.47). 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: “taṃ dṛṣṭvā cintayāmāsa kṛṣṇo vai vipulaṃ hradam
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • dṛṣṭvā -
  • dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dṛś]
  • cintayāmā -
  • cint (verb class 10)
    [imperative active first plural]
  • asa -
  • asan (noun, neuter)
    [compound]
  • kṛṣṇo* -
  • kṛṣṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • vipulam -
  • vipula (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vipula (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vipulā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • hradam -
  • hrada (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    hradā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “agādhaṃ dyotamānaṃ ca kasyedaṃ sumahaddhradam
  • agādham -
  • agādha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    agādha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    agādhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    gādh (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • dyotam -
  • dyota (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dyotā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ānam -
  • āna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    an (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kasye -
  • kas -> kasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kas]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ka (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    kas (verb class 1)
    [present passive first single]
  • idam -
  • idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • sumahaddh -
  • sumahat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • hradam -
  • hrada (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    hradā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 55.47

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 55.47 in Telugu sript:
తం దృష్ట్వా చిన్తయామాస కృష్ణో వై విపులం హ్రదమ్ ।
అగాధం ద్యోతమానం చ కస్యేదం సుమహద్ధ్రదమ్ ॥ ౪౭ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 55.47 in Gujarati sript:
તં દૃષ્ટ્વા ચિન્તયામાસ કૃષ્ણો વૈ વિપુલં હ્રદમ્ ।
અગાધં દ્યોતમાનં ચ કસ્યેદં સુમહદ્ધ્રદમ્ ॥ ૪૭ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 55.47 in Kannada sript:
ತಂ ದೃಷ್ಟ್ವಾ ಚಿನ್ತಯಾಮಾಸ ಕೃಷ್ಣೋ ವೈ ವಿಪುಲಂ ಹ್ರದಮ್ ।
ಅಗಾಧಂ ದ್ಯೋತಮಾನಂ ಚ ಕಸ್ಯೇದಂ ಸುಮಹದ್ಧ್ರದಮ್ ॥ ೪೭ ॥

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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