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 56.15

एष मोहं गतः कृष्णो मग्नो वै कालियह्रदे ।
भक्ष्यते सर्पराजेन तदागच्छत माचिरम् ॥ १५ ॥

eṣa mohaṃ gataḥ kṛṣṇo magno vai kāliyahrade |
bhakṣyate sarparājena tadāgacchata māciram || 15 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 56.15 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 (56.15). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Esha, Moha, Gat, Gata, Krishna, Magna, Kaliya, Hrada, Sarparaja, Tada, Maciram,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 56.15). 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: “eṣa mohaṃ gataḥ kṛṣṇo magno vai kāliyahrade
  • eṣa -
  • eṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    eṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single], [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
    iṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • moham -
  • moha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mohā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • gataḥ -
  • gat (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    gat (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    gata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kṛṣṇo* -
  • kṛṣṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • magno* -
  • magna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    majj -> magna (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √majj class 6 verb]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • kāliya -
  • kāliya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hrade -
  • hrada (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    hradā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “bhakṣyate sarparājena tadāgacchata māciram
  • bhakṣyate -
  • bhaj (verb class 1)
    [future middle third single]
    bhakṣ (verb class 1)
    [present passive third single]
    bhakṣ (verb class 10)
    [present passive third single]
    bhakṣ (verb class 0)
    [present passive third single]
  • sarparājena -
  • sarparāja (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • tadā -
  • tadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tadā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • agacchata -
  • gam (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active second plural], [imperfect middle third single]
  • māciram -
  • māciram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 56.15

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 56.15 in Telugu sript:
ఏష మోహం గతః కృష్ణో మగ్నో వై కాలియహ్రదే ।
భక్ష్యతే సర్పరాజేన తదాగచ్ఛత మాచిరమ్ ॥ ౧౫ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 56.15 in Gujarati sript:
એષ મોહં ગતઃ કૃષ્ણો મગ્નો વૈ કાલિયહ્રદે ।
ભક્ષ્યતે સર્પરાજેન તદાગચ્છત માચિરમ્ ॥ ૧૫ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 56.15 in Kannada sript:
ಏಷ ಮೋಹಂ ಗತಃ ಕೃಷ್ಣೋ ಮಗ್ನೋ ವೈ ಕಾಲಿಯಹ್ರದೇ ।
ಭಕ್ಷ್ಯತೇ ಸರ್ಪರಾಜೇನ ತದಾಗಚ್ಛತ ಮಾಚಿರಮ್ ॥ ೧೫ ॥

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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