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 56.31

तस्यारुरोह सहसा मध्यमं तन्महच्छिरः ।
सोऽस्य मूर्ध्नि स्थितः कृष्णो ननर्त रुचिराङ्गदः ॥ ३१ ॥

tasyāruroha sahasā madhyamaṃ tanmahacchiraḥ |
so'sya mūrdhni sthitaḥ kṛṣṇo nanarta rucirāṅgadaḥ || 31 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 56.31 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 (56.31). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tad, Aruru, Han, Sahasa, Madhyama, Tat, Tan, Mahat, Shira, Shiras, Sah, Idam, Murdhan, Sthita, Krishna, Rucira, Angada,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 56.31). 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: “tasyāruroha sahasā madhyamaṃ tanmahacchiraḥ
  • tasyā -
  • tas -> tasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tas]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    tas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • aruro -
  • aruru (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    aruru (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • ha -
  • ha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    han (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • sahasā* -
  • sahasa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sahasā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • madhyamam -
  • madhyama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    madhyama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    madhyamā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tan -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • mahacch -
  • atimahat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    mahat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • śiraḥ -
  • śiras (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    śira (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “so'sya mūrdhni sthitaḥ kṛṣṇo nanarta rucirāṅgadaḥ
  • so' -
  • saḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    so (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • asya -
  • as -> asya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √as]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    as (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • mūrdhni -
  • mūrdhan (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • sthitaḥ -
  • sthita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
  • kṛṣṇo* -
  • kṛṣṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nanarta -
  • nṛt (verb class 4)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • rucirā -
  • rucira (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rucira (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rucirā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aṅgadaḥ -
  • aṅgada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 56.31

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 56.31 in Telugu sript:
తస్యారురోహ సహసా మధ్యమం తన్మహచ్ఛిరః ।
సోఽస్య మూర్ధ్ని స్థితః కృష్ణో ననర్త రుచిరాఙ్గదః ॥ ౩౧ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 56.31 in Gujarati sript:
તસ્યારુરોહ સહસા મધ્યમં તન્મહચ્છિરઃ ।
સોઽસ્ય મૂર્ધ્નિ સ્થિતઃ કૃષ્ણો નનર્ત રુચિરાઙ્ગદઃ ॥ ૩૧ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

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

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 56.31 in Kannada sript:
ತಸ್ಯಾರುರೋಹ ಸಹಸಾ ಮಧ್ಯಮಂ ತನ್ಮಹಚ್ಛಿರಃ ।
ಸೋಽಸ್ಯ ಮೂರ್ಧ್ನಿ ಸ್ಥಿತಃ ಕೃಷ್ಣೋ ನನರ್ತ ರುಚಿರಾಙ್ಗದಃ ॥ ೩೧ ॥

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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